Why no Windows Vista support?

[Frangdaddler]

I am not a computer specialist, but other current DX11 games such as Ryse Son of Rome, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor and Lords of the Fallen support Windows Vista, according to their system requirements. Why Alien: Isolation not?

(I have Windows Vista (64Bit) and Dxdiag say i have DirectX 11)

[Do You Know Tyler Durdan?]

A few months ago Windows caimed they were no longer supporting windows vista and offered a free upgrade to windows 8.... maybe you should look into that...

[SyberWolf™]

Originally posted by vulgarpikey:

A few months ago Windows caimed they were no longer supporting windows vista and offered a free upgrade to windows 8.... maybe you should look into that...

no they only offered free upgrade for win 8 to 8.1

[Nordberg]

Also baffled and would welcome some elaboration on this from the developers. Vista is in the Extended Support phase of its lifecycle through April 11, 2017.

[Do You Know Tyler Durdan?]

Originally posted by SyberWolf™:

Originally posted by vulgarpikey:

A few months ago Windows caimed they were no longer supporting windows vista and offered a free upgrade to windows 8.... maybe you should look into that...

no they only offered free upgrade for win 8 to 8.1

yea my bad, it was windows xp that got discontinued and offered a free upgrade during the "zero day" fiasco... I have windows7 and I was offered the upgrade for windows8 (8.1) I can still go to the microsoft website today and they still offer me the upgrade for free... in anycase, it doesn't hurt to look into it.

[C0rnbread]

why on earth are you using Vista?

[Frangdaddler]

Why not? All my games run with it and I never had problems with it.

[TeKett]

cus vista sucks?

[Nordberg]

Originally posted by Creepio of the Flesh:

why on earth are you using Vista?

Is Vista not roughly equivalent performance wise--all service packs and updates considered--to 7?

[HELL Hamster]

Originally posted by Nordberg:

Originally posted by Creepio of the Flesh:

why on earth are you using Vista?

Is Vista not roughly equivalent performance wise--all service packs and updates considered--to 7?

lol no, i highly doubt it.

[DAOWAce]

Originally posted by Nordberg:

Is Vista not roughly equivalent performance wise--all service packs and updates considered--to 7?

The only thing Windows 7 does better is media handling.

In everyday tasks, to the end user, there's no real difference between Vista and 7. In fact, some things are even broken in 7 compared to Vista (like HPET).

People who keep spewing the "VISTA SUX" FUD have been riding that bandwagon so long they're absolutely fine with living in ignorance and will ignore everything you say to them about it.

Personally, I stay on Vista because the UI of 7 is atrocious. It removed numerous classic features I've been using since Windows 95 and severely reduced my efficiency at using the OS. Even after a Vista theme, Classic Shell, 7+ Taskbar tweaker, quick launch re-addition and numerous other tweaks, the UI of 7 is still too bad for me to use as my main OS.

So sad, because 7 is to Vista as 98SE is to 98, or in current times, 8.1 is to 8. If you didn't understand that: Windows 7 is Vista SE with a needlessly changed UI. Sadly, the ignorance of the market forced this to happen, and that ignorance still exists to this day.


Fun fact: Intel stopped supporting Vista years ago, yet continues to support XP even after Microsoft ended all support for it.

Fun fact 2: Vista had a higher market share for months after Windows 8's release.

[Nu-men von Kryt !!XD]

My PC(PII X3 720 2,8 Ghz, HD 6770, 4GB DDR2 1066 Mhz) has Vista 64 bit and i wont change OS for just one game.

But i got to say that i worked on Vista 32 bit. And as far 32 bit version goes it is in fact total garbage in comparison to 64 bit. Hell on 64 bit version i had way less compatibilty issues than on 32 bit version with 32 bit programs. Not to mention stability problemm I can count on one hand how many time "Blue Screen of Death" in Vista 64 while on 32bit there wasn't a week where i hot got BSOD at least 6 times which mostly come from windows updates.

So in other words
Windows vista 64 - Good OS
Windows vista 32 - Total Disaster OS

[ko]

I don't use Vista anymore, but my old PC had Vista x64 installed and for the 5 years or so I used it, it was a perfectly rock solid operating system for both gaming and 3d modeling/rendering.

Those hating on it are usually just ignorant toddlers. Win 7 is better, but there's nothing inherently wrong with Vista x64.

[Berserk Slayer]

The usual reason for not officially supporting a Windows version is just that you have to draw the line somewhere, and perhaps the reward is not judged to be worth the cost.

Has anyone established whether it runs on Vista?

Originally posted by DAOWAce:

Originally posted by Nordberg:

Is Vista not roughly equivalent performance wise--all service packs and updates considered--to 7?

The only thing Windows 7 does better is media handling.

In everyday tasks, to the end user, there's no real difference between Vista and 7.

Well, how well does it run Alien: Isolation is a question an end user might ask. Perhaps working to find the truth about Ripley is an everyday task they wish to perform. :)

Fun fact: Intel stopped supporting Vista years ago, yet continues to support XP even after Microsoft ended all support for it.
Fun fact 2: Vista had a higher market share for months after Windows 8's release.

Fun fact 3: According to most data available on the matter, Vista never overtook XP's market share at all, it transitioned directly from an XP majority to a Windows 7 majority after Windows 7's release.

Worth noting if you are confused by the decisions of companies re: Vista. :)

[Drothen]

pfff kids...
do u even realize microsoft admitted themselves that vista is considered a bad OS?
why on earth would you stay with this piece of garbage windows?
if you insist, then accept the fact that some games will not support it.

[Noif1988]

Win 7 FTW!