Grand Theft Auto on Mac?

DoneDeal · DoneDeal #1 (**permalink**)

06-14-2008, 09:03 PM

Is there ANY POSSIBLE WAY I could play GTA: IV on my mac? Will there ever be available mac GTA games? It sucks not having a 360 or PS3

ATLienGeorgia · ATLienGeorgia #2 (**permalink**)

06-14-2008, 10:52 PM

GTA is not even out for PC, so no there is no way to play it on a Mac! Just get a PS3 well worth it, I own one and love it!

eric · eric #3 (**permalink**)

06-15-2008, 11:07 AM

most of the other GTA games have been ported to windows. I don't really see why they couldn't since it's been made for XBOX (which is basically a PC console).
so it could be played via bootcamp when that does happen.

that said, if the specs in your profile are accurate, a g4 ibook is PPC so it won't run bootcamp. so you'll either have to wait and then buy an intel mac with enough horsepower to run such a huge graphically detailed game and buy windows to put on it via bootcamp or buy a ps3 or xbox and play now.

Mama Luigi · Mama Luigi #4 (**permalink**)

02-17-2009, 04:27 PM

GTA IV for Windows is a very demanding game even for high-end gaming machines. Also, it only runs well if you have a quad-core processor - that's right, even a very fast dual core won't run it well at all, but a quad can handle it just fine. Of course, you also need a GeForce 8800-, 9800-, or GTX-class card (a Radeon 38xx or 48xx will also do the job). And I doubt Cider would do very well playing the game.

In other words, unless you have a Mac Pro with an upgraded video card or a high-end gaming PC, you're not going to be able to play it. Get it for one of the consoles.

zawillif · zawillif #5 (**permalink**)

03-26-2009, 09:02 AM

How about the older GTA's? I'm thinking Vice City and San Andreas on a 2.0GHZ unibody macbook. It looks like the specs match up, but I might just be an idiot.

batman1992 · batman1992 #6 (**permalink**)

03-26-2009, 11:12 AM

i just wanna know if cs.s runs well on a unibody macbook 2.4ghz,

Slim-city · Slim-city #7 (**permalink**)

03-26-2009, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by batman1992

i just wanna know if cs.s runs well on a unibody macbook 2.4ghz,

it will

awesomeawesome · awesomeawesome #8 (**permalink**)

03-26-2009, 10:37 PM

well the game needs an extremely good computer, and the game is 18 gb! my friend has it for pc. and it runs not so great, and it was on lowest possible settings he has a reallly good computer too.

Lankysean · Lankysean #9 (**permalink**)

03-26-2009, 11:27 PM

If you're good a programing and stuff like that you can try and port it over to OSX using something called Cider. Gotta be honest and say I have no idea how it works, but I got HalfLife 2 and Left4Dead Cider ports and they run pretty darn well (Don't yell at me about piracy I do own the games for Windows and Xbox).

ATLienGeorgia #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 27, 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 95 Mac Specs: MBP 2.4GHZ PROCESSOR / 4GB RAM / 200GB HHD - iPhone 3G 16GB Black	06-14-2008, 10:52 PM GTA is not even out for PC, so no there is no way to play it on a Mac! Just get a PS3 well worth it, I own one and love it! ATLChris http://www.ATLChris.com <--- Check out my personal blog!
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Mama Luigi #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 22, 2009 Posts: 369 Mac Specs: Phenom X3 720, Radeon 4870 1GB, 6GB DDR2-800, 32" LCD TV	02-17-2009, 04:27 PM GTA IV for Windows is a very demanding game even for high-end gaming machines. Also, it only runs well if you have a quad-core processor - that's right, even a very fast dual core won't run it well at all, but a quad can handle it just fine. Of course, you also need a GeForce 8800-, 9800-, or GTX-class card (a Radeon 38xx or 48xx will also do the job). And I doubt Cider would do very well playing the game. In other words, unless you have a Mac Pro with an upgraded video card or a high-end gaming PC, you're not going to be able to play it. Get it for one of the consoles. Last edited by D3v1L80Y; 03-26-2009 at 09:36 AM.
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DoneDeal #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 01, 2007 Location: Darien, Connecticut Posts: 215 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro w/ Snow Leopard, iPhone 3GS	06-14-2008, 09:03 PM Is there ANY POSSIBLE WAY I could play GTA: IV on my mac? Will there ever be available mac GTA games? It sucks not having a 360 or PS3
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zawillif #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 25, 2009 Posts: 1	03-26-2009, 09:02 AM How about the older GTA's? I'm thinking Vice City and San Andreas on a 2.0GHZ unibody macbook. It looks like the specs match up, but I might just be an idiot.
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batman1992 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 25, 2009 Posts: 12	03-26-2009, 11:12 AM i just wanna know if cs.s runs well on a unibody macbook 2.4ghz,
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awesomeawesome #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 23, 2009 Posts: 12	03-26-2009, 10:37 PM well the game needs an extremely good computer, and the game is 18 gb! my friend has it for pc. and it runs not so great, and it was on lowest possible settings he has a reallly good computer too.
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Lankysean #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 24, 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 116 Mac Specs: 2.8Ghz MBP	03-26-2009, 11:27 PM If you're good a programing and stuff like that you can try and port it over to OSX using something called Cider. Gotta be honest and say I have no idea how it works, but I got HalfLife 2 and Left4Dead Cider ports and they run pretty darn well (Don't yell at me about piracy I do own the games for Windows and Xbox).
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