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I think it is a good idea, and it will open up gaming to Mac owners. However, due to the requirements for some games, and the fact Macs have built a reputation for being hard to upgrade, some games might only be open to higher specced iMacs... and possibly only Mac Pros. Time shall tell. Just out of curiousity, can you quote this post if you own a Mac as well? I'm wondering how many users here are Apple owners in comparison to Windows. I'm not trying to derail this discussion, so I hope if anyone actually quotes this, then they'll have their own opinion as well ;)
Mac users are so far up their own arses i'm sure they won't actually get round to playing any games. They have too many important social events to check out no doubt.
But seriously, I guess this allows Mac users to be even more cool and play Indie games on Steam.
I think it's great for Mac users who want to play PC games, but who don't have the means to get a gaming PC or whatever to play games. The more the merrier, I say. Especially if that Torchlight MMO comes to fruition and the Mac & Windows users can play in perfect harmony.
" Mac users are so far up their own arses i'm sure they won't actually get round to playing any games. They have too many important social events to check out no doubt. "
I have a Mac and I've played PC games primarily for many years, fuck off yeah?
It's nice that Mac users can finally play some games, but I don't foresee the Mac becoming a gaming platform like the PC. Because Apple has such little interest in games. People who play computer games have pretty much sided with the PC, while others have sided with the Mac. I doubt there will be any monumental shifts.
I honestly can't see why anyone should think of this as a negative thing. I mean, it won't affect the PC gamers and it'll make the Mac gamers (yes I totally just said that) happy.
Indifferent, pc gamers and mac gamers doesn't get along too well. I hope your macs aren't going to slow down my game because of meager hardware. You totally don't deserve it, however it's only for a few games. I had to say that, since it's my opinion.
I'm excited, though I doubt I'll be able to play anything on this late 2008 imac but still worth a shot. Wonder how it will work in the latest macbooks?
Its great seeing as how I have a mac laptop, so on the go gaming is now a possible. Its good for developers and the games should be good since there is less hardware variation on macs.
@Cube: What a tough guy, calling people names on the internet like that. But seriously, I agree with @HitmanAgent47 , don't slow down my games or download speeds.
well good for them. now the hipsters can be even more hipper with buying the indie game section. i guess it will make valve more money for them. good for them.
" Mac users are so far up their own arses i'm sure they won't actually get round to playing any games. They have too many important social events to check out no doubt. "
I have a Mac and I've played PC games primarily for many years, fuck off yeah? "
" Mac users are so far up their own arses i'm sure they won't actually get round to playing any games. They have too many important social events to check out no doubt. "
I have a Mac and I've played PC games primarily for many years, fuck off yeah? "
As long as developing for Mac doesn't significantly delay software releases, I'm fine with it. Heavens knows that Macs need something to make them useful. Too bad they will still have to run the games at low-medium settings :/
I don't see a negative to bringing Steam to Macs. Not sure why the PC people are getting all up in arms about it. Go back to your mommas basement you greasy faced nerds!
I'm pumped for it. Really happy that Torchlight is going to be among the first few games released tomorrow, and I hope that opening up a distribution platform like Steam to the Mac crowd will only serve to hasten its rise as a legitimate operating system on which to play video games. If not, I suppose there's always Blizzard games.
As someone who works on a Mac but uses a PC for gaming (and really, "that new Mac feel" wore off looong ago, so to speak), I'm more or less indifferent as I don't think I'll be playing games on my Mac too much. Unless that save-in-the-cloud thing really works. That'd be neat to be able to continue to play a game on my Mac while traveling.
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