The other day, I bought Battlefield 3 on Origin for $5.00 only to discover that the game won't play on Windows XP at all because it has no DX9; only DX10 and 11. I wouldn't have even thought to check the minimum OS requirements because I've played numerous games released in the last 1 or 2 years that worked on XP. There are only two other games I know of that don't support it: Halo 2 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown. But from what I understand, both of them have workarounds to make them run on XP.
The point is: how long will it be until it becomes ordinary for newly released games to not run on XP? Upgrading to Windows 7 or 8 would mean proceeding with an overdue new computer build because my current one is 6 years old. But I've been out of work for 5 years and don't feel like spending a lot. How much longer can I beat the dying horse?
The point is: how long will it be until it becomes ordinary for newly released games to not run on XP? Upgrading to Windows 7 or 8 would mean proceeding with an overdue new computer build because my current one is 6 years old. But I've been out of work for 5 years and don't feel like spending a lot. How much longer can I beat the dying horse?