It is bad news for people who playCounter-Strike 2on older hardware and Mac as Valve has announced it will be discontinuing the title on these platforms in order to work on 64-bit Windows and Linux support.
Released just last month,Counter-Strike 2is Valve’s latest multiplayer tactical first-person shooter and the fifth instalment in the long-running series. However, fans who have so far played on older hardware including DirectX 9 and 32-bit operating systems as well as macOS will not be able to for much longer.
Valveannounced the shutting down of support for this hardware in a new Steampostshared yesterday (12 October). Instead, the company will be turning its attention to development onCS:GO2for modern operating systems, including 64-bit Windows and Linux.
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“Counter-Strike 2represents the largest technical leap inCShistory, and our goal is to continue to developCounter-Strikefor years to come,” the statement read. “As technology advances, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue support for older hardware, including DirectX 9 and 32-bit operating systems. Similarly, we will no longer support macOS. Combined, these represented less than one percent of activeCS:GOplayers. Moving forward,Counter-Strike 2will exclusively support 64-bit Windows and Linux.”
The full support for the older operating systems will stop on 1 January, 2024 and for fans who have purchased the game’s Prime Status upgrade, they will be eligible for a full refund on 1 December, 2023.
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Topics:CSGO,Valve,Steam
