Valve bin off Counter-Strike 2's Mac support, offering a CS:GO "legacy version" in return

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Are you a Mac player who's been hungrily looking forward to the eventual Mac port of Counter-Strike 2, released last month, after sinking many hours and much pocket money into the preceding Counter-Strike: Global Offensive? Fantastic news, it's been binned off! In the course of making what they're calling "the largest technical leap in CS history", Valve have decided to discontinue support for MacOS. They're also doing away with support for older PCs, including DirectX 9 and 32-bit operating systems - in future, the game will be exclusive to 64-bit Windows and Linux systems.

As a consolation prize, would-be Counter-Strike 2 players equipped with non-supported hardware will get access to a special legacy version of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, which was taken offline forever when Valve launched Counter-Strike 2. It's a "frozen build" of Global Offensive, offering all the same features except for official matchmaking. Support for this version of the game will end on 1st January 2024, however. CS: GO's legacy version will still be available after that point, Valve say in a Steam post, "but certain functionality that relies on compatibility with the Game Coordinator (e.g., access to inventory) may degrade and/or fail."

If you're one of the affected players above, and you've already bought a Counter-Strike 2 Prime Status upgrade (which bestows exclusive matchmaking privileges, item drops and the like), you'll be able to apply for a refund under certain conditions. If you're a DirectX 9 and 32-bit Windows user, you can claim a refund providing you signed up for Prime Status between 22nd March 2023 - the launch of Counter-Strike 2's Limited Test - and 27th September 2023 - Counter Strike 2's 1.0 launch date.

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