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The Steam gaming platform is by far the most widespread and popular place for the gaming community. Its users can freely purchase game titles of all genres, or even connect with their friends and enjoy gaming moments together. However, this fairy tale will have an early end for some Apple fans.onec. Valve, which operates Steam, announcedthat it is going to end support for users of older operating systems from the workshop in January AppIf you are using an older Apple computer and don't want to lose the Steam app at any cost, you will have to upgrade to a newer version of macOS.

Users who are still using macOS 10.10 Yosemite or older will lose official support. How will the change affect these systems? Users will simply not be able to launch the Steam application and therefore will not be able to launch their purchased game titles. In fact, it is very remarkable that until now, for example, OS X Lion, which was released in 2011, has received support.

What Steam looks like in macOS 10.14 Mojave

The changes are due to a complete overhaul of the Steam client, which is partly based on elements of the Google browser. Chrome, which are not supported in older versions. After updating to the latest version, Macs with older operating systems will still be allowed to access the application, but they will completely lose the ability to chatThe final end of support will occur at the start of the new year, i.e. January 1, 2019. If you want to continue using the full Steam application, you will need miniat least macOS 10.11 El Capitan.

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