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do i need to re-buy my games?
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<blockquote data-quote="Frozen" data-source="post: 168677" data-attributes="member: 14160"><p>hey guys</p><p></p><p>firstly apologies if this has already been asked before.</p><p></p><p>ive just bought a new powermac g5, going to be using it for video editing and also i want to use it for gaming, as its replacing my gaming machine (windows based)...i was just wondering if i am going to have to buy mac versions of all my games or is there, say, mac installers for windows based games that i can download? or any games that come with mac installers as well? im aware some games already come with linux installers, such as ut2004, doom3, and i think quake4, tho havent tried that on linux yet.</p><p></p><p>also is there a link someone can give me to read up on the basic differences between pc and mac games? i read somewhere its to do with the lack of directx on mac's so the games need to b ported to opengl??? might b miles off there for all i understand lol. do most games get released for mac? or is it a small selection of the top games?</p><p></p><p>sorry for the amount of questions</p><p></p><p>any help would b great</p><p></p><p>regards</p><p></p><p>frozen</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frozen, post: 168677, member: 14160"] hey guys firstly apologies if this has already been asked before. ive just bought a new powermac g5, going to be using it for video editing and also i want to use it for gaming, as its replacing my gaming machine (windows based)...i was just wondering if i am going to have to buy mac versions of all my games or is there, say, mac installers for windows based games that i can download? or any games that come with mac installers as well? im aware some games already come with linux installers, such as ut2004, doom3, and i think quake4, tho havent tried that on linux yet. also is there a link someone can give me to read up on the basic differences between pc and mac games? i read somewhere its to do with the lack of directx on mac's so the games need to b ported to opengl??? might b miles off there for all i understand lol. do most games get released for mac? or is it a small selection of the top games? sorry for the amount of questions any help would b great regards frozen [/QUOTE]
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