

Combine the nearly identical performance, and the fact that some features like the refreshed Microsoft Store are making their way to Windows 10 soon, and there's very little incentive to rush out and upgrade right now.The hardware recommendations for the Windows 8 operating system upgrade include:

There aren't any immediately apparent gaming improvements, and it's not clear exactly when we'll see them. In IGN’s Windows 11 review, we said, “Windows 11 looks fantastic, but that's where the excitement stops. If users still want to play Fortnite on PC via the Epic Games Store client or continue using the Steam client, then they’ll have to eventually upgrade to Windows 10 or 11. Windows 7 users consist of only 1.52% while Windows 8 users are 0.34%, making them a whopping total of 1.86% of Steam’s user base.Ĭoincidentally, Epic announced earlier this month that it would be dropping Fortnite support for Windows 7 and 8.

According to the February 2023’s Steam hardware and software survey, users who use these older operating systems make up a tiny fraction of total users.
