• @aluminium
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    45 months ago

    Correct me if I’m wrong but don’t you have to constantly update iOS Apps or Games for new iOS Releases for them to keep working properly?

    • @[email protected]
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      55 months ago

      It’s really not that different than a PC just with a slightly tighter cycle. When you upgraded from Windows 7 to 10, some games lost support too. It’s just that PCs have a much longer compatibility window than phones do.

      • 2xsaiko
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        55 months ago

        Eh, that’s not really true. Games from decades ago still have a good chance to play fine on modern Windows because Microsoft cares about backwards compatibility. That’s like one of the main appeals of Win32.

        I don’t think there’s a problem with deprecating and removing APIs like Apple does in principle but if you combine non-free/proprietary focused ecosystem with that, like they also do, it’s a software preservation disaster.