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est:
where you say "most of the big titles are" do you mean that most of the big games are compatible with mac & pc in the same box?  i thought that that was pretty much only a Blizzard thing, hence my avid assertion that there are dedicated mac version of games.

also: can we please try not to turn this into yet another (goddamn fucking) macs vs pcs debate?  thanks.

jeph:

--- Quote from: nexus ---If you're looking to play games, avoid any Apple system entirely. There are very very few games released for OSX and the hardware specs of an Apple system don't begin to compare to a modern PC.

That said, if you can avoid gaming then a Mac might be a good choice as they tend to be better for (no offence intended) less technically savvy users.
--- End quote ---


Neither of those generalizations are true, but I am sick and tired of debating them.

Est is right- it'll say on the game box whether it'll work on an Apple or not. I'm pretty sure Blizzard is the only game company that consistently dual-ports its stuff.

McTaggart:
I think Epic does as well. I know UT2k4 had a window, an X and a penguin on the box.

nexus:

--- Quote from: jeph ---Neither of those generalizations are true, but I am sick and tired of debating them.
--- End quote ---
In my experience and in relation to the original question asked, those generalizations are entirely acurate.

Gryff's original post was that he was worried about compatibility with games in particular, wondered if he would have to buy a special Mac version of a game, and asked about performance problems (in games) moving from PC to Mac. I don't see how my post was anything but informative. If you want me to abstain from generalizations, my post would have been pointlessly long and listed benchmarks and other technical information that wouldn't have helped him make a decision (in fact my initial post was much longer and was much more specific but I didn't think it would help him much and no one reads long forums posts anyway).

I had no intention of starting a debate as it's very rare that a conversation on Mac vs. PC doesn't devolve into a flame war. I was simply answering the man's questions.

And as far as game availability: I'm also unaware of any company which consistently releases their games for Mac aside from Blizzard. (I was also unaware that both versions of Warcraft 3 are in the same box - that's actually very interesting to me, thanks.) Some games are also ported to the Mac by various 3rd party companies--Google 'Aspyr Media'--but like I initially said, if you want a gaming machine stick with a PC.

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Unsure about Unreal 2k4. I have the DVD Editors Choice Edition and it has Windows and Linux support, although the Linux edition is "not supported by Atari" (*rolls eyes*).
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Kanno:
Listen:

The only thing about gaming with macs, is that lots of software companies don't release mac versions of their games because it's a pain in the ass to convert the programming from PC to Mac.

It has nothing to do with "performance issues".  I run UT2k4 on my mac, and that is something I would consider to be hardware intensive, and it runs like a dream.  No problems whatsoever.  

I'm just sick of dealing with these stupid stereotypes about macs that come from people who don't use them.  It's almost like, computer racism or something, and I'm sick of it.

EDIT:  In response to your original question, here's a link for a good list of all the newest games for OS X: http://www.apple.com/games/

World of Warcraft is in there, but I didn't see Civilization 3 offhand.

EDIT2:  Civ 3 is in there, I just found it.  http://www.apple.com/games/articles/2002/01/civ3/
SEE LOOK GAMES FOR MAC WOOOO

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