Mac Version

[fromherashes]

Are we getting a Mac version this time? BB2 was a decent seller on Mac.

[demoss]

+1

[avaririot]

Mac gamer for many years but I'm getting myself a Pc laptop. The writing is on the wall, and the doors and the floors. After a half decade of relatively solid progress in Mac gaming, it's about to fall off a cliff.

[photoben]

I'm pretty certain that they've said there won't be a Mac version. But I hear it's pretty easy now to put windows on a mac now and just switch between the two. Which is probably what I'll end up doing.

[fromherashes]

Originally posted by photoben:

I'm pretty certain that they've said there won't be a Mac version. But I hear it's pretty easy now to put windows on a mac now and just switch between the two. Which is probably what I'll end up doing.

Yeah there's no Mac version, that's been confirmed. I'm just awaiting them confirming to what extent x-platform play will be as i don't want to buy a PC and i'm not bootcamping my Mac.

Might buy a switch if you can play people on PC but i think that's probably wishful thinking. Would even consider a new X-Box if that was an option but the Switch would be an easier family sell.

[BoShurik]

Originally posted by fromherashes:

Originally posted by photoben:

I'm pretty certain that they've said there won't be a Mac version. But I hear it's pretty easy now to put windows on a mac now and just switch between the two. Which is probably what I'll end up doing.

Yeah there's no Mac version, that's been confirmed. I'm just awaiting them confirming to what extent x-platform play will be as i don't want to buy a PC and i'm not bootcamping my Mac.

Might buy a switch if you can play people on PC but i think that's probably wishful thinking. Would even consider a new X-Box if that was an option but the Switch would be an easier family sell.

Can you give a link? I am still believe that mac version will be postponed and released later just like for bb2

[fromherashes]

Search back through the early twitter release stuff, I can't be arsed finding it.

[BoShurik]

looks like https://twitter.com/CyanideStudio/status/1299328212179324928

[VoodooMike]

True apple fanatics don't play games because they need both their hands to pat themselves on the back for their brand loyalty. The rest just use a partition/subsystem to run windows to play games.

[fromherashes]

Originally posted by VoodooMike:

True apple fanatics don't play games because they need both their hands to pat themselves on the back for their brand loyalty. The rest just use a partition/subsystem to run windows to play games.

Or those of us who use it predominantly for business/music don't need to introduce more things that could go wrong into the set-up.

Nice to know that Windows fanboys still exist too...

[demoss]

They're not fanboys, just insecure about their choices.

[VoodooMike]

Originally posted by fromherashes:

Or those of us who use it predominantly for business/music don't need to introduce more things that could go wrong into the set-up.

Nice to know that Windows fanboys still exist too...

Originally posted by demoss:

They're not fanboys, just insecure about their choices.

Uh huh... you two can keep telling each other that while the rest of us play Blood Bowl 3.

I own a mac as well in addition to an iPad, an android tablet, a PC desktop, and a PC laptop/tablet. As a software designer and pragmatist I accept that compiling to different platforms often requires owning those platforms... as does using software specifically designed for those platforms. It also helps for testing purposes. While I don't much care for apple products I'm not an entitled idiot who thinks those products should keep multiple branches just to prevent me from having to use their associated platform.

If you are worried about the integrity of your work machine to the point that you don't want to put a partition or subsystem on it... then you really shouldn't want to put games on it (since those are not enclosed in a separate sandbox the way they would be on a subsystem).

Or... y'know.. keep telling yourselves that you're taking a reasonable position and that everyone else is a windows fanboy. That works too (for us, I mean.. you still won't be able to play).

[demoss]

Eh, I've got plenty of games I can play. If they want my money, they can come to me. If not? That's fine.

[fromherashes]

Originally posted by VoodooMike:

Originally posted by fromherashes:

Or those of us who use it predominantly for business/music don't need to introduce more things that could go wrong into the set-up.

Nice to know that Windows fanboys still exist too...

Originally posted by demoss:

They're not fanboys, just insecure about their choices.

Uh huh... you two can keep telling each other that while the rest of us play Blood Bowl 3.

I own a mac as well in addition to an iPad, an android tablet, a PC desktop, and a PC laptop/tablet. As a software designer and pragmatist I accept that compiling to different platforms often requires owning those platforms... as does using software specifically designed for those platforms. It also helps for testing purposes. While I don't much care for apple products I'm not an entitled idiot who thinks those products should keep multiple branches just to prevent me from having to use their associated platform.

If you are worried about the integrity of your work machine to the point that you don't want to put a partition or subsystem on it... then you really shouldn't want to put games on it (since those are not enclosed in a separate sandbox the way they would be on a subsystem).

Or... y'know.. keep telling yourselves that you're taking a reasonable position and that everyone else is a windows fanboy. That works too (for us, I mean.. you still won't be able to play).

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn.

[DA_Kori]

I would love to get a Mac version :) just running win on bootcamp to play a few win based games...

[player8472]

The problem with MAC in general is, that gamers are buying them less and less (at least as their only systems) for good reason.

There aren't any really good gaming systems out or coming out.
Even the iMAC is basically a non-portable Notebook (Hardware-wise).

As operating systems, windows and MAC OS are basically on the same level by now, MAC OS has a few horrible policies for developers though...
Licensing is horrible on both once you get past the end-user area.

So it basically comes down to what you are doing with it.
If its anything but audio or gaming it is up to personal preferences.

If it involves professional grade audio equipment it'll be MAC (Windows drivers are horrible if existant - same goes for Linux).
If its gaming, it'll be Windows (or Linux if you are willing to accept that you won't be able to play some major titles when they come out).

For basically everything else you can use whatever OS you want. It barely makes a difference.


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Developing for multiple OS isn't as expensive as it was a few Decades ago, but it still involves some extra work.
So I understand every developer who decides against platforms it will sell less copies on for platforms which they will sell more on.