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Valve is closing the book on native 32‑bit Windows support for Steam: starting January 1, 2026, the Steam client will no longer be supported on 32‑bit versions of Windows, a move that Valve says affects roughly 0.01% of users but carries outsized implications for legacy machines, embedded...

Steam will stop supporting 32‑bit editions of Windows on January 1, 2026 — a decision that closes the last mainstream holdout for 32‑bit Windows on Valve’s gaming platform and forces the small number of remaining Windows 10 32‑bit users to plan a near‑term migration if they want continued...

Valve has set a firm deadline: beginning January 1, 2026, the Steam desktop client will stop receiving official support on 32‑bit editions of Windows — effectively ending the platform’s last holdout for 32‑bit Windows and forcing the tiny remaining cohort of users on Windows 10 32‑bit to migrate...

Valve will stop supporting Steam on 32‑bit editions of Windows on January 1, 2026, a move aimed at simplifying engineering, reducing security risk, and aligning the platform with the 64‑bit baseline that now dominates the PC ecosystem. Background The PC ecosystem completed its long migration...

Valve has set a firm deadline: beginning January 1, 2026, the Steam desktop client will stop receiving official support on 32‑bit editions of Windows, effectively freezing the client on any Windows 32‑bit machines and forcing the small remaining user base to migrate or accept an unsupported...

Valve will stop supporting 32‑bit editions of Windows for the Steam desktop client on January 1, 2026, a decision that effectively ends a long era of 32‑bit platform compatibility while imposing a clear migration deadline for the tiny fraction of users still running Windows 10 (32‑bit)...

Valve has put a firm date on the end of an era: beginning January 1, 2026, Steam will stop supporting 32‑bit editions of Windows — a move that is technically predictable, low‑impact for the vast majority of users, but urgent and potentially disruptive for the small cohort still running Windows...

Valve will stop supporting Steam on 32‑bit Windows systems on January 1, 2026 — a move that affects a vanishingly small slice of the PC gaming population but signals a permanent industry shift away from 32‑bit desktop platforms and toward exclusive 64‑bit support. (windowscentral.com) Background...

Valve will stop supporting 32‑bit editions of Windows in the Steam client on January 1, 2026, a move that closes the final mainstream chapter of 32‑bit desktop support on Steam and forces a small—but real—group of users to migrate, back up data, or accept an unsupported client...

Valve will stop supporting 32‑bit versions of Windows for the Steam client on January 1, 2026, a move the company says affects only a vanishing fraction of users but which nevertheless closes a long-running chapter in the 32‑bit to 64‑bit transition for PC gaming. (windowscentral.com) Background...

Steam will stop supporting Windows 32‑bit installations on January 1, 2026, a move that, if confirmed and implemented as reported, will leave the vanishingly small number of users still running Windows 10 in its 32‑bit form without client updates, security fixes, or official Steam Support help —...

Valve’s storefront has quietly moved the goalposts: games with mature themes that would once have been allowed into Steam’s Early Access program are now being refused entry outright, a change that has developers scrambling and reignited a broader fight over who — platforms, payment networks...

August 29, 2025 delivered an unexpected lifeline to owners of aging Windows Mixed Reality headsets: a new native SteamVR driver called Oasis that restores direct SteamVR/OpenXR compatibility for devices left orphaned after Microsoft deprecated the Mixed Reality Portal. (roadtovr.com) Background...

A new wave of excitement is rippling across the PC gaming community, driven not by another Windows update, but by the dramatic progress of SteamOS and its popular derivatives like Bazzite. For years, Windows has dominated gaming desktops, bolstered by extensive first-party support, game...

Microsoft's recent unveiling of the Xbox PC app aims to revolutionize handheld gaming by optimizing Windows 11 for portable devices. This initiative, highlighted by the upcoming ROG Xbox Ally, seeks to address longstanding criticisms of Windows 11's performance on handheld platforms. However...

Valve’s Linux-based SteamOS is rapidly reshaping the landscape of PC gaming, with new data from Steam’s July 2025 Hardware & Software survey illustrating a notable shift in user preference away from Microsoft’s once-unassailable Windows 11. According to the survey, SteamOS market share surged by...

Valve’s ambitious gamble on Linux-based SteamOS is beginning to pay off, as the OS quietly erodes Windows 11’s supremacy in the gaming space. Latest data from the July 2025 Steam Hardware & Software survey shows SteamOS posting its highest growth rate yet, while Microsoft’s flagship Windows 11...

When Valve launched the Steam Deck in early 2022, skepticism was rampant. PC gaming had, until then, been a world deeply rooted in desks, massive rigs, and the never-ending chase for ever-more powerful graphics cards. Yet, Valve’s handheld wasn’t just a curiosity—it quickly became the benchmark...

Steam’s arrival as a native app on Apple Silicon Macs, available now through the latest beta release, marks a long-awaited turning point for macOS gaming enthusiasts and streamlines a transition period fraught with performance woes. For years, Valve’s legendary game client was forced to run on...

Valve's recent update to Steam marks a significant advancement in making gaming more inclusive by introducing detailed accessibility tags for games. This initiative allows developers to specify the accessibility features their games support, enabling players to make informed choices based on...