I got Overwatch 2 to run on Windows 7, will this be compatible as well? It's a GBA game ffs

[Drug Sniffer]

Otherwise I'm not paying 60 bucks for something I can emulate, not to mention I have all the original physical titles that still save properly.

[LaylaAlder]

Yeah yeah, you came here to flex how you justify not playing for the collection, we get it, nobody cares, go bother someone else.

[I)emth]

this post makes no sense what so ever!? I love when a game is getting a release in a vol set , because of these post.

other words please buy so i can rekt you on bn6 online. then you my refund after that lol.

[Zheiss]

Microsoft has stopped supporting Windows 7 so most devs and publishers will not recommend Windows 7 as a minimum OS requirement to avoid issues (mostly legal issues). Valve also has announced that Steam will stop running on Windows 7,8 and 8.1 after January 2024 so I wouldn't wait until that date to upgrade your outdated OS.

[Drug Sniffer]

Originally posted by Zheiss:

Microsoft has stopped supporting Windows 7 so most devs and publishers will not recommend Windows 7 as a minimum OS requirement to avoid issues (mostly legal issues). Valve also has announced that Steam will stop running on Windows 7,8 and 8.1 after January 2024 so I wouldn't wait until that date to upgrade your outdated OS.

Thus begins the end of my gaming career for modern games, I suppose. Guess I'll switch to Linux.

[wwm0nkey]

Originally posted by Drug Sniffer:

Originally posted by Zheiss:

Microsoft has stopped supporting Windows 7 so most devs and publishers will not recommend Windows 7 as a minimum OS requirement to avoid issues (mostly legal issues). Valve also has announced that Steam will stop running on Windows 7,8 and 8.1 after January 2024 so I wouldn't wait until that date to upgrade your outdated OS.

Thus begins the end of my gaming career for modern games, I suppose. Guess I'll switch to Linux.

This works on Linux if that makes you feel better,

[Drug Sniffer]

Originally posted by wwm0nkey:

This works on Linux if that makes you feel better,

You made my day. ❤️

[Esparoda]

I'm on Windows 7 and am getting a "InstallerMessage has stopped working" despite meeting minimum requirements. Mindboggling considering these aren't very intensive games.

[Windows 98 Second Edition]

Originally posted by Esparoda:

I'm on Windows 7 and am getting a "InstallerMessage has stopped working" despite meeting minimum requirements. Mindboggling considering these aren't very intensive games.

Like what was said earlier; Windows 7 has been fully depreciated by Microsoft. Performance isn’t the issue it’s the fact that modern versions of things like Direct X and .NET framework just aren’t supported by the OS. If it was built in an engine that supported old architecture it would be fine but honestly you should be looking into either upgrading or switching to Linux at this point. 7 has a TON of problems with newer software and it’s only going to get worse as time goes on

[Drug Sniffer]

Originally posted by Esparoda:

I'm on Windows 7 and am getting a "InstallerMessage has stopped working" despite meeting minimum requirements. Mindboggling considering these aren't very intensive games.

Got this as well. Gonna try this on Linux and report back.

[Thorley23]

Originally posted by Drug Sniffer:

Otherwise I'm not paying 60 bucks for something I can emulate, not to mention I have all the original physical titles that still save properly.

Assuming this is not a joke, why are you using Windows 7. If your on STEAM one would assume you would have a computer capable of playing fairly recent games and a version of Windows from like 2009 that ended support 3 years ago would be pushing it, as one would presume any new remake/re-release would primarily be being intended to run on newer systems and those coming up over the next decade or so.

When it comes to re-releasing old games, typically the problem is modifying them to work on newer systems and with hardware far more powerful than existed when they were created, typically it is not common for those versions to be backwards compatible.

As far as emulating them it's your choice of course, the purpose of getting this package is mostly to support the developers and to not have to work through an emulator. I personally only played a couple of these (the first one and I think 5) and am mostly here learning more about them to see if it's worth picking up the package. I don't really do much with emulators due to not trusting most of the ROM sites. I actually own a good number of old games that I have every right to emulate, but let's just say I had some bad experiences with what happened when I tried to run something called "Infinite Space" (an old portable space ship battle RPG) via emulator and pretty much wound up having to wipe and re-build my entire computer. Even when it comes to stuff you can do legally, no matter how legit a site might seem at the end of the day you just can't trust Cap'n 1337 Haxx, 99% of pirate guys might just be gamers trying to help poor people out, but that 1% is pretty much out to make you miserable because they can and they generally assume if your poor enough to be doing that you aren't going to be able to have your computer fixed (or figure out how to do it yourself)

[Drug Sniffer]

Originally posted by Thorley23:

Assuming this is not a joke, why are you using Windows 7.

Ironically enough, I have a strong background in networking, operating systems, and IT because of this series. You wouldn't believe the real reasons (including security) that Windows 8+ is so slow and why it is constantly breaking.

Originally posted by Drug Sniffer:

Originally posted by wwm0nkey:

This works on Linux if that makes you feel better,

You made my day. ❤️

You lying ♥♥♥♥♥ it doesn't work, what did I do wrong?

[Yuusha]

Looking at your comments so far, your name checks out.

[Drug Sniffer]

Got it to work on Linux. Will post a new thread to help out internet citizens in the future.

[mimizukari]

This game requires Windows 10 as the minimum operating system to run smoothly and without errors. If you use an unsupported OS, such as Windows 7 or 8, you are exposing yourself to potential attacks that could compromise your data, privacy, and system performance. Unsupported OS also may not be compatible with the game's graphics, sound, or network settings. Therefore, I strongly recommend that you upgrade to Windows 10 before installing and playing this game.

[Drug Sniffer]

Originally posted by ロザリンド:

If you use an unsupported OS, such as Windows 7 or 8, you are exposing yourself to potential attacks that could compromise your data, privacy, and system performance.

That's what Microsoft wants you to think. There are several popular bank ATMs still running Windows 7. Find me an example of a Windows 7 user getting hacked due to an OS exploit and you'll make me rich.