Steam On A Mac?
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http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/10/03/valve.apple.isnt.serious/
http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/15088/
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/02/1331223&from=rss
Apple apparently doesn't want to buy a ticket into this multi-billion dollar industry.
http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/15088/
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/02/1331223&from=rss
Apple apparently doesn't want to buy a ticket into this multi-billion dollar industry.
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Macs never been a gaming computer. Thats why I'll never buy one.
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PC without Vista FTW 
You can use BootCamp and setup Windows to dualboot alongside OSX on your Macbook and then install Steam in Windows. Many people use this method without any problems, just take the graphics card in your Macbook into consideration for game performance
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[quote1206387559=Dryft]
You can use BootCamp and setup Windows to dualboot alongside OSX on your Macbook and then install Steam in Windows. Many people use this method without any problems, just take the graphics card in your Macbook into consideration for game performance
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Yeah, or I could just run the OS on a machine for which it was designed. I'm glad that Mac has offered Bootcamp for Intel macs, but for me it's too little too late. Heck, back when I was at Gateway (1998-2002), Steve Jobs was quacking about how Apple was going to take the gaming world by storm blah blah blah, and nothing happened. John Carmack was even talking about how Apple was finally doing something good with their Quartz infrastructure ... then ... nothing.
Here we are, years later, and same old story. Gaming on Linux has advanced further than Mac, and there aren't any billion-dollar companies behind it (that I'm aware of).
Steve Jobs made a big deal about being able to play Fallout on the Mac. Two years ago. Fallout was released on the PC in 1997, and ran in DOS. So, if Apple's "cutting edge" gaming technology can just now run a game that's eleven years old ... pretty sad, Apple.
Oh, and let's not forget that Bungee started off as a Mac software developer, and made the jump to PC design (before Microsoft purchased them) when they decided they actually wanted some hardware support and exposure to serious gamers.
CORRECTED EDIT: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiAgrrwL_mk[/ame]
You can use BootCamp and setup Windows to dualboot alongside OSX on your Macbook and then install Steam in Windows. Many people use this method without any problems, just take the graphics card in your Macbook into consideration for game performance
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Yeah, or I could just run the OS on a machine for which it was designed. I'm glad that Mac has offered Bootcamp for Intel macs, but for me it's too little too late. Heck, back when I was at Gateway (1998-2002), Steve Jobs was quacking about how Apple was going to take the gaming world by storm blah blah blah, and nothing happened. John Carmack was even talking about how Apple was finally doing something good with their Quartz infrastructure ... then ... nothing.
Here we are, years later, and same old story. Gaming on Linux has advanced further than Mac, and there aren't any billion-dollar companies behind it (that I'm aware of).
Steve Jobs made a big deal about being able to play Fallout on the Mac. Two years ago. Fallout was released on the PC in 1997, and ran in DOS. So, if Apple's "cutting edge" gaming technology can just now run a game that's eleven years old ... pretty sad, Apple.
Oh, and let's not forget that Bungee started off as a Mac software developer, and made the jump to PC design (before Microsoft purchased them) when they decided they actually wanted some hardware support and exposure to serious gamers.
CORRECTED EDIT: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiAgrrwL_mk[/ame]
I'm still bitter about the Bungie situation =/ And you're 100% correct, I personally would never buy a Mac if my main purpose was gaming. Though there does appear to be a glimmer of hope on the horizon with EA signed on to deliver games for the iPhone like Spore, perhaps that will also translate into more multi-platform releases. C'est la vie though, I'm happy with my Vista 64 gaming rig and my OSX laptop.
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Flippy... the last link is broken...
And for the MAC's, I always thought that they are excellent for graphic design, but when Apple got back in bussiness with Imac and with Ipod, that was the final nail for gaming over Mac. IMO
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You know, they used to be the best for design, hands-down, and a lot of people still use them religiously for just that reason. However, the truth of the matter is that no platform is better than another anymore, as computers are powerful enough today that they can all accomplish the same thing, design-wise.
Oh and thanks, I fixed the link.
Flippy... the last link is broken...
And for the MAC's, I always thought that they are excellent for graphic design, but when Apple got back in bussiness with Imac and with Ipod, that was the final nail for gaming over Mac. IMO
[/quote1206395068]
You know, they used to be the best for design, hands-down, and a lot of people still use them religiously for just that reason. However, the truth of the matter is that no platform is better than another anymore, as computers are powerful enough today that they can all accomplish the same thing, design-wise.
Oh and thanks, I fixed the link.
Well, I need a laptop. Most of my work world is in the PC, most of my family world is in the Mac and then there is TF2. It just so happens that the MacBookPro has filled all those needs. I have a gaming machine/work desktop machine, but that's not mobile.
So, now, whether on the road, or at home, I have a machine that does everything I need. Like Flippy said. More and more the OS/machine doesn't matter as much any more. Find the one that does what you need and then take care of it =)
-Groo
ps- So far Steam and the games work great in BootCamp running Windows XP.
So, now, whether on the road, or at home, I have a machine that does everything I need. Like Flippy said. More and more the OS/machine doesn't matter as much any more. Find the one that does what you need and then take care of it =)
-Groo
ps- So far Steam and the games work great in BootCamp running Windows XP.
