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Re: I tried Windows gaming on a Mac

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Post by airstrike » Sun, Apr 27, 2025, 1:19 AM UTC

iandanforth wrote: post #12

This should be titled, "I Tried Windows Gaming on a Mac and With a Lot of Effort It's Passable!"

The algorithm won't accept nuanced takes. Must fish for engagement.

Re: I tried Windows gaming on a Mac

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Post by xobs » Sun, Apr 27, 2025, 1:20 AM UTC

lelandfe wrote: post #8

65 wrote: post #5

Realistically it's way easier to just build a mini PC or get a $600 gaming laptop if you want to play games and also use MacOS. This is good for tinkering but at the end of the day you want to have a good experience... rather than endless debugging, input lag, frame drops, and tearing.

Ironically, CrossOver itself is $500

To clarify for the people questioning the price: it’s $74 for the version with free upgrades for one year. The “Lifetime” version with updates forever is $494.

Re: I tried Windows gaming on a Mac

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Apr 27, 2025, 1:20 AM UTC

lelandfe wrote: post #8

65 wrote: post #5

Realistically it's way easier to just build a mini PC or get a $600 gaming laptop if you want to play games and also use MacOS. This is good for tinkering but at the end of the day you want to have a good experience... rather than endless debugging, input lag, frame drops, and tearing.

Ironically, CrossOver itself is $500

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Re: I tried Windows gaming on a Mac

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Post by santoshalper » Sun, Apr 27, 2025, 1:20 AM UTC

iandanforth wrote: post #12

This should be titled, "I Tried Windows Gaming on a Mac and With a Lot of Effort It's Passable!"

Gotta love the irrational exuberance of Mac users.

Re: I tried Windows gaming on a Mac

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Post by ddtaylor » Sun, Apr 27, 2025, 1:21 AM UTC

Does Mac not do Steam gaming the same way? In Linux I just press install and it works with my AMD card. I haven't pressed any other buttons. Fedora 42

Re: I tried Windows gaming on a Mac

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Post by davidhariri » Sun, Apr 27, 2025, 1:22 AM UTC

I tried to follow many different tutorials on getting Diablo IV set up using CrossOver but never could get past Blizzards automatic patches that break it.

Re: I tried Windows gaming on a Mac

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Post by MillironX » Sun, Apr 27, 2025, 1:22 AM UTC

Alternatives that I haven't seen mentioned yet:

- Just download the Game Porting Toolkit from Apple

- Use Porting Kit

- Dual-boot Asahi Linux and game from that partition

I've used all of these, and they all seem to perform about the same for me.

Re: I tried Windows gaming on a Mac

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Post by santoshalper » Sun, Apr 27, 2025, 1:23 AM UTC

noduerme wrote: post #14

lelandfe wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ironically, CrossOver itself is $500

huh? It says $74 all over their website.

Per year.

Re: I tried Windows gaming on a Mac

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Post by Antony90807 » Sun, Apr 27, 2025, 1:24 AM UTC

ChrisMarshallNY wrote: post #24

iandanforth wrote: post #12

This should be titled, "I Tried Windows Gaming on a Mac and With a Lot of Effort It's Passable!"

Yup. I use a Mac to get work done. It would be nice to use it for a bunch of games, but I really couldn't be arsed. If I really wanted to game, I'd set up a PC gaming box.

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Re: I tried Windows gaming on a Mac

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Post by mvdtnz » Sun, Apr 27, 2025, 1:24 AM UTC

Wait till you try windows gaming on windows.