Epic Games Store Dropping Windows 7 and Windows 10 32bit Support in June

[Boblin the Goblin]

EGS announced that they will be dropping support for Windows 7 and Windows 10 32bit this June.

Since it was such a huge deal that Valve announced 8 months before dropping support for Windows 7, I feel people should know that they are not the only ones. The difference is Valve will continue to support Windows 10 32bit while Epic will not.

https://winaero.com/epic-games-store-drops-support-for-windows-7-8-starting-in-june-2024/

[Komarimaru]

xBCxRangers の投稿を引用：

Lystent の投稿を引用：

While that is the case for going from 7 to 10, like with Steam, it isn't so much when going from 32-bit to 64-bit, like part of which is going on with EGS. It may entail getting a new CPU. (Likely gonna need a new MoBo as well, maybe some RAM and a CPU cooler too... definitely thermal paste...)

That said, only 32-bit machines I have RN is are tiny portable ones; not enough power for anything I know of that EGS has to offer. Perhaps not even enough for the client itself. Also can not be upgraded due to their compacted construction. One was Win 10, 32-bit out of the box, though.

What would be the rationale for they to end the 32 bit on Win 10 anyway this early? Idk, these gaming companies are pushing the envelope purging folks for better hardware and systems just to play games.

32 bit has been phased out for 20 years now.

Welcome to 2004.

[Smart]

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Smart の投稿を引用：

Bioshock Remaster requires a 64 bit OS. That means it´s a 64 bit application. YOu can easily proof this, by running the game, check if it consumes more than 2 Gbyte Ram and since it does, it´s a 64 bit-application.

Old application of Bioshock (Original) runs on 32 bit OS (or on a 64 bit-OS, but then only in 32bit-mode). and it´s native 32 bit (not supporting 4 Gbyte Ram).

Just like old Sims-games don´t support 64 bits. See?

OS-Support ALLWAYS has to do with the type of bits your application uses.

This is a typical problem with Applie-hardware now as well. Since their 64 bit OS does not support execution of 32 bit applications any longer since it´s native 64 bits.

Most people use a 64 Bit Windows now, yet most games no longer use 32 bit-application-with. 32 bit-applications are mostly used for bc-reasons now, to run old applications.

First ARM-chips have been made allerady which no longer support execution of 32 bit applications at all. The hardware simply no longer exists in these chips to support execution of 32 bit width.

Why did you think so many games today are crashing after a certain amount of time? Did you really think it´s a conicidence?

It's 32bit.

Interesting...So the older 32bit-applliaction still never crashes compared to the newer 32bit-version? Sounds fishy...! also the older application (Non-Remake/Remaster) runs much faster as well. And on a single cpu-core mind you!

Well, my point stands: They are slowly ending 32 bit support everywhere. Even if Bioshock Remaster isn´t 64 bit. You know what i mean: there are more and more games which are 64 bit-versions today since they no longer create 32 bit-versions of their games.

Meanwhile my hardware will go on using 32 bit until the year 2100.

You go on using 64-bit hardware. I wonder if my next prediction, of forced AI-♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ in Windows 12 will soon become reality as well!

And if there will be another huge downgrade in functions in Windows 12 compared to Windows 11.

Like i said: We just updated our functions. Soon we will have animations running on our desktop. 24/7 running.

That´s exctly what i want from my hardware: Upgraded functions. Not a depressing looking like UI like 99% of modern machines.

I mean: Look at how crappy steam`s UI looks now? See? i am typing on dumb dark-blue on another blue background now. How stupid is that?

You cannot even change the UI any longer that much.


This will be our next goal for our platform: Running music on the Desktop and even while in your game (This means you will have different sound-channels, 1 sound-channel = Game´s sounds, 2nd sound-channel: custom music running while your game´s sounds are running, welcome to powerful hardware). Custom scaling of UI-size and other such fancy stuff.

[Naommie]

i didnt know there actually was ppl that had only 32bit like never in my life have had just a 32 bit pc always had 64bit

[Naommie]

and there current ai isnt a real ai it cant come up in an answer that isnt already provided to it like have u ever had one of those ai u talkign to on phone for what ever companny if u give it an answer that isnt in it pool of option in respones it doesnt hear u and assumines u hung up and will hang up on u due to that

[Lystent]

Komarimaru の投稿を引用：

xBCxRangers の投稿を引用：

What would be the rationale for they to end the 32 bit on Win 10 anyway this early? Idk, these gaming companies are pushing the envelope purging folks for better hardware and systems just to play games.

32 bit has been phased out for 20 years now.

Welcome to 2004.

I would suspect that "phased out" entails a lot more discontinuation than what had actually occurred; neither the CPU or the OS on my 32-bit Win 10 machine are that old.

[Naommie]

that iss not ai that is just a dynamic machines or computer we human will be screwed when we actually create ai.............i mean look at our fictional media entertainment not a single one ends well for us anything that has ai entities in it also has human extinction or genocide

[Naommie]

but yeah gaming companies are closly tied to hardware companies and the prophet for them is makeing u buy the next best thing they dont care about poor ppl poor ppl dont count lol im one of those poor ppl too

[Naommie]

poor ppl dont count untill the poor population is bigger then both medium and rich class by like double or more then it jusut alot of ppl die type thing for stupid reason which isnt relaly gud either

[Smart]

Naommie の投稿を引用：

i didnt know there actually was ppl that had only 32bit like never in my life have had just a 32 bit pc always had 64bit

You clearly missed something of the most-interesting PC-era then, which means you never had much experience wth PCs to begin with (i started with PCs in 1985)...But today on PC 32bit is just nearly dead. Above i´m not talking about 32 bit-PC hardware btw.

[Mad Scientist]

Naommie の投稿を引用：

and there current ai isnt a real ai it cant come up in an answer that isnt already provided to it like have u ever had one of those ai u talkign to on phone for what ever companny if u give it an answer that isnt in it pool of option in respones it doesnt hear u and assumines u hung up and will hang up on u due to that

Naommie の投稿を引用：

that iss not ai that is just a dynamic machines or computer we human will be screwed when we actually create ai.............i mean look at our fictional media entertainment not a single one ends well for us anything that has ai entities in it also has human extinction or genocide

Naommie の投稿を引用：

but yeah gaming companies are closly tied to hardware companies and the prophet for them is makeing u buy the next best thing they dont care about poor ppl poor ppl dont count lol im one of those poor ppl too

Naommie の投稿を引用：

poor ppl dont count untill the poor population is bigger then both medium and rich class by like double or more then it jusut alot of ppl die type thing for stupid reason which isnt relaly gud either

Threads about epic dropping old OS support. You can use "edit" instead of making numerous posts in a row as well. Software evolves over time, and the requirement to stay in an evolving field also changes, thus software architecture needs to become more complex over time.

Older OS's are being dropped from support for security changes and the evolving software architecture. epic is just yet-another company that realizes supporting older architecture isn't very feasible or worthwhile. Newer architecture tends to be much faster as well.

[Lystent]

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i didnt know there actually was ppl that had only 32bit like never in my life have had just a 32 bit pc always had 64bit

You clearly missed something of the most-interesting PC-era then, which means you never had much experience wth PCs to begin with (i started with PCs in 1985)...But today on PC 32bit is just nearly dead. Above i´m not talking about 32 bit-PC hardware btw.

I grew up starting with computer devices older than I am, I believe starting with Windows 3(?).

[C²C^Guyver |NZB|]

Smart の投稿を引用：

C²C^Guyver |NZB| の投稿を引用：

You don't know too much about PC gaming. Even Pierce told you that most gamers do not use 32-bit operating systems. I've been into PC gaming since 2001 and none of my operating systems have been 32-bit if I recall correctly.

At some point you're going to have to admit that you don't know as much as you think you do about a subject.

"You don´t know much about PC-gaming"...says the guy which never used 32bit-sofware or at least never any (faster) 32bit-OS. hahahaha!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Hoh boy i can´t stop laughing about you!

Maybe you should have a small glimpse of how ♥♥♥♥♥♥ "Bioshock Remaster" in 64 bits runs against the old 32 bit-application?

There is a reason, 99% of modern "Remakes" and "REmaters" run like ass compared to the old versions of the games.

Btw: 32 bit-OSes simply run FASTER than 64 bit-Oses. This is a FACT.

This is also valid for Windows 10 with 32 bit (runs faster than 64 bit version).

There is allways a price you pay for going 64 bit, my blue little friend hahaha!

You may want to take a look at my game count and ask yourself if I have or have played BioShock Remastered. The answer is yes to both.

The game runs fine.

[Smart]

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"You don´t know much about PC-gaming"...says the guy which never used 32bit-sofware or at least never any (faster) 32bit-OS. hahahaha!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Hoh boy i can´t stop laughing about you!

Maybe you should have a small glimpse of how ♥♥♥♥♥♥ "Bioshock Remaster" in 64 bits runs against the old 32 bit-application?

There is a reason, 99% of modern "Remakes" and "REmaters" run like ass compared to the old versions of the games.

Btw: 32 bit-OSes simply run FASTER than 64 bit-Oses. This is a FACT.

This is also valid for Windows 10 with 32 bit (runs faster than 64 bit version).

There is allways a price you pay for going 64 bit, my blue little friend hahaha!

You may want to take a look at my game count and ask yourself if I have or have played BioShock Remastered. The answer is yes to both.

The game runs fine.

Remastered runs like ass compared to original. 60 on Remastered vs. 300-400 fps! I got 350 fps on Core 2 Duo = good old PC-days.

"runs fine". Yes, in your dreams.

[Nx Machina]

Smart の投稿を引用：

Bioshock Remaster requires a 64 bit OS. That means it´s a 64 bit application.

YOu can easily proof this, by running the game, check if it consumes more than 4 Gbyte Ram and since it does, it´s a 64 bit-application. Sorry, i made a mistake here. Since 2 Gbyte is not the limit of 32bits. remember: 2 gbyte + PAE (physical adress extension) = max. 4 Gbytes.

x64 Windows runs x32 games and applications.

Secondly Bioshock Remaster is a 32 bit application as shown in task manager as Bioshock.exe (32 bit) and it consumes 650.5mb of memory.

I have both the original game and the remaster.

I also have Bioshock 2 original and the remaster.

[Mad Scientist]

Smart の投稿を引用：

Maybe you should have a small glimpse of how ♥♥♥♥♥♥ "Bioshock Remaster" in 64 bits runs against the old 32 bit-application?

There is a reason, 99% of modern "Remakes" and "REmaters" run like ass compared to the old versions of the games.

Btw: 32 bit-OSes simply run FASTER than 64 bit-Oses. This is a FACT.

I have a decent amount of remasters and they actually perform better than their old versions.

Also don't mistake far less running on 32bit systems for 64bit systems typically running far more in an architecture that allows proper use of resources.

32 bit has a low bar for maximum resource use and overall abilities that 64bit has a strong advantage in.

Also, remakes are usually redone entirely, so they will perform differently compared to originals.

Epic was the last to drop support. You can contact them if you think you can get them to keep the support.