They’ve also mentioned elsewhere that they’ll continue support as long as there’s enough of a subscriber base to justify it. If enough people are using it, that 5 years could be much longer. They offer security patches for Windows 7 too.
I’m not really sure what their process is. I’m just glad to be able to keep my current work flow without having to worry about fully losing security updates.
If you want to keep using Windows 10, check out 0patch! They’re supporting security updates past EOL. It’s like €24/year and you can get a 1 month trial for free.
It’s set in the 1490s because that’s the current era in Forgotten Realms, just like the first games were set in the 1360s because that was the era that was current at the time. It’s not like they actively chose that specific time period for any of the three games.
This is cool, but I’m still waiting on a way to play Secret of Mana online that’s actually viable.
Why would anyone who knows how to play music at any level use an AI to do it, let alone a significant composer?
Just pick up an instrument and fool around with it.