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Windows 7 and 8 now dead for gaming, as new Steam update pulls support (www.pcgamesn.com)
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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

couldn't you just run games through linux?

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

It's about Steam itself. Not about the games. Steam has a Linux build while the article is about the Windows build.

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Mixed results.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

For games that could run on Win7 and 8? Not really