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Valve drops Windows XP SP1 support for Steam on August 31st

DSOGaming writes: "Valve rolled out a new update for Steam, in which the company noted that the Windows XP SP1 support will be dropped on August 31st."

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Letros4339d ago

Nice, XP is an unstable Dino compared to 7

TheModernKamikaze4339d ago (Edited 4339d ago )

XP is actually better than Vista, so it's not unstable like Vista.

Letros4339d ago

Actually it's not, but you can believe what you want :-P

3GenGames4339d ago

^ XP is probably the most stable OS Microsoft ever created. You're an idiot. Vista was @SS.

nukeitall4339d ago

My personal experience has been that Vista is far more stable than XP albeit slower. It also has far more security features built into a modern OS.

dirthurts4338d ago

I repair computers, and almost every OS problem I run into is XP.
Vista, and 7 are very stable and have much much much better security.
I've used Windows Vista, and then 7 since it arrived and there have been 0 real problems that I can attribute to the operating system.
Installing crap programs doesn't count. That's straight up user error, and that's the bulk of people who have problems with Vista/7. It's users who don't know wtf they're doing.

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TheModernKamikaze4339d ago

I tried both, and XP is faster and stable than Vista.
So my opinion is valid.

Letros4339d ago

On dino hardware sure, gamers don't use Pentium 4's anymore, nor Vista, so still unsure why you brought that into my original comment :-)

bahabeast4339d ago

xp is one of best operating systems when it comes to stability, windows 8 is about to launch soo vista should take xp's place and 7 take vistas place.

Soldierone4339d ago

Well at least I will be able to stick with 7 until 9 comes out. I don't plan on switching to 8 anytime soon, haven't heard anything good about it and expect it to be like Vista was to XP.

southernbanana4339d ago

I have been using Windows 8 since the dev. preview and am currently using the pre release. In fact I am using it on my main PC and my ThinkPad. It is by far the best OS Microsoft has ever made. I have also installed it on various other hardware including an ancient Pentium 4. It runs smooth and stable even on that ancient P4. Most of the negative things I have read are from people with little experience with the OS or people who have obviously never tried it. You can also add the people who simply do not like change. Sure the interface is new, but after a couple of days use it becomes natural and fluid. The traditional desktop is basically windows 7 with some minor changes in menu layouts. I could go on and on, but really you should give it a try. It's great.

john24339d ago

precisely that. Don't know why people would get stuck on SP1

nukeitall4339d ago

I'm pretty sure that usually applies to pirates, but then they didn't care about computer security in the first place.

Kran4339d ago

Thats a shame. But then, we all move on someday.

Today: Windows 7

100 years time: ..... i dont know :/ how should i know

Hufandpuf4339d ago

I'm still rockin SP3, I see no need to upgrade just yet.

dirthurts4338d ago

How about true multicore support? DX10/11?
Security? 64 bit? The games that are no longer supporting XP? Protecting your identy?
None of that is worth pulling out the wallet?
Hmmm. I must be missing something.

Hufandpuf4338d ago

I haven't had any of that happen to me. Besides, I was thinking about building my own PC anyways, complete with W7 and and a Nvidia card for games. Just not right now. My current laptop doesn't need an OS upgrade right now.

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Helldivers 2: How to Link Steam and PlayStation Network Accounts

This article explains how to link your Steam and PlayStation Networks accounts, which is becoming a must for Helldivers 2.

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Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Ups 4 Review -- Gamerhub UK

Save the quarters and blast everything to oblivion at home!

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Steam’s Refund Policy Change Won’t Affect You Unless You’re A Lowlife

Steam is changing its refund policy, but you probably won’t be affected

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thorstein9d ago

Should have happened a long time ago. People wanting refunds after 50 hours in game.

fsfsxii9d ago

Pc gamers will take this as an excuse to pirate things

KyRo9d ago

I'm not sure why you're getting disgrees. Whilst not all PC gamers are petty, an awful lot of them are lol

Crows909d ago

Entirely untrue. Not any more petty than console gamers. The only large difference is console gamers don't have much of a choice.

Michiel19898d ago

Not sure why you're getting agrees. an awful lot of console gamers are overemotional twinks ready to go to war over a plastic box, I'll take being a pc gamer then.

Speaking about overgeneralizing much.

Nooderus8d ago

"X" type of gamer conversations are cringe

qalpha9d ago

Daily reminder that 'TheGamer' is a corporate-generated, anti-gamer, anti-consumer, clickbait web site. They are mostly A.I. generated articles that villainize gamers. They provide nothing positive and actively try to provoke and divide the community through extreme view points and politics. Do not give them any clicks.

Inverno9d ago

Only scumbags? As if people don't play their games on console put in the most amount of hours and return it to GameStop and trade it in for another game. But also how many people are actually do this? And what games have been allowed to be refunded?

DustMan9d ago

You can refund any game you've purchased as long as it hasn't been longer than two weeks, and you've played less than 2 hours. I wish they would change it to 3 hours because some RPG's have so much exposition that you may only get an hour total of complete gameplay. That's my only knock on it. I've refunded plenty of stuff I was just curious to try. I typically stay away from Early Access titles which are the only ones affected by this policy change.

Inverno9d ago

Apparently early access doesn't count, only complete games with a play early preorder bonus.

Gaming4Life19819d ago

I definitely know if I want a refund in 2 hours.

SegaSaturn6698d ago

I never liked refunding anything. Even if a film is bad, i dont want my money back. Sometimes things just aren't for me, and it's not the creator's fault necessarily.

Gaming4Life19818d ago

I feel you and i have never walked out on a bad movie cause I payed my money. I also don't refund games cause I'm a gamer and I know what to buy lol. I think having a digital refund is great.

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