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OS Neutral VMware or Parallels?
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All forms of virtualization reduce performance. Use Boot Camp to play any game released in the last 5 years.
Simply not true.
Bootcamp is certainly better, but I have played Skyrim, F1 2012, Deus Ex and others perfectly OK in Parallels @ 2560x1440 on my Mac.
The performance hit is acceptable compared to coming out of OS X and booting into Bootcamp.
Nothing is worth that, IMHO!
Not maximizing your system's gaming potential out of spite is not what I would call acceptable, but whatever floats your boat.
I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about! Spite!?!
I don't like to use Bootcamp as it doesn't give me access to all my other applications - simple as that. With Parallels, I can simply tab out of it, and access Mail, Safari, office type tasks, iMessage, ................. I could go on.
I am happy to have a performance hit of a few fps, in order to retain my workflow. You suggested that it was more or less essential to use Bootcamp for games released within the last 5 years, I replied saying that was not true, which it isn't!
Spite? Schmite!
There's is always the intermediate solution of using Wineskin / Barrel to run it in a wine wrapper. Sometimes, this proves to be the best solution (most of the times faster than a VM, don't have to leave OS X and reboot to windows like bootcamp).
As long as the said game runs on it.
As long as the said game runs on it.
Yep, I recently played (Steam) Tomb Raider 2013 in a Wine wrapper. Apart from a couple of little menu glitches, it ran perfectly all the way through.