Blizzard ends support for older Windows systems. It is time to slowly upgrade the PC. WoW, Diablo 3, Hearthstone, and other Blizzard games will soon not run on Windows XP and Windows Vista.
World of Warcraft has comparatively low requirements for an MMORPG and is satisfied with little computing power. However, gradually an upgrade is necessary, and not every “oldie” can be supported forever. Therefore, Blizzard announced in the official forum that older Windows systems operating with the XP and Vista operating systems will soon no longer be supported. This also affects all other current games from Blizzard.
“Later this year, we will begin the process of ending support for Windows Vista and Windows XP for World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, Hearthstone, and Heroes of the Storm. Microsoft ended mainstream support for these versions back in 2009 and 2012, but because a part of our audience was still using them at that time, we continued to support them. Since then, there have been three major releases of Windows, and the majority of our audience has already upgraded to newer versions.
If we no longer support these older systems, the games will not run on them, which is why we urge all players with an old operating system to switch to a newer system. These changes will occur in stages, and we will publish the schedule as the dates for the respective game approach.”
In recent years, the system requirements for World of Warcraft have steadily increased, making it necessary for old machines to be upgraded over time to still be able to play WoW. The introduction of new expansions has often improved the graphics, thereby putting more strain on the hardware.
Is anyone still using Windows Vista or Windows XP?
