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Another thing to consider about Mac gaming: since iMacs and MacBooks are essentially un-upgradable and they're not particularly designed for gaming in mind, the

• roc 14y ago
  I seem to recall gabeN posting to the effect that the average Mac running Steam was better-equipped than the average PC running Steam. If that's true, the non-upgradability might not have entered into it. As to this "piston" thing here - I don't think upgradability will be an anchor. The whole project isn't remotely feasible unless a distro for build-your-own boxes is also launched. In which case the specifics of this box are more a blueprint for builders and a performance baseline for developers. Sales probably wouldn't even track net adoption until the enthusiasts build out their custom rigs and start convincing their less-technical friends they can have almost all the same awesome without getting any thermal paste on their hands.
  • illuminate 14y ago
    "I seem to recall gabeN posting to the effect that the average Mac running Steam was better-equipped than the average PC running Steam" Which makes sense, however that doesn't mean that there are anywhere close to more "gaming" level Macs running Steam than there are PCs.