If you want to play modern or even recent games and indulge your locked down metwork desires I recommend getting a secondary PC just for gaming and run a separate vlan to fully separate traffic from your existing setup. There’s really no realistic threat vector there barring a state level actor or something equally serious but I’m happy to be corrected.

I had a similar issue and it was due to a typo in my Timezone field for Compose

You haven’t posted any answers to these questions, you hide behind “original” then demand a new piece of software be built and maintained.

Didn’t get an answer in the first place. I don’t know how a new legacy downloader would count as “original software”.

Upgrade your windows install to a supported version and then use the mods to make the game work. Then you’ll have windows 8 or 10 or 11 and a working game.

Next strawman

Or I’m just wondering why you refuse to blame Microsoft for not having a working compatibility mode? Or use any other solution users have presented?

Why can’t you just use a mod to enable support for the game? Have you tried and were unable to figure it out?

You never answered why you blame Microsoft and not Steam.

What about

• Microsoft should have legacy compatibility mode that works
• use Proton
• use WINE
• use community mods or registry tweaks to run on newer windows versions
• read what you’re leasing

It shows in your dozen posts refusing to take any of the many available paths forward.

Roblox runs on the latest windows, you’ll be fine.

I haven’t asked why you wouldn’t upgrade before, nor about the broken compatibility features included with Windows.

Direct your anger at the company causing your issues (Microsoft), not the one that hurt you because you couldn’t figure out hardware acceleration with remote play.

And upgrading windows affects you how? It’s a free upgrade isn’t it?

Doesn’t windows 8 have legacy compatibility modes? Why aren’t you upset with Microsoft for not having proper compatibility modes still?

Why is Valve the target of your anger when Microsoft is the one deprecating the OS and not providing the compatibility they advertise?

He says, as he defends why people should be forced to continue support for his preferred operating system corporation.

You didn’t stop buying games when they killed XP support. They announced at the begining of this year (at least by March 2023) that they were dropping windows 7 support and you still kept buying.

Why do you keep doing the same thing but expecting a different outcome?

Stop spending money at places you claim are anti consumer. You are the problem. You. There are other companies you could support but you want to keep funding Steam while crying victim.

Where were you when Steam dropped support for every previous version of Windows? Why is windows 7 suddenly your hill to die on?

Your ability to twist comments to fit your narrative in your own head are hilarious.

Steam leases digital games with a shitty Term of Service and the ability to change their agreements at any time. You’re the one blindly consuming then getting upset at the natural consequences.

Take some personal accountability for once.

I bet you’ll still be buying on Steam this time next year.

Yes yes, it’s all the companies fault even when the customer refuses to read the terms of service or acknowledge the company’s history of similar moves.

If you really cared, there are other platforms you could be using.

Anything to avoid personal responsibility.

Your comments read like someone who eats at McDonald’s and then blames them for being overweight.

I’d rather blame the customer who keeps buying from the corporation but claims some moral high ground over the company.

Put your money where your mouth is. This isn’t the first time Steam has dropped support for an Operating System and you’re acting like this is some new revelation.

If you’re so against what these corporations are doing, stop giving them so much money. I’m not sure how much more you can glaze a company than you already have with your wallet.

The DE-10 nano is sold by Intel typically at a loss to assist with educational endeavors. The retro gaming community just kind of adopted the platform due to its cheap nature.

I think the MiSTer is the exact opposite of what you’re saying. It’s a corporation essentially subsidizing video game preservation for a period of time.

MiSTer is also open source software and hardware.

Again, you’re the one buying digital games on steam and calling others corporate dick suckers. You’re the one funding it without paying basic attention.

You’re the one trying to keep Windows 7 alive and commercially viable.

And if you want to really get off topic to “original hardware/software”, I’m a big advocate for FPGA replacing original hardware for most users. The MiSTer and similar projects are real preservation and very much not “corpo dick sucking”.

I can’t believe a Lemmy user is trying to explain why we still need companies to support Windows 7 of all things.

Why not put your energy towards something with more preservation value, like getting these games to run on free operating systems like Linux?

Is Proton not an option for any of these games you need Windows 7 for?