Well I did replace my Win 8 Pc.

[MyProfile]

But I haven't purchased any games here since November 2023.

I thought I had a gaming addiction. I guess it was a Steam addiction. Thanks for curing me Steam!

[eram]

cheers thanks for sharing stranger good luck bye

[Black Blade]

Good on you mate
Best of luck out there in the wild
If you survive let us know how it go

[nullable]

Awww OP learned that he can't run a dated PC forever and that he's not an important demographic.

[NuLife]

WooPWooP

[sfnhltb]

nullable eredeti hozzászólása:

Awww OP learned that he can't run a dated PC forever and that he's not an important demographic.

A "dated" computer that works fine and can run every game, but where steam acts as the weakest link and stops working on it is not a good look for steam.

Cheering on creating more waste just to profit microsoft/dell/nvidia/google/etc by deliberately breaking old devices is not really a creditable stance as far as I am concerned.

[eram]

sfnhltb eredeti hozzászólása:

nullable eredeti hozzászólása:

Awww OP learned that he can't run a dated PC forever and that he's not an important demographic.

A "dated" computer that works fine and can run every game, but where steam acts as the weakest link and stops working on it is not a good look for steam.

Cheering on creating more waste just to profit microsoft/dell/nvidia/google/etc by deliberately breaking old devices is not really a creditable stance as far as I am concerned.

when has steam ever stopped working? 21 years never stopped working.

[Black Blade]

sfnhltb eredeti hozzászólása:

A "dated" computer that works fine and can run every game, but where steam acts as the weakest link and stops working on it is not a good look for steam.

Cheering on creating more waste just to profit microsoft/dell/nvidia/google/etc by deliberately breaking old devices is not really a creditable stance as far as I am concerned.

Well no real need to change the PC if someone wants to move to Linux or something.. they can then run it and all

[crunchyfrog]

This shows how easy it is to get stuck in habits.

I worked out years ago that you can get stuck doing the same thing over and over without thinking too much about it. So it's more easy to happen with hobbies and entertainment.

But you eventually find yourself unfulfilled.

This is why I always caution to look out for moments like looking at your games and thinking "I don't know what to play". If you EVER are thinking that, go do something else!

Because the real answer is "I can't be arsed to play ANY games".

I'm lucky in that I have a load of hobbies so it's a no brainer. But also be aware it doesn't matter how long it takes. Sometimes a few hours away is enough, and somtimes months.

IOne time I was away from Steam entirely for a few years.

[nullable]

sfnhltb eredeti hozzászólása:

nullable eredeti hozzászólása:

Awww OP learned that he can't run a dated PC forever and that he's not an important demographic.

A "dated" computer that works fine and can run every game, but where steam acts as the weakest link and stops working on it is not a good look for steam.

You say that and Win98/ME/2K/XP/Vista/7/8 holdouts likely agree with you. And Steam doesn't really seem to have been harmed by end of support, so not a good look? Kinda seems like impotent posturing at this point.

sfnhltb eredeti hozzászólása:

Cheering on creating more waste just to profit microsoft/dell/nvidia/google/etc by deliberately breaking old devices is not really a creditable stance as far as I am concerned.

I dunno, I guess I see upgrading as being a defacto part of PC gaming. Granted I'm biased. I build a new PC every 4 or 5 years and I'm not married to a 13 year old OS, so I'm just not in the perpetually outraged group.

Clearly you don't approve. But support always ends and holdouts will always be gobsmacked and outraged. They'll always be a tiny minority and they won't be able to stop progress no matter how opinionated they are.

[BJWyler]

MyProfile eredeti hozzászólása:

But I haven't purchased any games here since November 2023.

I thought I had a gaming addiction. I guess it was a Steam addiction. Thanks for curing me Steam!

Good for you, bub. I still have my Windows 8 machine. Heck, I still have my Win 7, Vista, XP, and 98se machines, along with my Win 10 and 11 systems.

I bought a game on Steam last week, or the week before...so, whatever.

[Haruspex]

When I was in high school in the late 1990s, I had a teacher who insisted on maintaining all all her grades and such on an ancient Apple II computer. This was a time when we all ran Windows 95 and had Pentium level machines, but she insisted on using that Apple II with a green-on-black monochrome screen. It was enough for her, and she was comfortable with it. We warned her that Y2K was probably going to kill her Apple II, but she didn't care.

I still sometimes wonder if she stuck to that Apple II until she retired, and honestly if she did, good for her.

[eram]

Haruspex eredeti hozzászólása:

When I was in high school in the late 1990s, I had a teacher who insisted on maintaining all all her grades and such on an ancient Apple II computer. This was a time when we all ran Windows 95 and had Pentium level machines, but she insisted on using that Apple II with a green-on-black monochrome screen. It was enough for her, and she was comfortable with it. We warned her that Y2K was probably going to kill her Apple II, but she didn't care.

I still sometimes wonder if she stuck to that Apple II until she retired, and honestly if she did, good for her.

a car hire company in America still uses their commodore 64 to keep track of business.

[Haruspex]

eram eredeti hozzászólása:

a car hire company in America still uses their commodore 64 to keep track of business.

If it works it works. George R. R. Martin writes his books on an old DOS based IBM compatible PC using Wordstar 4.0. Less distracting than a modern machine too.

[eram]

Haruspex eredeti hozzászólása:

eram eredeti hozzászólása:

a car hire company in America still uses their commodore 64 to keep track of business.

If it works it works. George R. R. Martin writes his books on an old DOS based IBM compatible PC using Wordstar 4.0. Less distracting than a modern machine too.

and that didnt work look how long its taking him, he even said he may die before its finished.

at least with the c64 people are getting their hires

[nullable]

Haruspex eredeti hozzászólása:

eram eredeti hozzászólása:

a car hire company in America still uses their commodore 64 to keep track of business.

If it works it works. George R. R. Martin writes his books on an old DOS based IBM compatible PC using Wordstar 4.0. Less distracting than a modern machine too.

There's nothing wrong with doing that either. I would argue a few key differences being

A. those machines are from a different era, pre-Internet. The whole industry and ecosystem was different.

B. those users aren't using a dated system and demanding perpetual support from software and hardware vendors.

Arguably if you want to buy a PC and never upgrade it and use software locked into a specific year, that's fine, but that's the users scenario to manage. Blindly using systems that are constantly evolving and warn that system requirements may change over time in the SSA, that you must agree to before using Steam, is a big mistake.

I think the reality is most user opinions are one of inconvenience. And how dare anyone or anything inconvenience them. You can't use evolving systems but also expect your system to always be supported no matter how old it gets. No one is going to offer those terms, and expecting them, or assuming them just isn't anything close to reasonable.