steam is now Bricking and taking away games ive been playing for YEARS

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VahidSlayerOfAll 24 Jun @ 6:17pm

steam is now Bricking and taking away games ive been playing for YEARS

(ಠ_ಠ)
games ran just fine before today
now game will download 98% of the way andddd Corrupt Download
steam changed the download system and now im unable to download games because im using windows 7
get hit with Corrupt Download or Content Severs Unreachable when trying to download some new games and update some games.
these are games that advertised working on windows 7 when i purchased it, it still does, i just cant play it anymore cause steam wont let me download...
some games i have 2222+ hours in and magicly today with one tiny update its bricked
the only fix i know of is having another person who owns the same game on windows 10 or higher download the game and send me the files, every single time....
ive got a steam deck but because its linux i cant move files from it to my pc cause its missing some and the games wont work. hands down the worst purchase ive ever made, do not recommend.
what it looks like
https://i.imgur.com/t6OQm7W.jpeg
two of the games ive reported this on the dev have reverted back to the old download system and i can play those games again

Last edited by VahidSlayerOfAll; 3 Jul @ 4:57pm

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cSg|mc-Hotsauce 24 Jun @ 6:39pm

Originally posted by VahidSlayerOfAll:
steam is now Bricking and taking away games ive been playing for YEARS

(ಠ_ಠ)
games ran just fine before today
now game will download 98% of the way andddd Corrupt Download
steam changed the download system and now im unable to download games because im using windows 7
get hit with Corrupt Download or Content Severs Unreachable when trying to download some new games and update some games.
these are games that advertised working on windows 7 when i purchased it, it still does, i just cant play it anymore cause steam wont let me download...
some games i have 2222+ hours in and magicly today with one tiny update its bricked
the only fix i know of is having another person who owns the same game on windows 10 or higher download the game and send me the files, every single time....
ive got a steam deck but because its linux i cant move files from it to my pc cause its missing some and the games wont work. hands down the worst purchase ive ever made, do not recommend.

You were warned...

https://steamhost.cn/help_steampowered_com/en/faqs/view/4784-4F2B-1321-800A

But nothing I've seen in any patch notes indicates changes to Win 7. Mainline branch not updated today and the beta was updated yesterday.

Last edited by cSg|mc-Hotsauce; 24 Jun @ 6:41pm

Ferox_Stormdragon 24 Jun @ 6:40pm

time to upgrade, win 7 is dead and unsupported.

Komarimaru 24 Jun @ 6:43pm

Only option you get is through Steam Console, then use the Depot Downloader.

Valve warned that Windows 7 support was being dropped.

cSg|mc-Hotsauce 24 Jun @ 7:00pm

Did you just blame multiple game devs for updating their games to axe Win 7 support when it wasn't their fault?

rawWwRrr 24 Jun @ 7:04pm

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:
Originally posted by VahidSlayerOfAll:
steam is now Bricking and taking away games ive been playing for YEARS

(ಠ_ಠ)
games ran just fine before today
now game will download 98% of the way andddd Corrupt Download
steam changed the download system and now im unable to download games because im using windows 7
get hit with Corrupt Download or Content Severs Unreachable when trying to download some new games and update some games.
these are games that advertised working on windows 7 when i purchased it, it still does, i just cant play it anymore cause steam wont let me download...
some games i have 2222+ hours in and magicly today with one tiny update its bricked
the only fix i know of is having another person who owns the same game on windows 10 or higher download the game and send me the files, every single time....
ive got a steam deck but because its linux i cant move files from it to my pc cause its missing some and the games wont work. hands down the worst purchase ive ever made, do not recommend.

You were warned...

https://steamhost.cn/help_steampowered_com/en/faqs/view/4784-4F2B-1321-800A

But nothing I've seen in any patch notes indicates changes to Win 7. Mainline branch not updated today and the beta was updated yesterday.

:nkCool:

IIRC, that red warning on the client is still there, so they've been warned every day since before Win 7 was officially dropped.

VahidSlayerOfAll 24 Jun @ 7:20pm

i was in no way warned they would take working games from me and lock them

rawWwRrr 24 Jun @ 7:26pm

Originally posted by VahidSlayerOfAll:
i was in no way warned they would take working games from me and lock them

They haven't taken them away. They are still licensed to your account. Upgrade to supported operating system and the Steam client will again be able to manage them on your PC properly.

https://steamhost.cn/help_steampowered_com/en/faqs/view/4784-4F2B-1321-800A
"To continue using of Steam and any games or other products purchased through Steam, users should update to a more recent version of Windows."

Last edited by rawWwRrr; 24 Jun @ 7:27pm

76561198407601200 24 Jun @ 7:26pm

Originally posted by VahidSlayerOfAll:
(ಠ_ಠ)
games ran just fine before today
now game will download 98% of the way andddd Corrupt Download
steam changed the download system and now im unable to download games because im using windows 7
get hit with Corrupt Download or Content Severs Unreachable when trying to download some new games and update some games.
these are games that advertised working on windows 7 when i purchased it, it still does, i just cant play it anymore cause steam wont let me download...
some games i have 2222+ hours in and magicly today with one tiny update its bricked
the only fix i know of is having another person who owns the same game on windows 10 or higher download the game and send me the files, every single time....
ive got a steam deck but because its linux i cant move files from it to my pc cause its missing some and the games wont work. hands down the worst purchase ive ever made, do not recommend.

In the mean time feel free to follow your own advice which I highly recommend.

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/app/292030/eventcomments/596276686578818903/?ctp=58#c596277279406963824

Originally posted by VahidSlayerOfAll:
cant wait until 2079 when i can afford a rig that can run the game

That is not to mention you've been her since at least 2017 and for some unknown reason have completely ignored the fact that windows 7 has moved on. Upgrade, move on.

VahidSlayerOfAll 24 Jun @ 7:27pm

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:
Originally posted by VahidSlayerOfAll:
i was in no way warned they would take working games from me and lock them
They haven't taken them away. They are still licensed to your account. Upgrade to supported operating system and the Steam client will again be able to manage them on your PC properly.

would need to buy new pc parts if i want to that i cant afford. so im ♥♥♥♥♥♥.... games were all running just fine

Jaunitta 🌸 24 Jun @ 7:38pm

The upgrade to windows 10 was free I took the leap and was happy that its pretty similar no new parts required Steam registered my PC as windows 10.., however you ignored all and now the update is nolonger free .
Heres a how to do it
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/techtips/how-to-upgrade-from-windows-7-to-windows-10/

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truxtonet 24 Jun @ 8:02pm

do your best and get a debloated client of windows 10. backup everything and get tinkering fella. sorry it's this way but everything is modernizing

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fluxtorrent 24 Jun @ 8:02pm

Originally posted by VahidSlayerOfAll:
Originally posted by rawWwRrr:
They haven't taken them away. They are still licensed to your account. Upgrade to supported operating system and the Steam client will again be able to manage them on your PC properly.
would need to buy new pc parts if i want to that i cant afford. so im ♥♥♥♥♥♥.... games were all running just fine

This is patently false, any system that runs windows 7 runs 10 and 11

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SLG 24 Jun @ 8:19pm

Originally posted by fluxtorrent:
Originally posted by VahidSlayerOfAll:
would need to buy new pc parts if i want to that i cant afford. so im ♥♥♥♥♥♥.... games were all running just fine
This is patently false, any system that runs windows 7 runs 10 and 11

Technicalyy that is not correct. To upgrade to Windows 11, you have to have some requirements that some old systems will not support or have. The main one is TPM. My Windows 8.1 could not be upgraded to 11, but only to 10. That is one reason way I purchased a new gaming tower.

P.S. If I think I understand what you mean, you take the risk of not having a supported OS. I mean using a workaround to upgrade your Windows.

Also to topic starter: What is bricking? Did you mean breaking?

Last edited by SLG; 24 Jun @ 8:26pm

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truxtonet 24 Jun @ 8:52pm

Originally posted by SLG:
Originally posted by fluxtorrent:
This is patently false, any system that runs windows 7 runs 10 and 11
Technicalyy that is not correct. To upgrade to Windows 11, you have to have some requirements that some old systems will not support or have. The main one is TPM. My Windows 8.1 could not be upgraded to 11, but only to 10. That is one reason way I purchased a new gaming tower.

P.S. If I think I understand what you mean, you take the risk of not having a supported OS. I mean using a workaround to upgrade your Windows.

Also to topic starter: What is bricking? Did you mean breaking?

by bricking they mean they can't use the hardware for its intended purpose due to software issues

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