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<blockquote data-quote="jaywong87" data-source="post: 549943" data-attributes="member: 16440">A lot of people here dont seem to answer people's questions, just promoting Mac.&nbsp; Relax, he's already sold on it.&nbsp; Also, telling him that &quot;PS3, Wii, and 360&quot; should be used for gaming, is not really helping.&nbsp; He's asking about gaming on Mac, not on consoles.To your question:Straight answer:&nbsp; No, OSX is horrible for games.&nbsp; Even the Mac versions suck in performance compared to their Windows counterparts.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; I dont know, maybe because its not developed with the OSX architecture in mind. Anyway, you'll have to use Bootcamp and install Windows on your Mac to get real gaming.<a href="http://www.youtube.com/KamikazeX1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/KamikazeX1</a>This guy used his MBP (its either the MBP or iMac for gaming, anything else will suck), with Windows installed, to play Crysis, Call of Duty 4, Bioshock and more.&nbsp; And, if you upgrade the ram, the MBP and iMac really are great systems for gaming.&nbsp; Crysis runs at a solid 40FPS average w/ Medium-high settings.&nbsp; Bioshock, with mostly high settings, run at a good 45FPS average, Call of Duty, with EVERYTHING maxed, gives a solid 45FPS..And, for your other question, PC World rated the MBP as the fastest laptop for Vista, and Im sure it will be the same result for XP.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jaywong87, post: 549943, member: 16440"] A lot of people here dont seem to answer people's questions, just promoting Mac. Relax, he's already sold on it. Also, telling him that "PS3, Wii, and 360" should be used for gaming, is not really helping. He's asking about gaming on Mac, not on consoles. To your question: Straight answer: No, OSX is horrible for games. Even the Mac versions suck in performance compared to their Windows counterparts. Why? I dont know, maybe because its not developed with the OSX architecture in mind. Anyway, you'll have to use Bootcamp and install Windows on your Mac to get real gaming. [url]http://www.youtube.com/KamikazeX1[/url] This guy used his MBP (its either the MBP or iMac for gaming, anything else will suck), with Windows installed, to play Crysis, Call of Duty 4, Bioshock and more. And, if you upgrade the ram, the MBP and iMac really are great systems for gaming. Crysis runs at a solid 40FPS average w/ Medium-high settings. Bioshock, with mostly high settings, run at a good 45FPS average, Call of Duty, with EVERYTHING maxed, gives a solid 45FPS.. And, for your other question, PC World rated the MBP as the fastest laptop for Vista, and Im sure it will be the same result for XP. [/QUOTE]

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