change too??

[ybnorml1]

i have an older Mac mini and i can no longer upgrade the hardware and the Mac OS. so if i buy a new Mac can i expect problems with the Mac OS and Steam interface?

[alexmaru]

In current Mac's Steam runs under Rossetta 2 emulator, so it's a bit laggy.

Most of the games, what works on 2015-2020 Intel Macs with their latest MacOS will work the same on the MacOS Sequoia with M1-M4 processors.

[ybnorml1]

so the processor and the OS are important together?

[alexmaru]

Messaggio originale di ybnorml1:

so the processor and the OS are important together?

after Mojave (year 2018) Apple dropped support for the 32bit libs, what makes a lot of old games from 2008-2015 not working (because developers mostly never updating their games).

After release of the Apple Silicon, some games also was lost, because they used Intel AVX (what is under Intel license).

It the latest MacOS, what will be released in the September, Apple upgraded their Intel emulator (i think they payed for AVX license), what brings back this games to live.

[alexmaru]

Messaggio originale di ybnorml1:

so the processor and the OS are important together?

after Mojave (year 2018) Apple dropped support for the 32bit libs, what makes a lot of old games from 2008-2015 not working (because developers mostly never updating their games).

After release of the Apple Silicon, some games also was lost, because they used Intel AVX (what is under Intel license).

It the latest MacOS, what will be released in the September, Apple upgraded their Intel emulator (i think they payed for AVX license), what brings back this games to live.

There is also workaround, you could install Whisky Wine for Mac, run Steam with it, and play some old or windows only games.

[ybnorml1]

well this is good to know... it looks like since i need to buy a new computer it would be easier to just go to a PC. but thank you for your help

[alexmaru]

Messaggio originale di ybnorml1:

well this is good to know... it looks like since i need to buy a new computer it would be easier to just go to a PC. but thank you for your help

Games what works on current MasOS is here: https://www.applegamingwiki.com/wiki/M1_compatible_games_master_list

Yes, for "games only" Windows PC on Intel/AMD is better right now.

There is also new Windows laptops on ARM, what have much worst thing: 99% of the apps runing with emulation right now, including Steam, so be careful too.

In theory, Intel's Lunar Lake processors will be closer to effecient as Apple Silicon (they will be produced on the same place, at the same 3nm technology).

[ybnorml1]

damn