VALVE TO KILL STEAM GAMING ON WINDOWS 7 AND 8
Windows update holdouts have until January 1, 2024 to comply.
Steam, the world’s most popular PC gaming client, community, and store, will shut its doors to Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 users next year. The cut-off date for Windows upgrade holdouts is January 1, 2024. To be clear, from January 2024, Windows 10 will be the oldest Windows OS that is compatible with the Steam Client.
In the latest Steam Hardware Survey, Windows accounts for 96.4 percent of gamers. Windows 10 and 11 are by far the most popular versions, with 62.3 percent and 32.1 percent of users, respectively. Meanwhile, earlier versions of Windows (7 and 8.1) add up to just 1.9 percent of all users – and continue to slide in the popularity stakes.
