STARCRAFT 2 and teh macbook

[Kalafut]

so do you think that my mcabook will be able to handle starcraft 2, i use to run counter strike source on my mac.

[menthol moose]

They haven't really released requirements for Starcraft 2, but I think you'll be fine, except for maybe the graphics.

[mrrish]

depends if your macbook is running gma 950 or x3100. In either case though, you are looking at horrible performance.

[Hankster]

It should run if all setting are set to low.

[Kalafut]

i just want it to run if i cared about graphics i would have stopped playing starcraft 1 a long time ago.

[bstreiff]

I wouldn't be terribly concerned; Blizzard makes a habit of designing games to run on hardware normal people have when their games are released. I would expect a GMA X3100 to perform acceptably. (Wikipedia notes that SC2 on Windows will use DirectX 9.)

Of course, then the question becomes: When will it be released? ;D

[iMpathetic]

They haven't really released requirements for Starcraft 2, but I think you'll be fine, except for maybe the graphics.

In other news, scientists have discovered snow is indeed cold.

[Jpoon]

I bet it'll be fine :D! Bad graphics of course, like everyone else suggests.

Just do what all the other people that play games and own an Apple computer do. Build your own tower... for half the cost of buying a Mac.

That's the only way I get to truly enjoy my games. But for running around campus and doing homework and other menial tasks, <3 my Macbook.

[Ra226]

*crossing fingers*

I'm sure our macbooks will be able to handle it.
Yay for intel chips :apple:

[Kalafut]

ugg i hate using windows! i hope it runs on my macbook.

[QCassidy352]

blizzard has not yet stated the requirements for the game. A while back, a blizzard rep (rbarris) posted on these forums and said that they were not sure whether the game would run on intel integrated graphics. My guess is that it will because blizzard optimizes the crap out of their games, but it remains to be seen.

[menthol moose]

In other news, scientists have discovered snow is indeed cold.
Really, what a breakthrough! I had always thought snow was boiling hot.

[iMpathetic]

Really, what a breakthrough! I had always thought snow was boiling hot.

Pretty much the same shock you got when you discovered Windows is inferior? ;)

[thies]

Given how badly macbooks handle even old games I expect SC2 to be terrible if it runs at all.

[Kalafut]

well F blizzard then i guess i will just have to buy an imac.

[lapetitefurie]

I have to say...while SC2 may be a different issue, I'm having no trouble running WoW, and I'm looking forward to playing the new expansion...when it comes out...

[Tom B.]

Blizzard are known for making their games playable on older machines, so I'm pretty sure that X3100 MacBooks should run StarCraft II at about 20-30 fps on low settings. I'll be happy with that.

However, if not, my little brother is saving up for a custom gaming PC (he wants to play Age of Conan and other newer games), so I may have to contribute to his fund. :)

[trip1ex]

As with any games of the few years I expect the MB to perform unacceptably except for the truly desperate who like frame rates under 30 fps on lowest settings with no action on the screen.

[gusto5]

I imagine it would run as well as WoW does on your macbook, so probably not too poorly, but probably not as anesthetically lust-worthy as if you were playing it on a macbook pro or a mac pro =)