Listen. I don't want to use parallels or vm. I'm asking how to play gta 4 on a mac without using parallels or vm, alright?
No idea why you are being so rude, but Bootcamp or Parallels are your only option.
It might work in a wrapper, but the 2 options above are really it. End of story.
Listen. I don't want to use parallels or vm. I'm asking how to play gta 4 on a mac without using parallels or vm, alright?
what does pirated software have to do with anything? You can install Windows in a dual boot (aka Bootcamp) and just use Windows... might work ok in Windows in a VM too. I think GTA4 works ok with Wine (like Wineskin or Crossover) as well too, so you wouldn't need Windows.
Unfortunately guys, I think it wants you to install Direct X which Mac's cannot do. And only if you got a Windows CD you might be in luck.
Thank You,
OSXMacMan
GTA 4 is what Crysis use to be. I think the new high-end iMac with the Nvidia 680MX will run it best. You can try that in a VM. Crysis eventually was playable in a VM as hardware got more powerful.
Not really, Crysis was a technical pretty good game. GTA4 was released not long after and it is pretty much the worst PC port ever made. Even new high end rigs does have problems with, just because it's buggy.
Even with a may times faster machine than recommended specs lists, i do get frame drops from time to time in windows 7.
Is the port from Windows to Mac just a bad port?
No, the port from console to Windows was bad. Trying to run a bad port via emulation is even worse.
So there is really no way it'll run well if it's installed via OSX?
What did you use?
I'm pretty sure it was a boot leg copy of it since I just opened the .dmg file and dragged it into my Apps once it mounted; I was using Mac OS to run it. Graphics looked outstanding until the actual gameplay started. The loading screens were crystal clear and the menus were very crisp.
The file came from a friend so that is why I'm not too concered if it works or not. It'd be nice to have on here but I still have San Andreas from the app store that I haven't played in ages.
Sorry about my last post about this game. How do i play this gta 4 on my mac WITHOUT USING PIRATED SOFTWARE SUCH AS TORRENTS?!
They 'made their own version for Mac'? With Rockstar's permission?The reason people say to get the download from the pirate bay is because people have made their own version for Mac because GTA IV was never released on Mac and that's the way they chose to share it. Just because it is on the pirate bay does not mean is a illegal file.