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minus-squareJakeroxs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoI had a friend who gamed on a Mac for a while during that period, most games did work for her. I do think the M series chips set it back a bit because most games aren’t targeting ARM, so you have to use Rosetta to emulate reducing performance
minus-squarerealitista@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoThere are some pretty good emulation layers for the M chips. If Apple set up a certification program like Steam Deck has, they’d be in pretty good shape.
minus-squareMurrayL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoAnd now Rosetta is getting deprecated in the next release too!
I had a friend who gamed on a Mac for a while during that period, most games did work for her.
I do think the M series chips set it back a bit because most games aren’t targeting ARM, so you have to use Rosetta to emulate reducing performance
There are some pretty good emulation layers for the M chips. If Apple set up a certification program like Steam Deck has, they’d be in pretty good shape.
And now Rosetta is getting deprecated in the next release too!