![]() #Mac os on steam 7 mac#I don't think it's going to affect too much except for the fact that the missing Linux (Actually SteamOS) and Mac icons cause confusion and would lead people to believe they are not available there.Īnd let's not forget about the plethora of Windows games that we play through Proton which are also not officially supported (except in the few cases when they are - to a degree - but even then it's just because the devs are just that cool and generous) On the other hand, those are all old games and I wouldn't expect such deal to expire before the games that they cover reach the end of development which is enough time for they to become mature and stable enough. This certainly seems to me like yet another roadbump that companies must hit in order to port games to other platforms, and I think it's also something that makes it more expensive. It's sad that support for some platforms reach the end of the road just because someone set an arbitrary date for it, and technically there would be no reason for it :( This is a very ugly thing that I didn't know about. In this case it's a bit more unique that it only affected the external ports. We see this with racing games, football games, and sometimes music also causes issues and more where licenses are often for a specific time period. Going forward though, they're not being advertised or supported.Ī shame but actually somewhat common. So what does this actually mean? The Linux ports still exist, still work as expected and anyone who buys them on Steam would still get them too as they're attached to standard purchases. Confirming this to me on Twitter, Feral Interactive stated "Hi, these games have been removed from sale on macOS/Linux due to their licenses expiring.". Why? They all have a common publisher - Warner. On the macOS side, they lost even more as a few Lego titles also vanished and Batman: Arkham City too from mentioning macOS. The change happened just before the end of 2020 on both titles, as seen on SteamDB ( #1 - #2). It seems Feral Interactive have a few less ports available to buy supported for Linux and macOS to start off 2021 with as both Mad Max and Shadow of Mordor have been delisted for both platforms.
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