Gaming on the Mac

FSU MAC · FSU MAC #1 (**permalink**)

09-07-2007, 12:54 AM

I notice that a lot of titles do not make it over to the Mac. Since mac can run Windows with bootcamp. Can I run a windows based game with bootcamp?

How about DirectX, is that compatible with a Mac?

eliehass · eliehass #2 (**permalink**)

09-07-2007, 01:28 AM

While more games are becoming mac compatible (EA just committed to bringing a bunch of their games to mac) your mac should play any windows game perfectly on bootcamp as long as you have the HD space and meet the minimum system specs.

Shannonb · Shannonb #3 (**permalink**)

09-07-2007, 03:14 AM

If you hurry, you can still get the bootcamp beta for free. THats what I got.

Levi · Levi #4 (**permalink**)

09-07-2007, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Shannonb

If you hurry, you can still get the bootcamp beta for free. THats what I got.

I believe the beta is time sensitive, and will eventually be disabled... to continue using it you'll need to buy Leopard (not an issue for most but it will be for a lot).

I didn't get that from Apple, but from another (generally reliable) source, so it might be true, it might not... I don't use BootCamp and am going to get Leopard straight away; it's not an issue for me so I never bothered to look it up.

Alexis · Alexis #5 (**permalink**)

09-07-2007, 07:22 AM

It does say it's time limited, but Apple will not disable thousands of people's Windows partitions. They'll just take it off the webpage and you'll just need to buy Leopard get it after that.

Back to the original question - install Windows with Bootcamp and you will have a fully functioning Windows PC and Mac. Hold down alt once it's installed and the machine will boot into Windows.
You can do anything you would do on a PC, such as play PC games.

mknabster · mknabster #6 (**permalink**)

09-07-2007, 07:27 AM

I did it and it worked flawlessly. I had Halo and Unreal Tournament 2004 on mine, and the graphics were amazing! But then after a few weeks of playing/using my mac, my graphics card went, and i my MBP was replaced, so i blame the games, but i don't know what the reason was for it, the Mac geniuses didn't even know.

FSU MAC · FSU MAC #7 (**permalink**)

09-07-2007, 12:17 PM

Bootcamp is only a trail version on Tiger? I think I may wait to purchase my IMac untill Leopard is released. From what I've read of the above post Bootcamp will come preinstalled and non-trail version on Leopard?

Alexis · Alexis #8 (**permalink**)

09-07-2007, 03:16 PM

It's not a trial version, just a version which is not 100% guaranteed to be working ('beta' software).

You'll still have to install it with Leopard, probably in the same way you do at the moment. The difference is that it will be 100% finished and as stable as possible. It will also be officially supported by Apple, so you can get help on the phone if you need it.

It's pretty stable at the moment, so it will probably be pretty much the same with Leopard, but with a few bug fixes and regular updates. Instead of just putting the final version on the web one day, they've let users (guinea pigs!) bug test it and give Apple the feedback they need to produce a 100% reliable version for Leopard.

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Member Since: Jul 03, 2007 Posts: 850 Mac Specs: iMac Core i5(3.6 GHz) 8 GB RAM, MBP C2Duo(2.4 GHz) 4 GB RAM, MB C2Duo(2.4 GHz) 2 GB RAM	09-07-2007, 01:28 AM While more games are becoming mac compatible (EA just committed to bringing a bunch of their games to mac) your mac should play any windows game perfectly on bootcamp as long as you have the HD space and meet the minimum system specs. shameless plug for my blog
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Member Since: May 22, 2007 Posts: 880 Mac Specs: 15in MBP 2.5GHz Core2Duo \| 1.83Ghz Dual G5 PowerMac \| 2.0 GHz Dual G5 PowerMac	09-07-2007, 07:27 AM I did it and it worked flawlessly. I had Halo and Unreal Tournament 2004 on mine, and the graphics were amazing! But then after a few weeks of playing/using my mac, my graphics card went, and i my MBP was replaced, so i blame the games, but i don't know what the reason was for it, the Mac geniuses didn't even know. -Matt
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FSU MAC #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 07, 2007 Posts: 6	09-07-2007, 12:54 AM I notice that a lot of titles do not make it over to the Mac. Since mac can run Windows with bootcamp. Can I run a windows based game with bootcamp? How about DirectX, is that compatible with a Mac?
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Alexis #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 2,255 Mac Specs: Al iMac 20" 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo	09-07-2007, 07:22 AM It does say it's time limited, but Apple will not disable thousands of people's Windows partitions. They'll just take it off the webpage and you'll just need to buy Leopard get it after that. Back to the original question - install Windows with Bootcamp and you will have a fully functioning Windows PC and Mac. Hold down alt once it's installed and the machine will boot into Windows. You can do anything you would do on a PC, such as play PC games.
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FSU MAC #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 07, 2007 Posts: 6	09-07-2007, 12:17 PM Bootcamp is only a trail version on Tiger? I think I may wait to purchase my IMac untill Leopard is released. From what I've read of the above post Bootcamp will come preinstalled and non-trail version on Leopard?
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Alexis #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 2,255 Mac Specs: Al iMac 20" 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo	09-07-2007, 03:16 PM It's not a trial version, just a version which is not 100% guaranteed to be working ('beta' software). You'll still have to install it with Leopard, probably in the same way you do at the moment. The difference is that it will be 100% finished and as stable as possible. It will also be officially supported by Apple, so you can get help on the phone if you need it. It's pretty stable at the moment, so it will probably be pretty much the same with Leopard, but with a few bug fixes and regular updates. Instead of just putting the final version on the web one day, they've let users (guinea pigs!) bug test it and give Apple the feedback they need to produce a 100% reliable version for Leopard.
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