Valve should work together with GOG

[Mulyono]

It's funny how Valve ended support for Windows 7 and other outdated operating systems while still selling games that can only run on older OS. Valve should ban those games or remove them, just like how Valve stopped supporting older OS.

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Publicado originalmente por pan:

It's funny how Valve ended support for Windows 7 and other outdated operating systems while still selling games that can only run on older OS.

Oh? Can you perhaps name a couple of those games OP?

[Cathulhu]

https://www.gog.com/forum/general_beta_gog_galaxy_2.0/why_no_windows_7_support
You are aware that GOG already dropped Windows 7 support, right?

[Spawn of Totoro]

Publicado originalmente por Cathulhu:

https://www.gog.com/forum/general_beta_gog_galaxy_2.0/why_no_windows_7_support
You are aware that GOG already dropped Windows 7 support, right?

While true, most will also point out the stand alone installer and that GOG Galaxy isn't a requirement... despite Galaxy being required for some on-line/LAN features in some games.

[Boblin the Goblin]

Publicado originalmente por Spawn of Totoro:

Publicado originalmente por Cathulhu:

https://www.gog.com/forum/general_beta_gog_galaxy_2.0/why_no_windows_7_support
You are aware that GOG already dropped Windows 7 support, right?

While true, most will also point out the stand alone installer and that GOG Galaxy isn't a requirement... despite Galaxy being required for some on-line/LAN features in some games.

Isn't there also an inconsistency with updates on the standalones vs Galaxy installations?

[Kargor]

Publicado originalmente por IFIYGD:

Valve should work together with GOG

They already do.
CDPR is free to sell their games here on Steam, and they already do.

Like everyone else. They don't need to "work together" with Valve.

They already worked with them when GOG Connect was a thing.

I don't think they need Valve for that either.

[Haruspex]

Publicado originalmente por SlowMango:

Publicado originalmente por Spawn of Totoro:

While true, most will also point out the stand alone installer and that GOG Galaxy isn't a requirement... despite Galaxy being required for some on-line/LAN features in some games.

Isn't there also an inconsistency with updates on the standalones vs Galaxy installations?

Haven't heard this. There are standalone updaters as well as the standalone installers. I wouldn't be surprised if the standalone updaters lagged behind the Galaxy based updates though.

[LazärheaD]

GOG Connect was so good. I miss it dearly and would be buying more games on Steam and GOG if it was still happening.

[Karumati]

Publicado originalmente por pan:

It's funny how Valve ended support for Windows 7 and other outdated operating systems while still selling games that can only run on older OS. Valve should ban those games or remove them, just like how Valve stopped supporting older OS.

point on games that only works on win7 and not win10-11 otherwise you just spreading bs

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Publicado originalmente por LazärheaD:

GOG Connect was so good. I miss it dearly and would be buying more games on Steam and GOG if it was still happening.

No you wouldn't. You'd be buying them on Steam and then Gog woul,d have to foot the bill to give ye a free copy. WHich is why GoG stopped.

Publicado originalmente por Karumati:

Publicado originalmente por pan:

It's funny how Valve ended support for Windows 7 and other outdated operating systems while still selling games that can only run on older OS. Valve should ban those games or remove them, just like how Valve stopped supporting older OS.

point on games that only works on win7 and not win10-11 otherwise you just spreading bs

There were similar statments about Games onl.y working on Windows XP and not 7 back in the day.

[Chika Ogiue]

Publicado originalmente por Spawn of Totoro:

While true, most will also point out the stand alone installer and that GOG Galaxy isn't a requirement... despite Galaxy being required for some on-line/LAN features in some games.

There're a fair few complaints on the GOG forums because the standalone installers don't always work, and GOG don't care enough to fix them.

[.EteRnal.]

Publicado originalmente por Zarineth:

No. I shouldn't be punished for few stubborn win 7 users. Their inability to run games is not my problem.

[Doomerang]

Publicado originalmente por Chika Ogiue:

Publicado originalmente por Spawn of Totoro:

While true, most will also point out the stand alone installer and that GOG Galaxy isn't a requirement... despite Galaxy being required for some on-line/LAN features in some games.

There're a fair few complaints on the GOG forums because the standalone installers don't always work, and GOG don't care enough to fix them.

Yeah no kidding just look at gogs trash versions of ultima underworld and wing commander. Gog is lazy and crap

[AbedsBrother]

Publicado originalmente por Chika Ogiue:

Publicado originalmente por Spawn of Totoro:

While true, most will also point out the stand alone installer and that GOG Galaxy isn't a requirement... despite Galaxy being required for some on-line/LAN features in some games.

There're a fair few complaints on the GOG forums because the standalone installers don't always work, and GOG don't care enough to fix them.

Have had a GOG account for almost 10 years, have literally never encountered a GOG installer that doesn't work. That includes installers for Windows and Linux.

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Publicado originalmente por AbedsBrother:

Publicado originalmente por Chika Ogiue:

There're a fair few complaints on the GOG forums because the standalone installers don't always work, and GOG don't care enough to fix them.

Have had a GOG account for almost 10 years, have literally never encountered a GOG installer that doesn't work. That includes installers for Windows and Linux.

Same here. Games that wouldn't work..yes. Installers, No. But I have heard other tell that the updates on GoG tend to lag behind other platforms aswell.

Again since the games I grab on GoG are actually older classics.. yeah, can't say one way or another there.

[Crashed]

Valve cannot ban games just because they haven't been certified for Windows 10 or 11. Until it was patched, people were demanding that Fallout 3 be banned since it was broken, specifically unstable, after Steam dropped XP support.
It got patched, and the disclaimer on the store was removed.

It should be noted that it isn't just Chromium that has dropped Windows 7 support, but also a common UI library known as Qt.