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Do games even work on a MacBook? Does it have Excel with macros?

by rvba 4y ago

musicale 4y ago
> Do games even work on a MacBook? Windows games and Steam games? Some. See https://applesilicongames.com https://applesilicongames.com App Store games, including iPad games? Lots of them. Apple Arcade? Check, some 200+ curated games including some interesting exclusives like Fantasian. Game streaming services? Yep. Remote play from Steam/Xbox/PlayStation/etc.? Yep. > Does it have Excel with macros? Yes, it does. You might be surprised to learn that the first release of Excel was for the Macintosh in 1985. A Windows version was released in 1987.
- fishcrackers 4y ago
  the most popular results on that website, require emulating windows or game streaming. from personal experiance the mouse movement in almost any game on my m1-pro before i sold it was borked, and even 'native' games that were supposed to work didn't feel good at all tabbing out of counter-strike go usually froze my macbook requiring a restart the ergonomics of the laptops are generally also poor (keyboard is flat, glossy screen, limited angle on the screen hinge so it requires serious hunching )
- mycocola 4y ago
  While you responded factually, it feels disingenuous to portray an Apple computer as a capable gaming device. It is not. Not for the newest, not for the best. Not for the classics, not for the indies. Streaming has failed to impress the market, and the Apple Arcade remains an unfulfilling curiosity for those who think of gamers as a bit stinky and unproductive.
  - ask_b123 4y ago
    On the other hand, having both Windows and Mac, I probably use my Mac more often when it comes to gaming. At the very least 1:1. Or 1:1:1 if I include my iPad. Some of the games I play on Mac: Slay the Spire, Civ 6, Through the Ages, Nova Drift, Wizard of Legend and quite a few visual novels/text based games. Hmmm, I would call most of them indies.
- rvba 4y ago
  Last time I checked Excel macros / VBA didnt work on Macs at all, so I wonder if they added them? Can you confirm this change? It must have been in last few years. Macs had Excel for a long time, but in the past it was a simplified, toy version of the program not suitable for real work.
shepherdjerred 4y ago
Yup! I mostly play strategy games like Civilization and Stellaris. Sometimes Factorio and League of Legends. I replaced my gaming desktop with the $700 entry-level Mac Mini that came out in 2020; it had the same hardware as a MacBook, just a different form factor. It worked well. I wasn't playing at high graphics, but games worked well. I went back to my full desktop after a few months because I wanted better graphics. My Mac Mini only had 8 graphics cores on the base M1 with 8GB of RAM. If you bought one of the newer M series devices I think you'd have a pretty good experience if gaming isn't your top priority. > Does it have Excel with macros? Didn't Microsoft do a full port of Excel in the last year or two?

Do games even work on a MacBook? Does it have Excel with macros?

by rvba 4y ago

Do games even work on a MacBook? Does it have Excel with macros?

> Do games even work on a MacBook? Windows games and Steam games? Some. See https://applesilicongames.com https://applesilicongames.com App Store games, including iPad games? Lots of them. Apple Arcade? Check, some 200+ curated games including some interesting exclusives like Fantasian. Game streaming services? Yep. Remote play from Steam/Xbox/PlayStation/etc.? Yep. > Does it have Excel with macros? Yes, it does. You might be surprised to learn that the first release of Excel was for the Macintosh in 1985. A Windows version was released in 1987.

fishcrackers 4y ago
the most popular results on that website, require emulating windows or game streaming. from personal experiance the mouse movement in almost any game on my m1-pro before i sold it was borked, and even 'native' games that were supposed to work didn't feel good at all tabbing out of counter-strike go usually froze my macbook requiring a restart the ergonomics of the laptops are generally also poor (keyboard is flat, glossy screen, limited angle on the screen hinge so it requires serious hunching )
mycocola 4y ago
While you responded factually, it feels disingenuous to portray an Apple computer as a capable gaming device. It is not. Not for the newest, not for the best. Not for the classics, not for the indies. Streaming has failed to impress the market, and the Apple Arcade remains an unfulfilling curiosity for those who think of gamers as a bit stinky and unproductive.
- ask_b123 4y ago
  On the other hand, having both Windows and Mac, I probably use my Mac more often when it comes to gaming. At the very least 1:1. Or 1:1:1 if I include my iPad. Some of the games I play on Mac: Slay the Spire, Civ 6, Through the Ages, Nova Drift, Wizard of Legend and quite a few visual novels/text based games. Hmmm, I would call most of them indies.
rvba 4y ago
Last time I checked Excel macros / VBA didnt work on Macs at all, so I wonder if they added them? Can you confirm this change? It must have been in last few years. Macs had Excel for a long time, but in the past it was a simplified, toy version of the program not suitable for real work.

shepherdjerred 4y ago

Yup! I mostly play strategy games like Civilization and Stellaris. Sometimes Factorio and League of Legends. I replaced my gaming desktop with the $700 entry-level Mac Mini that came out in 2020; it had the same hardware as a MacBook, just a different form factor. It worked well. I wasn't playing at high graphics, but games worked well. I went back to my full desktop after a few months because I wanted better graphics. My Mac Mini only had 8 graphics cores on the base M1 with 8GB of RAM. If you bought one of the newer M series devices I think you'd have a pretty good experience if gaming isn't your top priority. > Does it have Excel with macros? Didn't Microsoft do a full port of Excel in the last year or two?