A CPU that supports the SSE4.2 instruction set is required

[777]

If you have this problem, it means that you have too old processor for a new game from valve and it is a reason to think about buying a new pc.
Take the name of your processor and type it into google and find out what version your processor is on if it's not SSE 4.2 then you have a problem.

The SSE4.2 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 4.2) instruction set is a set of instructions that enhance the performance of certain applications, particularly those involving multimedia and gaming. If you need a CPU that supports SSE4.2, you should look for processors from Intel or AMD that include this instruction set.

For Intel, processors with SSE4.2 support include various generations of Core processors, such as Intel Core i3, i5, i7, and i9. For AMD, processors with SSE4.2 support include certain models of AMD Ryzen processors.

To ensure that a specific CPU supports SSE4.2, you should check the official specifications provided by the CPU manufacturer. You can find this information on the official Intel or AMD website, or by referring to the documentation that comes with the CPU.

Keep in mind that SSE4.2 is a relatively common instruction set, and most modern processors, especially those released in recent years, are likely to support it. However, if you have a specific application or software that requires SSE4.2, it's always a good idea to check the system requirements and verify the CPU's capabilities before making a purchase.

Here are some examples of inexpensive processors that will 100% solve your problems

AMD:

Ryzen 5 1600 , 3600 , 5600 etc.

Intel:

Intel Core i5 10400f , i3 10100f etc.

[AntiGrieferGames]

Honkai Star Rail, Genshin Impact, Crystarise and Minecraft 1.20.2 still works with non SSE 4.2 CPUs compared to this.

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Could developers fix this bug? Everything is necessary to change the target platform parameters during the compilation process. Of couse if developers are professionals, not scriptkiddies.

[Sethioz]

personally i hate it when devs "eat out" older tech only because they are too rich and can't be bothered with older stuff.
those old CPUs are more than enough to run CS2, they just don't want you to be able to... that's the part i hate.

if your PC is literally too bad to run a game, i get it, but when devs design it on purpose not to work on older OS or hardware, that's just a douche move.

[Renos]

Originally posted by Sethioz:

personally i hate it when devs "eat out" older tech only because they are too rich and can't be bothered with older stuff.
those old CPUs are more than enough to run CS2, they just don't want you to be able to... that's the part i hate.

if your PC is literally too bad to run a game, i get it, but when devs design it on purpose not to work on older OS or hardware, that's just a douche move.

so what your saying is devs are not allowed to use newer instruction sets that have been around for almost 20 years in their games so that people with ancient CPUs that would not be able to run the game well anyway can attempt to run it.

[AntiGrieferGames]

Originally posted by Sethioz:

personally i hate it when devs "eat out" older tech only because they are too rich and can't be bothered with older stuff.
those old CPUs are more than enough to run CS2, they just don't want you to be able to... that's the part i hate.

if your PC is literally too bad to run a game, i get it, but when devs design it on purpose not to work on older OS or hardware, that's just a douche move.

The funfact, that the beta version of CS2 even worked with a non SSE4.2 cpu before, now it cannot start anymore, I agree with you! Funnyily enough, that other games like Final Fantasy 14 or Genshin Impact worked on that!

Originally posted by CS-BEST:

Could developers fix this bug? Everything is necessary to change the target platform parameters during the compilation process. Of couse if developers are professionals, not scriptkiddies.

I know right!

Edit: Typo

[Abigail From Sneaky Squid Dept.]

According to steams hardware survey, only about 0.6% of people still don't have sse 4.2....

It's time to upgrade.

[gexx]

Its a shame that PC gaming turns into a huuuge cookie , spyware , bloatware , everything else , but not for " Press and Play " freaking game . I know that this is not console , but hey !
I jumped from Windows 7 to 11 and I have feel like I'm lost in a jungle ffs .Even on TOP END PC things works worse than on win 7 .

[AntiGrieferGames]

Originally posted by Festive Dumpster Fire:

According to steams hardware survey, only about 0.6% of people still don't have sse 4.2....

It's time to upgrade.

What if they cant afford?

[Abigail From Sneaky Squid Dept.]

Originally posted by AntiGrieferGames:

Originally posted by Festive Dumpster Fire:

According to steams hardware survey, only about 0.6% of people still don't have sse 4.2....

It's time to upgrade.

What if they cant afford?

You could probably pull a system that supports sse 4.2 out of the dumpster these days.

[вЯę∀Dƒ∀¢ę]

Originally posted by CS-BEST:

Could developers fix this bug? Everything is necessary to change the target platform parameters during the compilation process. Of couse if developers are professionals, not scriptkiddies.

I use Visual Studio basically every day, it doesn't support (well I haven't ever needed to investigate ...) such processor granularity but merely (as you mention) only the target platform. I expect this processor instruction exception is from something else in the tool chain / code base (some 'optimised', aka lazy ass, code that fulfilled some developers trifling little job that they had to do). But in the end I just bought another more recent Computer (and GPU just to play CS 2), but and as someone else mentioned, it did run perfectly acceptably on old heaps and GPU's too so really they basically 'optimised' nothing that a tonne of the basically idle (older) processors couldn't have done on the side, and as someone else mentioned '0.6% blah blah', 0.6% of say 500k players is 3,000 players, and 0.6% of '120 million monthly active users' is 720,000 players

[Renos]

Originally posted by Festive Dumpster Fire:

Originally posted by AntiGrieferGames:

What if they cant afford?

You could probably pull a system that supports sse 4.2 out of the dumpster these days.

$5 off ebay for an ancient cpu that supports it
though dont expect to easily find a working motherboard for it with decent drivers
and then you'll end up with a less than stable 60fps at all low settings

[adrianシ]

yes