Maintaining The Library: How GOG Is Preparing For Windows 10

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GOG is preparing its catalog of current and classic games to work with Windows 10. So far, the process has been easy, with only a few hiccups by way of bugs and a few incompatibility issues.

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[dstarr3]

Good guy GOG.

 

[KublaiKhan]

Maybe the operating system shouldn't be changing every three years? Just a thought....

 

[somebodyspecial]

Maybe the operating system shouldn't be changing every three years? Just a thought....

Agreed. Just adding features like 98 OSR2 etc. It should be a 5-7yr cycle, with extension pack purchase for new features etc if desired by the user. Business hates this crap anyway, and users have really never gained much rev to rev. You can keep your UI changes if they slow me down repeatedly anyway. I would have been OK with DX just being added to XP constantly instead of win vista/7/8. Each rev just added more crap I turn off, and have to dig through to be productive. Windows Explorer has become something I hate and constantly replace with 3rd party stuff to actually become productive in it again.

UI people just need to ask themselves this: Is it less clicks than before for my new fandangled feature or NOT? If not, FAIL, feature not included. Same for any change. More clicks = wasted time. IF you insist on this crap, always leave a box for "I'd rather be FASTER than use these stupid changes thanks", for the rest of us. That's not to say there are NO useful features in the gens of MS operating systems, it's just that most changes seem like change for the sake of change, and usually in stupid ways. I'd say the same for Office also. I can't tell you how many things they changed in excel/word 2013 that drive me nuts, and have forced me to learn stupid keyboard shortcuts to do the same things I used to do in a click or two (and faster than hitting 3-4 keys for the shortcuts too, not to mention I only have so much memory for these stupid things!). It would seem all we got over the years is faster boot times, which they probably could have done with a service pack or much OSR2 like deal. It's not like we would stop buying windows just because you don't massively change the UI every year or two (which just causes massive training in IT, and user time wasted constantly). I digress...

Quit the stupidity Microsoft. I can't wait for a full ANDROID/Linux/SteamOS triboot PC with 75-100w ARM cores Make all the changes you want UNDER the hood that make things faster where the top stays the same, or I'll abandon MS in all things ASAP. I love hardware upgrades, which show gains every time, but the software? Mostly useless for consumers (not talking some massive server gains here), with stupid pretty stuff slowing me down on top of massively more clicks to do any operation.

 

[dstarr3]

UI people just need to ask themselves this: Is it less clicks than before for my new fandangled feature or NOT? If not, FAIL, feature not included. Same for any change. More clicks = wasted time.

This is the number one reason I get so fed up with the Facebook and YouTube apps on my phone. It seems like with every single update, the things I use take one more click than it did before. It's like they know exactly what features I want and use, and push them as far out of my reach as possible.

 

[kyllien]

Maybe the operating system shouldn't be changing every three years? Just a thought....

Agreed. Just adding features like 98 OSR2 etc. It should be a 5-7yr cycle, with extension pack purchase for new features etc if desired by the user. Business hates this crap anyway, and users have really never gained much rev to rev. You can keep your UI changes if they slow me down repeatedly anyway. I would have been OK with DX just being added to XP constantly instead of win vista/7/8. Each rev just added more crap I turn off, and have to dig through to be productive. Windows Explorer has become something I hate and constantly replace with 3rd party stuff to actually become productive in it again.

UI people just need to ask themselves this: Is it less clicks than before for my new fandangled feature or NOT? If not, FAIL, feature not included. Same for any change. More clicks = wasted time. IF you insist on this crap, always leave a box for "I'd rather be FASTER than use these stupid changes thanks", for the rest of us. That's not to say there are NO useful features in the gens of MS operating systems, it's just that most changes seem like change for the sake of change, and usually in stupid ways. I'd say the same for Office also. I can't tell you how many things they changed in excel/word 2013 that drive me nuts, and have forced me to learn stupid keyboard shortcuts to do the same things I used to do in a click or two (and faster than hitting 3-4 keys for the shortcuts too, not to mention I only have so much memory for these stupid things!). It would seem all we got over the years is faster boot times, which they probably could have done with a service pack or much OSR2 like deal. It's not like we would stop buying windows just because you don't massively change the UI every year or two (which just causes massive training in IT, and user time wasted constantly). I digress...

Quit the stupidity Microsoft. I can't wait for a full ANDROID/Linux/SteamOS triboot PC with 75-100w ARM cores Make all the changes you want UNDER the hood that make things faster where the top stays the same, or I'll abandon MS in all things ASAP. I love hardware upgrades, which show gains every time, but the software? Mostly useless for consumers (not talking some massive server gains here), with stupid pretty stuff slowing me down on top of massively more clicks to do any operation.

That doesn't make any sense. Even if MS decided to add DirectX 12 to Windows 7 GOG would have ran into the same problems.

A for the record
Windows XP - 2001
Windows Vista - 2007 (6 years)
Windows 7 - 2009 (2 Years but this also was not a major change to kernel)
Windows 8 - 2012 (3 Years, again not a major change to the kernel)
Windows 10 - 2015 (3 years from Windows 8 and 6 years from Windows 7)

 

[alidan]

Maybe the operating system shouldn't be changing every three years? Just a thought....

Agreed. Just adding features like 98 OSR2 etc. It should be a 5-7yr cycle, with extension pack purchase for new features etc if desired by the user. Business hates this crap anyway, and users have really never gained much rev to rev. You can keep your UI changes if they slow me down repeatedly anyway. I would have been OK with DX just being added to XP constantly instead of win vista/7/8. Each rev just added more crap I turn off, and have to dig through to be productive. Windows Explorer has become something I hate and constantly replace with 3rd party stuff to actually become productive in it again.

UI people just need to ask themselves this: Is it less clicks than before for my new fandangled feature or NOT? If not, FAIL, feature not included. Same for any change. More clicks = wasted time. IF you insist on this crap, always leave a box for "I'd rather be FASTER than use these stupid changes thanks", for the rest of us. That's not to say there are NO useful features in the gens of MS operating systems, it's just that most changes seem like change for the sake of change, and usually in stupid ways. I'd say the same for Office also. I can't tell you how many things they changed in excel/word 2013 that drive me nuts, and have forced me to learn stupid keyboard shortcuts to do the same things I used to do in a click or two (and faster than hitting 3-4 keys for the shortcuts too, not to mention I only have so much memory for these stupid things!). It would seem all we got over the years is faster boot times, which they probably could have done with a service pack or much OSR2 like deal. It's not like we would stop buying windows just because you don't massively change the UI every year or two (which just causes massive training in IT, and user time wasted constantly). I digress...

Quit the stupidity Microsoft. I can't wait for a full ANDROID/Linux/SteamOS triboot PC with 75-100w ARM cores Make all the changes you want UNDER the hood that make things faster where the top stays the same, or I'll abandon MS in all things ASAP. I love hardware upgrades, which show gains every time, but the software? Mostly useless for consumers (not talking some massive server gains here), with stupid pretty stuff slowing me down on top of massively more clicks to do any operation.

as a user, i love the glass ui because i put things behind the top of windows that light up when my attention is needed, seeing behind things like that really helps.

overall i agree with you, i wish they would make a windows 3.1 and windows xp emulation pack, where everything runs and it works in current windows as a windowed application.

windows 3.1 because there are games that only play in 3.1 and nothing else
win xp because its the last os that seemed to have full native compatibility without jumping through hoops.

i also agree with i despise change for change sake. look at your control panel, right now i have 5 explorer windows open to commonly used locations on my hdd, in xp i could right click them and chose cascade ot tial vert/horis and i would get them all on screen at once, hovering over them and being able to see everything in a small window helps, but its not the same.

key aspects of the os should always stay the same with functionality either added or improved without the requirement to relearn basic things, only learn new things. this is the biggest issue i have with windows.

also, i use older software like acdsee pro 8.1 which i think is either 9 or 10 years old... the thing is moving to windows 10 may break it or other programs... which is why i dont want to do an upgrade if i can help it at all... i want a clean install and possible a dual boot with my current win 7 and 10, 10 looks to have performance increases even for older hardware over 7, but compatibility is an issue along with what if the upgrade screws up and kills all my data. i also dont know if the start menu functions the same way as 7, this was a big reason i never moved to 8 even when i had the chance.

 

[KublaiKhan]

I wanted to add that Valve prepares for Windows 10 by counting customer's money and laughing.

 

[kyllien]

I wanted to add that Valve prepares for Windows 10 by counting customer's money and laughing.

What is that supposed to mean? Valve, aka Steam, will keep right on making money whether you upgrade to Windows 10 or not.

 

[kyllien]

Maybe the operating system shouldn't be changing every three years? Just a thought....

Agreed. Just adding features like 98 OSR2 etc. It should be a 5-7yr cycle, with extension pack purchase for new features etc if desired by the user. Business hates this crap anyway, and users have really never gained much rev to rev. You can keep your UI changes if they slow me down repeatedly anyway. I would have been OK with DX just being added to XP constantly instead of win vista/7/8. Each rev just added more crap I turn off, and have to dig through to be productive. Windows Explorer has become something I hate and constantly replace with 3rd party stuff to actually become productive in it again.

UI people just need to ask themselves this: Is it less clicks than before for my new fandangled feature or NOT? If not, FAIL, feature not included. Same for any change. More clicks = wasted time. IF you insist on this crap, always leave a box for "I'd rather be FASTER than use these stupid changes thanks", for the rest of us. That's not to say there are NO useful features in the gens of MS operating systems, it's just that most changes seem like change for the sake of change, and usually in stupid ways. I'd say the same for Office also. I can't tell you how many things they changed in excel/word 2013 that drive me nuts, and have forced me to learn stupid keyboard shortcuts to do the same things I used to do in a click or two (and faster than hitting 3-4 keys for the shortcuts too, not to mention I only have so much memory for these stupid things!). It would seem all we got over the years is faster boot times, which they probably could have done with a service pack or much OSR2 like deal. It's not like we would stop buying windows just because you don't massively change the UI every year or two (which just causes massive training in IT, and user time wasted constantly). I digress...

Quit the stupidity Microsoft. I can't wait for a full ANDROID/Linux/SteamOS triboot PC with 75-100w ARM cores Make all the changes you want UNDER the hood that make things faster where the top stays the same, or I'll abandon MS in all things ASAP. I love hardware upgrades, which show gains every time, but the software? Mostly useless for consumers (not talking some massive server gains here), with stupid pretty stuff slowing me down on top of massively more clicks to do any operation.

as a user, i love the glass ui because i put things behind the top of windows that light up when my attention is needed, seeing behind things like that really helps.

overall i agree with you, i wish they would make a windows 3.1 and windows xp emulation pack, where everything runs and it works in current windows as a windowed application.

windows 3.1 because there are games that only play in 3.1 and nothing else
win xp because its the last os that seemed to have full native compatibility without jumping through hoops.

i also agree with i despise change for change sake. look at your control panel, right now i have 5 explorer windows open to commonly used locations on my hdd, in xp i could right click them and chose cascade ot tial vert/horis and i would get them all on screen at once, hovering over them and being able to see everything in a small window helps, but its not the same.

key aspects of the os should always stay the same with functionality either added or improved without the requirement to relearn basic things, only learn new things. this is the biggest issue i have with windows.

also, i use older software like acdsee pro 8.1 which i think is either 9 or 10 years old... the thing is moving to windows 10 may break it or other programs... which is why i dont want to do an upgrade if i can help it at all... i want a clean install and possible a dual boot with my current win 7 and 10, 10 looks to have performance increases even for older hardware over 7, but compatibility is an issue along with what if the upgrade screws up and kills all my data. i also dont know if the start menu functions the same way as 7, this was a big reason i never moved to 8 even when i had the chance.

Almost everything that runs on Windows 7 should run on Windows 10. The exception would be older hardware as that may need a new driver. Finally, if the older software won't run on Windows 10 maybe a newer version of the software or different software is in order.