[VIDEO] Windows 8 Won’t Obliterate Steam Or Eat Your Face

Gabe Newell called Windows 8 a “catastrophe”, and with what look to be two OS’es slapped into one and the fear of a walled-garden approach mounting, it seemed like he was right. But perhaps this comment also set off some wild speculation as to how bad Windows 8 was for gaming, and I can tell you that after testing it out for 2 weeks, I’ve had zero issues getting in, loading up Desktop mode, starting Steam, and playing PC games–with no more trouble than it ever took me on Windows 7 or Windows XP. If you never cared in the first place, stay on Windows 7 and you’ll be just fine. But you’re thinking about it and the fear of your games exploding in your face is the only thing keeping you on the fence, I’d say you’re more than safe to take the $40 (or $15) plunge. Here–let me show you.