Steam has finally stopped working on several older Windows operating systems, following a warning from Valve that it planned to drop support earlier this year. With little fanfare, Windows 7 and Windows 8 gaming on Steam is no longer possible following the most recent Steam client update on November 5. This new Steam update shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise, with Microsoft support for these older Windows systems ending years ago. The best gaming PCs aren’t running Windows 7 or Windows 8 these days, either, and Valve has already given plenty of notice for the switch, with the plan for Steam dropping older Windows versions being in the pipeline for at least two years. Continue reading Windows 7 and 8 now dead for gaming, as new Steam update pulls support MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Microsoft DirectX Raytracing, Microsoft Hololens hands-on, Windows Game Mode preview