Hi,

i am a Windows 7 user and I think that Endzone is a very interesting game. Can I run it on a Windows 7 machine, too? Many thanks for a reply!

Hi assemble-made,

how long can and do you want still to support Windows 7 "unofficially"? I do mean your future projects, too. I can never move to Windows 10 because it is spyware without limits!

https://www.privacytools.io/operating-systems/

That is clear (no more support by MS), but what use are security updates including MS-spyware like in Windows 10?

Is it logic to support only operating systems without any rights of user privacy? With your Windows 10 only support (now and in the future) you will "reward" the very questionable behavior of MS and leave users like me in the lurch. One thing is certain: I can not go that way (and I am not alone)!

Hi Kai,

zuerst vielen Dank, dass du überhaupt geantwortet hast. Schade ist aber, dass du auf die konkreten Fragestellungen überhaupt keine Stellung bezogen hast. :-( Ich kann mir schon denken, warum...wer will schon bei so einer großen Adresse wie Microsoft als Entwickler öffentlich anecken. Liege ich da etwa falsch?

PS:Hat sich mit der Einführung der Spyware Windows 10 (x64) wirklich systemtechnisch alles so dramatisch und grundlegend verändert, dass ein Windows 7 (x64) Port für euch keinen Sinn mehr ergibt und schlicht unwirtschaftlich geworden ist?

Might I suggest switching to Linux Mint if you're that worried about MS spyware? Win10 sucks, I agree, and 7 was the best but it's still Windows. :P

Scam business in plain sight. Devs gotta sell win 10 spyware. GOG gotta sell win 10 spyware. GOG Galaxy spyware.

Hi,
Kai könntest du bitte deine Kollegen fragen, die sich mit der Thematik auskennen, wo genau der riesige Unterschied liegt, wenn es um die Kompatibilität zwischen Windows 7 (x64) und Windows 10 (x64) geht anhand von ein paar Beispielen? Welche Problemstellen und Fehler können es sein? Okay DirectX12 gibt es nur für Windows 10, aber wo ein Wille da auch ein Weg: https://www.pcwelt.de/news/Windows-7-erhaelt-DirectX-12-Unterstuetzung-10654566.html Zitat: Mittlerweile stellt Microsoft allen Entwicklern die Möglichkeit zur Verfügung, in ihren Spielen auch unter Windows 7 DirectX 12 zu verwenden. Da entfiele für euch doch eine enorme Hürde weg!!

Laut dieser Quelle:
https://netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?options=%7B%22filter%22%3A%7B%22%24and%22%3A%5B%7B%22deviceType%22%3A%7B%22%24in%22%3A%5B%22Desktop%2Flaptop%22%5D%7D%7D%2C%7B%22platform%22%3A%7B%22%24in%22%3A%5B%22Windows%22%5D%7D%7D%5D%7D%2C%22dateLabel%22%3A%22Custom%22%2C%22attributes%22%3A%22share%22%2C%22group%22%3A%22platformVersion%22%2C%22sort%22%3A%7B%22share%22%3A-1%7D%2C%22id%22%3A%22platformsDesktopVersions%22%2C%22dateInterval%22%3A%22Monthly%22%2C%22dateStart%22%3A%222020-04%22%2C%22dateEnd%22%3A%222020-04%22%2C%22segments%22%3A%22-1000%22%7D

sind per April 2020 noch bis zu 30% aller User, mit Windows 7 unterwegs. Der Windows7-Markt ist also nach dem Ende des Supports durch MS nicht dramatisch auf 1% geschrumpft, dass sich ein Windows7-Port von Endzone für euch nicht lohnen würde.

Darf ich euch fragen, wieviele Angestellte habt ihr eigentlich in eurem Unternehmen?

Hey,

Developer here, let me answer it this way.

It might very well be the case that Windows 7 has a market share of 30% overall including office PCs and the like. Looking at the steam hardware survey, which is a good and accepted reference throughout the gaming industry, the market share of Windows 7 is below 8%, accumulating Windows 7 32 bit (which we wouldn't support either way, because we are 64 bit only) and Windows 7 64 bit. [Source: store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam]

At the moment, you CAN run the game on Windows 7, but we don't have the manpower or resources to be able to check for bugs and compatibility with every release. On top of that, we are not using our own engine but Unity. Having third party technology as the foundation of our work has up and downsides. A lot of upsides lie in the fact that there are a lot of Unity engineers trying to make the engine better and more reliable with every release. One of the downsides is the fact that Unity decides which build targets and operating systems are compatible. With Microsoft ending the regular support cycle, it might very well be that Unity Technologies decides (at one point) that keeping up support for Windows 7 has become irrelevant. At that moment, we would not be able to benefit from any further updates of the engine, would we have to ensure Windows 7 compatibility. We don't want to risk that, for a build target, where Steam Stats tell us, this is below 10% of potential players.

So, we try to stay safe and only promise support for Windows 10. We know this situation is not ideal, but we don't want to make a promise that is potentially out of our hands to keep.

I hope this makes some sense.

Cheers,
Matthias

Kai, wenn du den Feedback deiner Kollegen zu den Unterschieden zwischen Windows 7 und Windows 10 jenseits von DirectX12 hier posten würdest, wäre ich dir hierfür sehr dankbar. Du schreibst, ihr wärt maximal 11 Leute...das erklärt einige deiner Standpunkte.