I have Gothic 2 on Steam and have been unable to play it so far. Apparently it has issues with running on Windows 7 and up. I was hoping to buy this here if it has no issues.

On my steam version, Gothic 2 refuses to launch even with the starter mod, I also tried running in windows xp compatibility mode.

Some GOG customers have also reported problems starting the game on Windows 7 so it seems to be related to some specific aspect of those users' systems rather than a particular version of the game.

Thank you. I guess I'll have to wait to see if there is some fix.

Mind you that the game will be removed from the catalog next Monday, so you can't buy it afterwards (but still download and play it if you own it).

Windows 7 is also officially supported for Gothic 2, so if you can't get it to work on your machine, and the guys and girls from Support can't help you, you get your money back.

No problem it works on Steam and GOG, Install:
http://forum.worldofplayers.de/forum/threads/1340357-Release-Gothic-%C2%BD-%C2%97-SystemPack-%28ENG-DEU%29

I can only go by my own experience: had more issues with my old XP machine such as jerky motion in some areas then I do with my win7 machine. I do have troubles with videos - opening credits (for some reason, that doesn't bother me :) ) and occasionally with cut scenes. Like Arkose said, its likely a machine issue not a game issue (so no way of fixing it via patch, etc).
Steam publishes a lot of games that are not compatible with their system - they know this but the scum refuse to warn people. Usually the fix is to remove the game a far away from the Steam system as possible by making a new folder for it with a new name and directing the computer to look there rather then the Steam folder. There are some tricks involved with short cuts, as I recall.

That is true. I forget that customer support is way better here, I know its going to be discontinued but i figured id ask if anybody had problems so far before spending more money on a game i already own but cant run.

I might just get it though. its a fair price. And maybe i get a new machine sometime to run it. I tried the "starter mod" on that very same forum but still was unable to run it. I'll try this out. I also might just give in and buy it from here and try to get a refund if it still wont work. Thanks for the link though.

Just as a closer.

I got it working on steam somehow. I installed the starter mod but it failed the first time, then i tried it again and it worked for some reason.

Im actually loving the game. Already 5 hours in and im hooked.