It's not that Parallels is such a big company, but Apple definitely contacted them before the move to M1, if only for the presentation of the new M1 Mac's -- they showed Parallels running Windows on Arm in it, and Parallels had to have been working on it for some time to get that far.
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Is there a AAA gaming company/publisher, that you think we could have a chance with regarding native Apple silicon support? Maybe we should show those companies, that there is demand for it. Opening support tickets or maybe even something like a petition. I feel like the "gaming on Mac-situation" is a bit of a chicken/egg-type situation, so someone needs to make the first step.
Speaking for myself I would probably even help funding a couple games via kickstarter.
Speaking for myself I would probably even help funding a couple games via kickstarter.
90 percent of the world runs on Windows. Even AAA game companies can do simple math. In fact, if you ask me, it would be smaller companies who would be more likely to appease a niche market.
Yup, and of the other 10%, Linux is still bigger than mac. Now some of it is a self fulfilling prophecy - no AAA titles, so no one runs them, since no one runs them, no AAA titles.
I think we'll see continue to see games that don't push graphics at the cutting edge - stuff that just runs on unity for example. But things with deep custom engines/code? Unlikely unless the engine really is native/cross-platform.
You really believe that Apple contact them? Then you are very naive.. Apple don´t give a ******* about Windows.
These companies who make games are subsidized by the big Intel and MS to make the games in the first place. Apple could do this if they wanted to get into the game market, but they aren’t interested.
I have absolutely no doubt they contacted them. It's not me that's the naive one. Apple would be idiots not to.
So why did they show an M1 Macbook running Windows in the M1 debut event?
Excellent point. Apple themselves mentioned Parallels. So yes, they do see Virtualization as an important alternative to Bootcamp.
Human Kind on Parallels is perfect for me on the 16" Max 32 GB. Only played in the early game so far.
Don't forget that Apple used to have press releases that Macs ran Windows faster and better than PC's!
Not to disagree with your point, but IIRC they showed an Ubuntu VM running on Parallels, not Windows.
Yes and this confirms that Apple gives a s*it about Windows 🙂
I remember them running Windows. But anyway, whichever, it shows they definitely were in contact with them. Being able to run other OS's in a VM is pretty important these days. I run both Linux and Windows (and others) in a VM on pretty much all my PC's. (Mac or Windows hosts)
here are some videos I made of different games with M1 Mac mini using crossover and parallels.
It can play some games. But I would not use a Mac as my main gaming machine. I like it cause I like to tinker. Getting the games working at a decent speed is game enough for me.
It can play some games. But I would not use a Mac as my main gaming machine. I like it cause I like to tinker. Getting the games working at a decent speed is game enough for me.
Hello,
I'm currently running NBA 2K14 on an intel MacBook via Parallels. I'm considering getting a new M1 Pro MacBook Pro. I am wondering if an old title such as NBA 2k14 will run on a Windows ARM virtual machine.
Has anybody tried running NBA 2k14 (or any of the PC NBA 2K versions) on M1 chips via Parallels?
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
I'm currently running NBA 2K14 on an intel MacBook via Parallels. I'm considering getting a new M1 Pro MacBook Pro. I am wondering if an old title such as NBA 2k14 will run on a Windows ARM virtual machine.
Has anybody tried running NBA 2k14 (or any of the PC NBA 2K versions) on M1 chips via Parallels?
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.