Shipping Windows x64 Binaries Only

AlanEdwardes
Tue, 18 Apr 2017 19:04:51 +0000
Platform & Builds

Hi all,

I was wondering what the consensus was on shipping a Windows 64 bit binary only with their game, requiring players to have a 64bit OS.

I have been a little concerned about cutting out folks that only have 32 bit CPUs, but looking at the [Steam Hardware Survey][1] for March 2017, it seems there are not a whole bunch of folks running 32 bit only operating systems:

Does anyone exclusively distribute 64 bit only builds of their game? After hitting [32bit limits with the PAK system][3], I am considering switching to 64 bit only.

I distribute my game on [Steam Early Access][4], which does allow for a 32bit and 64bit binary, however I want to avoid building two versions of the game as that complicates the build process.

Cheers,

Alan

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