{"id":1191193,"date":"2023-10-11T14:53:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1191193"},"modified":"2023-10-11T14:53:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:53:07","slug":"valve-has-no-plans-for-counter-strike-2-support-on-macs-or-older-windows-pcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1191193","title":{"rendered":"Valve has no plans for Counter-Strike 2 support on Macs or older Windows PCs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Valve has confirmed<\/a> that Counter-Strike 2<\/em><\/a> (CS2<\/em>) won\u2019t support Mac and older Windows PCs. The game\u2019s predecessor, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/em> (CS:GO<\/em>), ran on those machines, but the company said since the refreshed title \u201crepresents the largest technical leap in CS<\/em> history,\u201d users on those platforms are out of luck.<\/p>\n

In addition to macOS, older hardware, \u201cincluding DirectX 9 and 32-bit operating systems,\u201d are discontinued. Valve described the abandonment as a \u201cdifficult decision\u201d based on technological advances. The company notes that, when combined, users on those platforms represented less than one percent of active CS:GO<\/em> players, suggesting the gaming behemoth didn\u2019t view legacy support for those platforms as a cost-conscious move.<\/p>\n

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Valve will offer refunds to eligible players on those systems who bought the Prime Status Upgrade<\/a>, an optional $15 boost that matches players with fellow subscribers while earning various bonuses. However, there are caveats. Mac users can only get their money back if \u201cmost of their CS:GO<\/em> playtime was on macOS\u201d between March 22 and September 27. Meanwhile, DirectX 9 and 32-bit Windows users must have bought Prime Status Upgrade from Steam between those dates.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Valve will only offer refunds until December 1. In addition, the company notes that CD keys, gifted purchases and banned accounts are ineligible.<\/p>\n

The legacy version of CS:GO<\/em>, currently classified as a \u201cfrozen build,\u201d is still available for players on the defunct platforms. But Valve says that version will lose support after January 1, 2024. Any functionality associated with the Game Coordinator (access to inventory) \u201cmay degrade and\/or fail\u201d after that date.<\/p>\n

Valve launched Counter-Strike 2<\/em> in late September after months of hype<\/a>. The enormous update offers enhanced graphics, upgraded maps and more believable smoke. It uses Valve\u2019s in-house Source 2 engine<\/a> for more believable lighting, sharper textures and updated geometry. CS2<\/em> replaced CS:GO<\/em> on Steam.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/valve-has-no-plans-for-counter-strike-2-support-on-macs-or-older-windows-pcs-185307909.html?src=rss
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Valve has confirmed that Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) won\u2019t support Mac and older Windows PCs. The game\u2019s predecessor, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), ran on those machines, but the company said since the refreshed title \u201crepresents the largest technical leap in CS … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[99,110],"tags":[98],"class_list":["post-1191193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-engadget","category-unfiltered-rss","tag-engadget"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1191193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1191193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1191193\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1191193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1191193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1191193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}