Direct X

[jared_kipe]

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=fff5ed7d-3446-4583-b2c9-8db1bc10b16e

Check out the system requirements. ;)

[eva01]

that is a lot of systems it uses and mac

[jsw]

Nice... the supported Mac OS is listed as "Macintosh". Just "Macintosh". Not like the million flavors of Windows listed. I suppose that's amazing, as apparently it will run on any Mac, ever. Cool.:rolleyes:

[mikeyredk]

So is that a typing error?

[bousozoku]

So is that a typing error?

It's probably supported through .NET, which as far as I've seen, still isn't running on Macintosh.

[Chundles]

Yeah, that's all very funny, but this is my favourite part...
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/585/picture15ev.png

Looks like Microsoft are trying to add more minutes to an hour. Maybe that's the basis for their "Microsoft Time" when installing applications. "5 seconds remining....you go and get a cup of tea.....return......2 minutes remaining..."

[crazzyeddie]

Hrm... maybe just M$ telling everyone that if they want to use it, Mac users can just use DirectX with Virtual PC (maybe they are turning VPC into a paid version of Wine or something similar?).

[jared_kipe]

Hrm... maybe just M$ telling everyone that if they want to use it, Mac users can just use DirectX with Virtual PC (maybe they are turning VPC into a paid version of Wine or something similar?).
I wish. Torrent sites here I come...

[XNine]

So... what does this all mean, that I can finally play those hentai games on my Mac?

[jared_kipe]

So... what does this all mean, that I can finally play those hentai games on my Mac?
I wish. Torrent sites here I come...

[paddy]

Forgive my ignorance, but does this mean we will be able to play some PC games on our macs?

[GFLPraxis]

Forgive my ignorance, but does this mean we will be able to play some PC games on our macs?

No, this means Microsoft are a bunch of idiots and wrote "Macintosh" in the list of compatible systems for no reason.

The download is a .exe, so there's no way to install it.

[DrNeroCF]

Yeah... um... why does it say Macintosh...?

Even if someone's running Virtual PC or XP or Vista on a mac, that's still already covered by the rest of the list...

I'm really confused :confused:

[Haoshiro]

There are several OSes listed that were not listed in the previous list. This includes Windows 98 amd Windows 98 SE.

Either this is an *incredible* update with first support for Mac OS, or this is simply a typo, could even be an incorrect database call.

Time lists as 1hr 60min, and Macintosh is listed as supported... very likely an Error.

[greatdevourer]

The download is a .exe, so there's no way to install it. Until the fabled (I can't remember whether it's rumour or reality) .net:Mac comes out, that is

[Anarchy99]

they probably have a mac version but it costs to much
just like havok for mac it exists but it might as well not

[jared_kipe]

they probably have a mac version but it costs to much
just like havok for mac it exists but it might as well not
It would cost them a LOT to release direct x on mac. It would probably cost them a lot of market share if people could game better on a mac.

Speaking of which, people have finally booted linux on the CD imacs, so windows can't be too far off.