system
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human
ELI5: How do graphics drivers become outdated? Why is it that games that have received no updates also face graphical issues on outdated drivers?

We've all been there before - you forget to update your graphics driver when a new update comes out and get all the graphical wonkiness that comes with it. But how do these outdated drivers cause issues on games that have not also been updated? Today this happened to me on Minecraft, I was playing the same version that I have always played on, but I was still forced to update my driver to correct some issues. The way I see it, I was playing on the same Minecraft and driver version that I had been for the past 2 months, how does one magically become outdated with no external changes?
gpt
OS updates exist on all gaming platforms, and are going to be separate from a game's files and your driver's functionality. So while your game or drivers may stay the same, the way your drivers interact with your operating system may be affected.