TMOG posted...
Valve: "You will lose your Steam library if you don't upgrade your operating system"
You: "Nobody is losing their Steam library"
Holy shit man I know you're a Steam fanboy but holy
shit
it's
right there in their own words
Nobody is losing their Steam library drama queen. Losing access to your library until you upgrade to an OS that isn't ancient and losing your library are two very different things. Try reading beyond the title next time.
The company announced in a recent blog post that Steam will cease to support legacy Windows systems such as Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1.
As of January 1 2024, Steam will officially stop supporting the Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 operating systems. After that date, the Steam Client will no longer run on those versions of Windows. In order to continue running Steam and any games or other products purchased through Steam, users will need to update to a more recent version of Windows.
The reason for the update is due to the client's reliance on "an embedded version of Google Chrome". However, because this embedded version of Google Chrome no longer functions on earlier versions of Windows, the Steam Client will no longer function. Not only that, but future versions of the client will require different Windows features and security updates that are only accessible for Windows 10 and higher.
Although support will stop in 2024, Valve strongly encourages users to upgrade to the latest Windows operating system.
No where in there or in that blog post does Valve say "You will lose your Steam library if you don't upgrade your operating system." The library isn't going anywhere. It will be there when you upgrade whether it takes 2 months or 20 years.