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Steam Will End Windows 32-bit OS Support Next Year - Hopefully Linux Follows (www.phoronix.com)
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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I don't get the hopefully Linux follows statement. I assume it is just for the client? Linux should support everything it can.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    steam is one of the few commonly used 32 bit apps left on linux.

    I imagine most of it is bc most other things are oss and have been updated/rebuilt already. having to run a 10 year old binary happens way less on linux than it does windows.

    a handful of distros have tried to remove 32 but support they've gotten backlash bc they'd lose steam support. linux the kernel won't drop it any time soon, but there's a good chance that if steam drops 32 bit, so will fedora etc

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It's Steam who supports these things. It costs money to support anything. Do you want that cost added to your game price?

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    This is a ridiculous argument. Steam isn't supporting the 32-bit libraries. It's done through repositories that are maintained to ensure legacy compatibility which is one of the strengths of Linux. There's no impact on the cost of games.

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