And a lot of games will remain stuck in the 32-bit realm.

Losing the ability to run these easily is a significant loss for game preservation.

> The main exception comes down to Steam and some games still being x86 32-bit although there is the option of using Flatpak packages or similar containerized solutions for those needing i686 software/apps.

This seems like a reasonable work around.

Right but valve doesn't distribute the flatpak, it's 3rd party unofficial.