Valve has ended Counter-Strike 2 help for Mac and older PC {hardware}.
“Counter-Strike 2 represents the biggest technical leap in CS historical past, and our purpose is to proceed to develop Counter-Strike for years to come back,” it stated.
“As know-how advances, we now have made the troublesome determination to discontinue help for older {hardware}, together with DirectX 9 and 32-bit working techniques. Similarly, we’ll not help macOS.”
The firm stated that mixed, these platforms represented lower than one p.c of lively Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gamers.
Moving ahead, Counter-Strike 2 will solely help 64-bit Windows and Linux.
Players who’re unable to launch Counter-Strike 2 with their present {hardware} will be capable to entry a legacy model of CS:GO. It’s a frozen construct of the sport that has all options aside from official matchmaking.
However, help for this model of CS:GO will finish on January 1, 2024, after which it’s going to nonetheless be obtainable, “however sure performance that depends on compatibility with the Game Coordinator (e.g., entry to stock) might degrade and/or fail”.
Refunds to eligible affected prospects who’ve paid for the sport’s Prime Status improve can be obtainable till December 1, 2023.
Valve launched Counter-Strike 2 in late September. The recreation arrived as a successor to CS:GO, permitting gamers to deliver throughout their stock from the older recreation.
The free-to-play title had been obtainable to some CS:GO gamers since March as a part of a restricted technical check.
