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> Gamers are better off with AMD X3D chips Yeah but then you'd have to use Windows. I'd rather just play whatever games can be emulated and take the performanc

> Gamers are better off with AMD X3D chips Yeah but then you'd have to use Windows. I'd rather just play whatever games can be emulated and take the performance penalty. It helps that most AAAs put me to sleep...

layer8 2y ago
The problem with the M chips is that you have to use macOS (or tinker with Asahi two generations behind). They are great hardware, but just not an option at all for me for that reason.
LorenDB 2y ago
There's nothing stopping you from using Linux.
hu3 2y ago
> Yeah but then you'd have to use Windows. Why? Linux gaming has been great since Wine. Even better now with Valve investment. Surely leagues better than gaming with macOS.
- nottorp 2y ago
  Sir, you are not a real gamer(tm) either. Use a puny alternative OS and lose 3 fps, Valve support or not? Unacceptable! As for Linux, I abandoned it as the main GUI OS for Macs about 10 years ago. I have linux and windows boxes but the only ones with displays/keyboards are the macs and it will stay that way.
  - hu3 2y ago
    I have all 3 OSs each on their own hardware:) 4 if you count steamdeck. I do the real gaming, not some subpar emulated crap or anemic macOS steam library.
  - yxhuvud 2y ago
    It is definitely not a given you lose FPS on Linux. It is not uncommon for games to give better FPS on Linux. It will all end up depending on the exact games you want to play.
  - realusername 2y ago
    That explains your comment then, lots of things changed from 10 years ago and gaming on Linux is pretty good now. The last games you can't play are the ones with strong anti-cheats basically. You can't compare that to the Mac situation where you can't play anything.
    - nottorp 2y ago
      Good thing that at least the poster I replied to didn’t take it seriously :)
lomase 2y ago
Mac OS is amazing, using a Mac for games is not a good idea. Most AAA, AA, and indie games don't run on Mac.
- ashirviskas 2y ago
  How is it amazing? In my experience it is full of bugs and bad design choices if you ever dare to steer from the path Apple expects masses to take. If you try to use workspaces/desktops to the full extent, you know.
- maybeben 2y ago
  Mac OS was awful. OS X was amazing. macOS feels like increasingly typical design-by-committee rudderless crapware by a company who wishes it didn't have to exist alongside iOS.
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layer8 2y ago

The problem with the M chips is that you have to use macOS (or tinker with Asahi two generations behind). They are great hardware, but just not an option at all for me for that reason.

LorenDB 2y ago

There's nothing stopping you from using Linux.

hu3 2y ago

> Yeah but then you'd have to use Windows. Why? Linux gaming has been great since Wine. Even better now with Valve investment. Surely leagues better than gaming with macOS.

nottorp 2y ago
Sir, you are not a real gamer(tm) either. Use a puny alternative OS and lose 3 fps, Valve support or not? Unacceptable! As for Linux, I abandoned it as the main GUI OS for Macs about 10 years ago. I have linux and windows boxes but the only ones with displays/keyboards are the macs and it will stay that way.
- hu3 2y ago
  I have all 3 OSs each on their own hardware:) 4 if you count steamdeck. I do the real gaming, not some subpar emulated crap or anemic macOS steam library.
- yxhuvud 2y ago
  It is definitely not a given you lose FPS on Linux. It is not uncommon for games to give better FPS on Linux. It will all end up depending on the exact games you want to play.
- realusername 2y ago
  That explains your comment then, lots of things changed from 10 years ago and gaming on Linux is pretty good now. The last games you can't play are the ones with strong anti-cheats basically. You can't compare that to the Mac situation where you can't play anything.
  - nottorp 2y ago
    Good thing that at least the poster I replied to didn’t take it seriously :)

lomase 2y ago

Mac OS is amazing, using a Mac for games is not a good idea. Most AAA, AA, and indie games don't run on Mac.

ashirviskas 2y ago
How is it amazing? In my experience it is full of bugs and bad design choices if you ever dare to steer from the path Apple expects masses to take. If you try to use workspaces/desktops to the full extent, you know.
maybeben 2y ago
Mac OS was awful. OS X was amazing. macOS feels like increasingly typical design-by-committee rudderless crapware by a company who wishes it didn't have to exist alongside iOS.

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