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> Retro gaming What they say is "we will keep a subset of Rosetta functionality aimed at supporting older unmaintained gaming titles, that rely on Intel-based
by benoau 5mo ago
> Retro gaming
What they say is "we will keep a subset of Rosetta functionality aimed at supporting older unmaintained gaming titles, that rely on Intel-based frameworks" which sounds like OS X games. But even if it is all-inclusive "retro" games, that means the 1,000s of contemporary games runnable via Crossover through Steam for Windows are being shut out.
They relented under pressure to continue allowing Linux virtual machines, so hopefully they continue to revisit this decision.
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple-silicon/about-the-rosetta-translation-environment/ https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple-silicon/abou...
- exitb 5mo agoGiven that they could have easily get Steam Deck levels of compatibility with Windows games, but didn’t, I think they’re mainly after the App Store margins for ported games. Having an independent marketplace with tons of Mac-compatible games is a nightmare for them.
- numpad0 5mo agoApple is dogmatically anti games, they only spare bare minimum of effort to support videogames as an necessary evil. It's some Jobs' teaching thing.
- iknowstuff 5mo agogaming apps account for approximately 70% of all App Store revenue.
- benoau 5mo agoOn the iPhone, where they go out of their way to prevent Steam or anyone else eating into that market. On Mac it's probably closer to 0% of all revenue, and they seem incapable of competing for it.
- iknowstuff 5mo agoOf course, I agree. Just saying I think they probably do have to care about the gaming market a whole lot, whether Jobs liked it or not
- numpad0 5mo agoGambling apps. Extremely few of the "games" on App Store are traditional games. Most of them are lootbox puzzle slop because that's what Apple tolerates && most lucrative.
- cyberax 5mo agoThey tried, but didn't follow through. macOS is corporate abandonware and they don't want to undermine their iOS market with real emulators.