Opinions on games dropping Windows XP support.
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XP is old, we need more games to take this stance. If you want to play games and complain about them dropping XP support, get Windows 7.
hm... I would say that is debatable(though might be reading that wrong) becuase Frostbite 2, the new improved engine of the BC2/1943 games, supports PS3 and 360 but just no windows xp, so its can be said that its not really becuase of consoles but becuase of so many xp users refusing to update.Woodsey said:
Fix'd?Korten12 said:
Anyway, the consoles are purely DX9, as is XP (although you can piss about with the config files to imitate DX10, but that's beside the point). Since most games are multiplatform then you have to accomodate the consoles, which means that people can stick to not paying for a new OS for X amount of time.
As such, even PC-exclusives like Crysis have to incorporate DX9 because so many users still used XP - although to be fair, DX10 and capable cards were fairly new at the time of release I believe.
If you're going multiplatform then you have to apply yourself to the lowest common denominator (basically, the 360).
As for Frostbite 2, I don't know about that but it didn't drop XP support because the consoles have sprung new tech. Perhaps they felt it was becoming redundant and not required to support it; you've still got to program for more than just DirectX when putting a game on different OS's.
Windows 7 also works.SirBryghtside said:I find it too shiny... it's harder for you to do what you want because you have to brush all the glitter out of the way first.Korten12 said:
XP was just an OS, simple as that. It worked.
But, you know, can't have everything...
I use Windows 7 and it seems just fine for any game I've tried to play, old or new. So I say drop XP support for new games. If people really need XP for certain games, they can always install both OS's and switch to XP when needed.Korten12 said:
Otherwise it's just going to hold games back. It'd be like if they scaled down Mass Effect 2 so it played on both the 360 and original Xbox.
I mean, come on. XP is 9 years old now. Let it go already. And with PC gaming you had to expect upgrade costs anyway. This time it's a software upgrade rather than a hardware one, but you still knew you'd have to shell out for upgrades to keep playing the newest stuff from time to time.
It really is time well enough that I buy a new PC; I guess developers are just keeping up with the times.... mind you, many games in the past few years still have Windows 2000 support so maybe this is a bit hasty.
XP is nine years old. There comes a time when an OS becomes outdated.
I switched from XP to Win7, and I love it. Win7 is much faster, and the interface is great in my opinion.
I switched from XP to Win7, and I love it. Win7 is much faster, and the interface is great in my opinion.
"Dear Mr. Gates, I'm sure you're aware of the talk involving the notion of dropping Windows XP from the list of Operating Systems compatible with a number of games. To this, I say that every person is entitled to their choice or opinion. That is fine. With that in mind, I'm of the opinion that more reliable OS should be created before we drop XP from the compatibility line. Given that many people still use XP and do not want anything to do with Vista, the options would then be down to Windows 7, effectively. As this is really no good, I recommend you write a better OS first. Sincerely, INSERT NAME HERE."
I think that expresses myself succinctly.
I think that expresses myself succinctly.