Are most games written in 64-bit code now?

[box o rocks]

As the title says, I am wondering if most of today's games are still 32-bit and can only address 4GB of RAM, or if the developers have moved on to 64-bit now. I can't seem to find a current list of which games are 64-bit, so if anyone knows of one, please pass it on.

 

[James Mason]

Eh, it's like 50/50.

There's no reason to not have a 64-bit OS anymore, but games don't necesarilly always need more than 4gbs of ram anyways, so many are still coded in 32-bit, but that's mostly dependent on the engine the game is built with, older engines will still be 32bit, but all newer engines will be 64-bit.

 

[derekullo]

The big game developers will either support both or just 64 bit.

The majority are switching over to 64 bit only for stability and being able to address a larger amount of ram for a more immersive game, also less work not having to recompile and test the 32 bit code.

I was surprised just the other day I found an Intel Compute Stick with Windows 10 32 bit, now I know Windows 10 comes in 32 bit lol.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

"now I know Windows 10 comes in 32 bit lol"

Well of course it does. Microsoft wouldn't bring out a new Windows version that maybe half the world's population couldn't use because their system's CPU isn't 64-bit capable.

That would have seriously hurt Windows 10 adoption and sales figures.

 

[box o rocks]

So, is there any way to tell which games are 64-bit? And which are still offered in 32-bit?

 

[James Mason]

Their System Requirements.
They'll specify whether you need a 64-bit OS or not.

 

[box o rocks]

Their System Requirements.
They'll specific whether you need a 64-bit OS or not.

Duh... I guess that should have been obvious, huh?