- #STAR WARS THE OLD REPUBLIC ONLINE MAC FOR MAC#
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- #STAR WARS THE OLD REPUBLIC ONLINE MAC SOFTWARE#
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Now, assuming backward compatibility will be a miss for this game (as the dev should assume if the game is being ported now), even if we pretend it is wise to spend the budget to port the game, the new platform will land by the time (or before) the port is done.
Some may believe Apple's pitch on backward compatibility, but as a developer I've been held hostage through PowerPC, various mac OS, and generations of iOS, so I think I know better.
#STAR WARS THE OLD REPUBLIC ONLINE MAC UPGRADE#
I doubt people would be going out to buy a $2000 next gen MAC to play SWTOR, so it wouldn't damage the possible MAC playerbase any.Many will upgrade for other, non-swtor reasons. Originally posted by Augoeides:Even if Apple switches is core design, that would only apply to brand new technology.
The original mac version of the game? You bet.
#STAR WARS THE OLD REPUBLIC ONLINE MAC PC#
Can you still run them on your OS X? Yes, if you run the ported pc version, in a dos shell. Once upon a time a fair number of games were actually developed on mac - Myst and SimCity come into mind. Just like you and your friends consciously choice not to run Windows, the game industry as a whole have consciously choice not to invest in Mac, and not for the lack of effort.
Bootcamp is not emulation, which helps close the gap from mac's. I have another friend who also has a MAC, and he refuses to emulate Windows too, even though it would allow him to play the dozens of things he complains about no being able to play.Well, you don't need to emulate Windows. I actually wanted to play this game last year, but I couldn't convince the same friend to play, because she didn't want to emulate Windows (as I assume those 300 Players are). Originally posted by Augoeides:That's 3% "current" MAC players. I doubt people would be going out to buy a $2000 next gen MAC to play SWTOR, so it wouldn't damage the possible MAC playerbase any. Also, the game has a client outside of Steam, so making the game MAC accessible would draw in a larger crowd than you think.Įven if Apple switches is core design, that would only apply to brand new technology. One of those things is Steam, which is more or less primarily Windows/Linux games.
#STAR WARS THE OLD REPUBLIC ONLINE MAC INSTALL#
I have another friend who also has a MAC, and he refuses to emulate Windows too, even though it would allow him to play the dozens of things he complains about no being able to play.Ī lot of people just don't want to tamper with their files, or to install Windows, in order to enjoy certain Apps. Not to mention that Apple is planning to switch architecture so any work done now may go down the drain sooner rather than later. Peak player now at 10k, Steam users are 96% windows and 3% mac, so mac support would gain an underwhelming 300 players.
#STAR WARS THE OLD REPUBLIC ONLINE MAC FOR MAC#
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 or better Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic For Mac CPU: 2.Originally posted by Augoeides:although considering the attention SWTOR is getting at the moment, they really should put the time into making a MAC version.
#STAR WARS THE OLD REPUBLIC ONLINE MAC SOFTWARE#
There is a recently developed Star Wars The Old Republic version with a mac port that allows mac users to play the game by using a software called Crossover Games. Both these methods have flaws and cost quite a bit of cash just to play SWTOR for mac. Parallels and VMWare are emulation systems of Windows operating systems and run much slower since they run Mac and Windows OS at the same time. Bootcamp allows users to partition a Windows operating system on their mac, but this takes up some hard drive and every time the user wants to switch operating systems they have to restart their computer. For years now mac gamers have been playing PC games on Boot Camp and Parallels or VMWare. Instead, it was taken into the players hands to make a mac compatible version of the game. Bioware has still not answered the prayers of these players. Due to the popularity of SWTOR, gamers on mac have been dying to play for some time now.
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