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Posted July 08, 2015
Windows 10 is coming on July 29th and we are as ready as can be!

You have been asking on our forums, and now we are here with the official word! We're getting ready for Windows 10 and putting our QA Team at full capacity to test the games we (and you!) are looking forward to play on the upcoming OS.

Currently, we are very optimistic about July 29th and hope you will make a near-seamless transition to gaming on the newest version of your Windows operating system.

GOG.com has always been about making sure our releases, especially the classics, are tested and playable out of the box on modern computers.



When GOG.com launched in 2008, Windows XP was by far the most popular operating system among gamers. Ever since then we've meticulously tested our entire library to introduce Day 1 compatibility with every new Windows release. We've done it for Windows 7, we've done it for Windows 8 - now we're doing it all again for Windows 10.

So far, things are looking great. We're encountering very few problems and most of those are either resolvable on our end, or likely to get fixed as Windows 10 nears release. In fact, many games that had issues on operating systems newer than Windows XP once again won’t suffer any hiccups on Windows 10. The OS is still a work in progress, so while anything can happen until the release date we're confident for the future. This is the smoothest transition to a brand new system that we've ever worked on.

Some games may need a patch to run perfectly smoothly, but don't worry - they will be available on the site, and if you use GOG Galaxy, your games will be ready to go automatically.
Posted July 08, 2015
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deathjet: Given that there's still no word on what happened to 9, I'm leery.
But I'm going to start transitioning over to Linux. . . eventually. At least then I won't have to use the registry to disable software.
7 ate 9 :P
Posted July 08, 2015
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deathjet: Given that there's still no word on what happened to 9, I'm leery.
But I'm going to start transitioning over to Linux. . . eventually. At least then I won't have to use the registry to disable software.
I still run Windows 7 on my main computer and HTPC. Primarily for the many number of games that aren't on Linux yet, and Netflix and Amazon Prime still don't play well with Linux. Everything else I have is on Linux. A netbook, laptop and desktop are running Linux Mint, and one desktop will be running Mageia, Fedora and Arch so I can experiment with other distros. A Debian server running Minecraft server. I also have a desktop and laptop at work that run Linux Mint.

I may not be able to completely walk away from Windows yet, but it's now in the minority in my house. I've been very happy with Linux Mint MATE and Linux Mint Cinnamon.
Posted July 08, 2015
Windows XP still works fine here. Microsoft isn't offering anything that I already don't have here.
Posted July 08, 2015
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deathjet: Given that there's still no word on what happened to 9, I'm leery.
But I'm going to start transitioning over to Linux. . . eventually. At least then I won't have to use the registry to disable software.
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JudasIscariot: 7 ate 9 :P
Microsoft has mentioned that once we use Windows 10, we'll understand why they skipped 9. Windows is like Star Trek, every other release is bad. So by skipping 9 Microsoft is skipping the good version.

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flashpulse: Windows XP still works fine here. Microsoft isn't offering anything that I already don't have here.
As much as I liked it, XP is done for me. I have a couple of old systems that I am transitioning to a Windows 7 and a Linux Mint. Between memory limitations and lack of 64bit, it was time to move on. I finally dumped my last Pentium 4 recently. Everything is on Core 2 Duo or better.

I am considering running Windows XP 64bit as a test to run a game server that needs a lot of memory. I figure it would use less resources, and I'm not concerned about too many drivers since it will only be a game server.
Post edited July 08, 2015 by jalister
Posted July 08, 2015
Great news. Thanks GOG. I'm looking forward to the upgrade albeit I've only recently become a competent and confident Win 8.1 user as I was with previous editions of Windows dating back to Windows 3.1. Learning new OSes has become a metagame.

The fact that game developers have made more games for DOS, Windows and XBox than any other platform (likely all platforms combined) bodes well for my Good ol' Games playing. Of course I expect most new games will continue to be released on the Windows 10/ XBoxOne ecosystem. Being able to share gaming experiences with all of my gaming friends, even those without gaming PCs, is definitely something to look forward to.
Posted July 08, 2015
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Paul31286: Yeah, this is exactly why I'm skeptical about all of this. If you filter the GOG catalogue by WIndows 7 and Windows 8 support, you'll see that there are about 50 games which don't work on Windows 8, two of them being Desperados and Gangsters. I don't think I'll ever upgrade to Windows 8/10 if it means I'll lose part of my games library. Windows 7 is perfectly fine the way it is.
I'm inclined to agree. Windows 8 took a step down in old game compatibility, I think it's something to do with DirectDraw being deprecated.
Posted July 08, 2015
Very nice, I'm such a happy GOG customer, even the comunication is excelente. Good Job
Posted July 08, 2015
Will we have a list of Windows 10 games on launch? And his windows 10 good for gaming, do old agmes work well?
Posted July 08, 2015
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JudasIscariot: 7 ate 9 :P
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jalister: Microsoft has mentioned that once we use Windows 10, we'll understand why they skipped 9. Windows is like Star Trek, every other release is bad. So by skipping 9 Microsoft is skipping the good version.

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flashpulse: Windows XP still works fine here. Microsoft isn't offering anything that I already don't have here.
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jalister: As much as I liked it, XP is done for me. I have a couple of old systems that I am transitioning to a Windows 7 and a Linux Mint. Between memory limitations and lack of 64bit, it was time to move on. I finally dumped my last Pentium 4 recently. Everything is on Core 2 Duo or better.

I am considering running Windows XP 64bit as a test to run a game server that needs a lot of memory. I figure it would use less resources, and I'm not concerned about too many drivers since it will only be a game server.
Windows XP servers are a horrible idea, unless you hate all the people who will play on it and want to give them malware. And also hate yourself and want to spend hours administering it - XP was fundamentally not designed with being online in mind, and it really shows.

XP was written for a completely different computing environment. It's no longer possible to adequately secure it, and it can only barely handle the internet. Using it as a server is just a bad idea.
Post edited July 08, 2015 by Gilozard
Posted July 08, 2015
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Maverick89: Will we have a list of Windows 10 games on launch? And his windows 10 good for gaming, do old agmes work well?
So far, it seems that more games work nice with Windows 10 than 8/8.1. It seems that they have either brought back full Direct Draw support, or they have created a nice wrapper that emulates it. Either way, I have successfully tested several games that did not work on 8 that work fantastic on 10.
Posted July 08, 2015
Thank you! Really appreciate GOG's commitment to gamers.
Posted July 08, 2015
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flashpulse: Windows XP still works fine here. Microsoft isn't offering anything that I already don't have here.
That's like saying that cars in the 50s drove, so all these newfangled cars with seatbelts and ABS aren't offering anything you don't have. It's obviously untrue, and makes you look dangerously ignorant.

XP is no longer securable, and every connected XP computer is going to become part of a botnet. There is literally no other alternative. XP's fundamental design is not capable of handling an always-connected world. There was nothing wrong with XP when it was around, but it's simply not capable of dealing with modern computing.

If price is an issue, Linux Mint or Lubuntu look almost exactly like XP and are incredibly easy to use.
If game compatibility is a concern, GOG games are certified for Windows 7, 8, and now 10. Or, WINE works pretty well for older games on Linux.
If drivers are an issue, grab a cheap machine for going online and air gap your XP computer.
If your emotional attachment to XP and fear of learning a new OS is the issue, put on your big person pants and take a Learn2Computer class at your local library.

There are no excuses for going online with XP at this point.
Posted July 08, 2015
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jalister: Microsoft has mentioned that once we use Windows 10, we'll understand why they skipped 9. Windows is like Star Trek, every other release is bad. So by skipping 9 Microsoft is skipping the good version.

As much as I liked it, XP is done for me. I have a couple of old systems that I am transitioning to a Windows 7 and a Linux Mint. Between memory limitations and lack of 64bit, it was time to move on. I finally dumped my last Pentium 4 recently. Everything is on Core 2 Duo or better.

I am considering running Windows XP 64bit as a test to run a game server that needs a lot of memory. I figure it would use less resources, and I'm not concerned about too many drivers since it will only be a game server.
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Gilozard: Windows XP servers are a horrible idea, unless you hate all the people who will play on it and want to give them malware. And also hate yourself and want to spend hours administering it.

XP was written for a completely different computing environment. It's no longer possible to adequately secure it. The only time XP should still be on a computer is when that computer is air gapped and used for a specific purpose.
It would be on a DMZ, and the only ports open would be the ports that are needed to access the game server software. Plus the game server will most likely be private, and I could restrict access by IP address or VPNs. I would prefer to run Linux, but a couple things I want to run require Windows.

I actually still have an XP computer that I will be converting to Linux. It's on 24/7/365. I've seen that computer go as much as 380 days without a restart. I use it to download large files whenever I need to. I can RDP to it also, this way I can have things waiting for me when I get home. I've run extensive scans on it, and checked through it thoroughly. As far as I can tell, it has not been compromised. I'm the go to guy in our tech company for virus and malware removal, so I'm fairly confident the computer is clean. There's only one thing holding me back from migrating that XP to Linux, but I'm may have a solution for that. I just need to take some time to configure and test it.

I'm not endorsing people to stick with XP. It is time to move on. However, I can still see specialized uses for it if you know how to protect the computer, and also protect the rest of your network from that computer.
Posted July 08, 2015
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Zacron: So far, it seems that more games work nice with Windows 10 than 8/8.1. It seems that they have either brought back full Direct Draw support, or they have created a nice wrapper that emulates it. Either way, I have successfully tested several games that did not work on 8 that work fantastic on 10.
Ah, I'm now intrigued! The specific problem with Windows 8's DD 'support' is that the emulation is incredibly slow (it was emulated in 7 and ran fine). The games you've noticed an improvement on, was the problem on Windows 8 that they ran slowly?
Posted July 08, 2015
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Gilozard: Windows XP servers are a horrible idea, unless you hate all the people who will play on it and want to give them malware. And also hate yourself and want to spend hours administering it.

XP was written for a completely different computing environment. It's no longer possible to adequately secure it. The only time XP should still be on a computer is when that computer is air gapped and used for a specific purpose.
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jalister: It would be on a DMZ, and the only ports open would be the ports that are needed to access the game server software. Plus the game server will most likely be private, and I could restrict access by IP address or VPNs. I would prefer to run Linux, but a couple things I want to run require Windows.

I actually still have an XP computer that I will be converting to Linux. It's on 24/7/365. I've seen that computer go as much as 380 days without a restart. I use it to download large files whenever I need to. I can RDP to it also, this way I can have things waiting for me when I get home. I've run extensive scans on it, and checked through it thoroughly. As far as I can tell, it has not been compromised. I'm the go to guy in our tech company for virus and malware removal, so I'm fairly confident the computer is clean. There's only one thing holding me back from migrating that XP to Linux, but I'm may have a solution for that. I just need to take some time to configure and test it.

I'm not endorsing people to stick with XP. It is time to move on. However, I can still see specialized uses for it if you know how to protect the computer, and also protect the rest of your network from that computer.
That clears things up a bit. A lot of the people I see sticking with XP are doing it out of financial/emotional reasons and need to be talked out of it. A limited private server wouldn't be a security problem probably, although I still think you're signing yourself up for headaches. That could just be my personal experience, though.

The big problem with XP though is that the malware-catching/logging tools simply aren't there in the OS, so even scanning it won't really catch everything. It's just not designed with the idea that malicious software is everywhere. *shrug* Like with the 1950s cars that don't even come with attachment places for seatbelts, it's not that the feature isn't there but that the support in the OS needed for the feature to be added is lacking.

There are definitely some use cases where XP is viable, but it really does need to be a special and carefully-considered case. Too many people don't understand that.
Post edited July 08, 2015 by Gilozard
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