EA Reveals Spore™ for the Mac

irishgrizzly · Jan 15, 2008, 08:13 AM

link

JSchwage · Jan 15, 2008, 08:17 AM

Yes! Sweet! I've been waiting for this game for years now. Unfortunately, I doubt it'll run well on my MacBook. Guess I'll have to get the Windows version.

Fearless Leader · Jan 15, 2008, 08:22 AM

I want this game real bad, but we knew this already didn't we?

ronainsworth68 · Jan 15, 2008, 08:28 AM

It's about time, I thought they had given up on this game.

ReanimationLP · Jan 15, 2008, 08:33 AM

Heh, I personally thought this game died out on the vine.

Maybe its like Duke Nukem Forever.

raggedjimmi · Jan 15, 2008, 08:35 AM

That was obvious really. It's coming out on every platform known to man, it's the next "The Sims".

I hope they make some kind of web interface to link them all. Say you have it on your Mac/PC and you're away. It would be nice to log onto some site and do a little tweaking, or whatever you do in Spore. That'd push it outside the box.

WildPalms · Jan 15, 2008, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReanimationLP

Heh, I personally thought this game died out on the vine.

Maybe its like Duke Nukem Forever.

Duke Nukem wha??

Consultant · Jan 15, 2008, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by WildPalms

Duke Nukem wha??

That was a game that has been in development since 1997...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Nukem_Forever

Currently their site still says the following... LOL
"No, you cannot pre-order the game. If you see some online store saying "We are taking pre-orders", they're just trying to get your money (they usually also make up their own supposed "insider release date info", too). There is no release date set, we are not taking pre-orders for the game. End of story."

Spore will be great on multi platforms! Will definitely get it.

Cougarcat · Jan 15, 2008, 09:50 AM

Nice. What's notable isn't that Spore is coming to the mac (almost all of Maxis' games have made it, and The Sims is a gigantic hit on the mac) but that it's going to be a simultaneous release. Let's hope EA delivers on its promises.

irishgrizzly · Jan 15, 2008, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Cougarcat

Nice. What's notable isn't that Spore is coming to the mac (almost all of Maxis' games have made it, and The Sims is a gigantic hit on the mac) but that it's going to be a simultaneous release. Let's hope EA delivers on its promises.

Yeah, that's what I though – simultaneous release ftw!

Consultant · Jan 15, 2008, 04:21 PM

It'll most likely to be Intel only cider port... But I'll get the mac version over the windows version any time.

MrMacMan · Jan 15, 2008, 06:21 PM

I hope you all remember that every single of TransGaming's ports were buggy, slow or had graphical glitches.

People don't realize that this isn't like an Aspyr or MacSoft port where they actually develop the game for mac or even like previous Sim games -- this is just a wrapper to a windows game.

Anyone who played C&C3 with BootCamp as well as C&C3 'mac' will know the performance hit as well as other glitches.

EA is trying to get the quick buck -- they failed last time because games were so late after the PC releases...

I know, Spore looks amazing and has been in development forever, and I hope its a good port, but it's really really really reliant of improvements of this 'wrapper' and not good coding hours by an actual mac gaming shop.

tyr2 · Jan 16, 2008, 07:06 PM

Good news indeed. Time to cancel my year and a half old pre-order for the Windows version and reorder for the Mac.

spy707 · Jan 16, 2008, 10:52 PM

I played spore today on an Imac at Macworld. I was amazed at how highly easily customizable the creatures really are. No multiplayer, but I'm still definitely buying it for sure!

FightTheFuture · Jan 17, 2008, 09:36 AM

a simultaneous release is great - but how quickly do you think they'll release the expansion packs compared to the windows release.

actually - how close were the expansion pack releases for the sims/sims2?

mainstreetmark · Jan 17, 2008, 09:54 AM

Robin Williams likes it:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=V5TXEUiR1Xk

iJon · Jan 17, 2008, 10:06 AM

This is great news for Mac Gamers. Let's just hope it's not a crappy port that plays twice as well in Boot Camp... which is probably will be.

Why can't everyone be as good as Blizzard.

jon

Clive At Five · Jan 17, 2008, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iJon

This is great news for Mac Gamers.

Yeah, hopefully this will convince Appl to focus more on gamers...

Pssh. Yeah right, who am I kidding?

-Clive

ZMRoach · Jan 17, 2008, 02:50 PM

awesome news, finally a game that i've actually been looking forward to coming out for mac.

arkmannj · Jan 17, 2008, 07:38 PM

I hope they take the Blizzard approach and have the disc be a hybrid (PC and Mac version on the same disc)

That way if the TransGaming port sucks maybe I will consider using bootcamp
Really I wish they would just go all the way like Blizzard and do a truly native Mac version.

macRat17 · Jan 17, 2008, 09:14 PM

Heard alot about this game but can someone explain the hype?

w00master · Jan 17, 2008, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by macRat17

Heard alot about this game but can someone explain the hype?

You've heard a lot about this game, but can't explain the hype? I'm scratching my head over this one.

w00master

ehurtley · Jan 17, 2008, 09:38 PM

Would this be like the 'simultaneous' releases of Madden 2008, and Tiger Woods 2008?

MacBytes · Jan 17, 2008, 10:13 PM

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apachie2k · Jan 17, 2008, 10:18 PM

is this sim city on 'roids?

Jan 15, 2008, 08:13 AM	#1
irishgrizzly macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2006	Spore coming to Mac? link

Jan 15, 2008, 08:17 AM	#2
JSchwage macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rochester, NY	Yes! Sweet! I've been waiting for this game for years now. Unfortunately, I doubt it'll run well on my MacBook. Guess I'll have to get the Windows version. __________________ Tech Lobby - The place wherein I write hardware reviews MacBook / 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo / 2 GB RAM

Jan 15, 2008, 08:22 AM	#3
Fearless Leader macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wonderland	I want this game real bad, but we knew this already didn't we? __________________ Oh yes mustard! That'll do... Mustard? Don't let's be silly. Now lemon, that's different...

Jan 15, 2008, 08:28 AM	#4
ronainsworth68 macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Adairsville, Ga	It's about time, I thought they had given up on this game. __________________ 15" MBP 100GB 7200rpm HDD 2GB Ram, PPC MacMini, 20" iMac

Jan 15, 2008, 08:33 AM	#5
ReanimationLP macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the moon.	Heh, I personally thought this game died out on the vine. Maybe its like Duke Nukem Forever. __________________ Corei7 920 @ 4GHz, Radeon 4850X2 2GB, 2TB, 6GB DDR3 July 17, 2009 can't come soon enough.

Jan 15, 2008, 08:35 AM	#6
raggedjimmi macrumors 604 Join Date: Jan 2005	That was obvious really. It's coming out on every platform known to man, it's the next "The Sims". I hope they make some kind of web interface to link them all. Say you have it on your Mac/PC and you're away. It would be nice to log onto some site and do a little tweaking, or whatever you do in Spore. That'd push it outside the box. __________________ www.bossbaddie.com

Jan 15, 2008, 09:50 AM	#9
Cougarcat macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2003	Nice. What's notable isn't that Spore is coming to the mac (almost all of Maxis' games have made it, and The Sims is a gigantic hit on the mac) but that it's going to be a simultaneous release. Let's hope EA delivers on its promises.

Jan 15, 2008, 04:21 PM	#11
Consultant macrumors 601 Join Date: Jun 2007	It'll most likely to be Intel only cider port... But I'll get the mac version over the windows version any time.

Jan 15, 2008, 06:21 PM	#12
MrMacMan macrumors 601 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 1 Block away from NYC.	I hope you all remember that every single of TransGaming's ports were buggy, slow or had graphical glitches. People don't realize that this isn't like an Aspyr or MacSoft port where they actually develop the game for mac or even like previous Sim games -- this is just a wrapper to a windows game. Anyone who played C&C3 with BootCamp as well as C&C3 'mac' will know the performance hit as well as other glitches. EA is trying to get the quick buck -- they failed last time because games were so late after the PC releases... I know, Spore looks amazing and has been in development forever, and I hope its a good port, but it's really really really reliant of improvements of this 'wrapper' and not good coding hours by an actual mac gaming shop. __________________ There is a little Steve in all of us! -->Folding is Fighting Against Disease and help MacRumors. Join Today!<-- Props to --> Shadowfax For Making My Avatar! IM Me On AIM Already!

Jan 16, 2008, 07:06 PM	#13
tyr2 macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2006 Location: Leeds, UK	Good news indeed. Time to cancel my year and a half old pre-order for the Windows version and reorder for the Mac.

Jan 16, 2008, 10:52 PM	#14
spy707 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2007	I played spore today on an Imac at Macworld. I was amazed at how highly easily customizable the creatures really are. No multiplayer, but I'm still definitely buying it for sure!

Jan 17, 2008, 09:36 AM	#15
FightTheFuture macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: that town east of ann arbor	a simultaneous release is great - but how quickly do you think they'll release the expansion packs compared to the windows release. actually - how close were the expansion pack releases for the sims/sims2? __________________ Roger Ebert: Apple's market share does provide us with an accurate reading of the percentage of reasonable people in our society

Jan 17, 2008, 09:54 AM	#16
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Jan 17, 2008, 10:06 AM	#17
iJon macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2002	This is great news for Mac Gamers. Let's just hope it's not a crappy port that plays twice as well in Boot Camp... which is probably will be. Why can't everyone be as good as Blizzard. jon

Jan 17, 2008, 02:50 PM	#19
ZMRoach macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Austin, TX	awesome news, finally a game that i've actually been looking forward to coming out for mac. __________________ MacBook Pro 15" - iPhone 3G and 2G - iPod Photo - iPod nano 3G - Apple TV (x2)

Jan 17, 2008, 07:38 PM	#20
arkmannj macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Salt Lake City UT	I hope they take the Blizzard approach and have the disc be a hybrid (PC and Mac version on the same disc) That way if the TransGaming port sucks maybe I will consider using bootcamp Really I wish they would just go all the way like Blizzard and do a truly native Mac version.

Jan 17, 2008, 09:14 PM	#21
macRat17 macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2007	Heard alot about this game but can someone explain the hype?

Jan 17, 2008, 09:38 PM	#23
ehurtley macrumors 68020 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Portland, OR	Simultaneous? Would this be like the 'simultaneous' releases of Madden 2008, and Tiger Woods 2008? __________________ Disclaimer: I was a contractor at Intel. I didn't work with Apple. I don't have any info that isn't public.

Jan 17, 2008, 10:13 PM	#24
MacBytes macrumors bot Join Date: Jul 2003	EA Reveals Spore™ for the Mac Category: Games Link: EA Reveals Spore™ for the Mac Description:: none Posted on MacBytes.com Approved by Mudbug

Jan 17, 2008, 10:18 PM	#25
apachie2k macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2006 Location: NYC	is this sim city on 'roids? __________________ We must remember that the future is neither wholly ours nor wholly not ours.... So where is that bunnny??

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