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I tried Windows gaming on a Mac

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Re: I tried Windows gaming on a Mac

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Post by throwaway314155 »

relativeadv wrote: post #11

i love my studio displays but they would be absolute dogwater for gaming

Thatseems fairly subjective . Specs similar to a MBP? Because mine has a retina, 120 Hz display with HDR with max brightness of 1200 nits.

That MBP display utterly crushes my other standalone monitors- a 4K@60 w/ HDR@300-nits. Or a 1080p @90 Hz (SDR).

but of course. can't wire my linux gaming pc up to my laptop's display without some surgery.

Re: I tried Windows gaming on a Mac

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Post by pinewurst »

culi wrote: post #17

If you don't wanna pay $74 for CrossOver, there's also Whisky which impressed me and I've had great success with. It's an open source Wine wrapper for macOS https://github.com/Whisky-App/Whisky EDIT: it seems that at some point in the past month the author stated whisky is no longer maintained!

Whisky is now unsupported.

Re: I tried Windows gaming on a Mac

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Post by ChrisMarshallNY »

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.

Re: I tried Windows gaming on a Mac

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Post by jsheard »

relativeadv wrote: post #11

i love my studio displays but they would be absolute dogwater for gaming

Yeah, unfortunately Apple have backed themselves into a corner there with their ~220ppi Retina display standard. Nobody makes monitor-sized panels that dense which also support high refresh rates, they're all limited to 60hz. The Apple monitors still don't support VRR either, even though the software support has been in place on macOS for a while it only works with third party monitors.

Re: I tried Windows gaming on a Mac

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Post by jamie_ca »

culi wrote: post #17

If you don't wanna pay $74 for CrossOver, there's also Whisky which impressed me and I've had great success with. It's an open source Wine wrapper for macOS https://github.com/Whisky-App/Whisky EDIT: it seems that at some point in the past month the author stated whisky is no longer maintained!

Note also that Whisky is no longer maintained, author suggests using CrossOver.

https://docs.getwhisky.app/maintenance-notice

Re: I tried Windows gaming on a Mac

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Post by havaloc »

culi wrote: post #19
lelandfe wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ironically, CrossOver itself is $500

You can get a free open source alternative like Whisky https://github.com/Whisky-App/Whisky

No longer maintained as of very recently: https://docs.getwhisky.app/maintenance-notice

Re: I tried Windows gaming on a Mac

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Post by al_borland »

culi wrote: post #17

If you don't wanna pay $74 for CrossOver, there's also Whisky which impressed me and I've had great success with. It's an open source Wine wrapper for macOS https://github.com/Whisky-App/Whisky EDIT: it seems that at some point in the past month the author stated whisky is no longer maintained!

I see the repo has fairly recent updates, but the website says the project is no longer actively maintained.

https://docs.getwhisky.app/maintenance-notice

Re: I tried Windows gaming on a Mac

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Post by cryptoz »

pinewurst wrote: post #22
culi wrote: post #17

If you don't wanna pay $74 for CrossOver, there's also Whisky which impressed me and I've had great success with. It's an open source Wine wrapper for macOS https://github.com/Whisky-App/Whisky EDIT: it seems that at some point in the past month the author stated whisky is no longer maintained!

Whisky is now unsupported.

Oh, is Bourbon still supported? Most likely simpleton jokes are still unsupported on HN however.
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