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SimCity 2013 will it work on my MacBook Pro 2009 in Windows 7?
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You should be fine.
What system specs are you targeting with the Mac version?
Like the PC version, we are aiming to make the game as accessible as possible. Any user with Snow Leopard and a Core 2 processor will be able to enjoy SimCity for Mac.
http://www.simcity.com/en_US/faq
I still think you should be fine even though you will run it on Windows 7
What system specs are you targeting with the Mac version?
Like the PC version, we are aiming to make the game as accessible as possible. Any user with Snow Leopard and a Core 2 processor will be able to enjoy SimCity for Mac.
http://www.simcity.com/en_US/faq
I still think you should be fine even though you will run it on Windows 7
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Really? No discrete GPU needed? I remember Sim City 4 bringing my PC to it's knees back in the day. Once my city became somewhat large the game was nearly unplayable.
I was thinking that I wouldn't even be able to play it with the Intel 4000 in my 2012 MBP...
Why are you wanting to run it in Windows 7 and not the Mac version on your Mac? Because you're also running it on another PC?
If it becomes available on steam you ought to look into buying it through there instead of EA (though it might not be, EA is trying to push it's origin pretty hard). With steam, if you buy a Windows PC game, and there's a Mac version, you can download the Mac version to the Mac version of Steam!
If it becomes available on steam you ought to look into buying it through there instead of EA (though it might not be, EA is trying to push it's origin pretty hard). With steam, if you buy a Windows PC game, and there's a Mac version, you can download the Mac version to the Mac version of Steam!
Only games that are "Steamplay" enabled. Many are not.
Also, considering that EA just released an Origin client for Mac, you're probably gonna have to buy it there.
Yeah.. which I'm not a fan of (the origin part). Origin is okay but Steam is far better, but EA I guess can make more money from origin. And sell games that have multiple expansions to buy ON launch day... and then a few months later more expansions and more ways to grub money...
Their DLC of-late has been as bad as freemium games on iOS, except that you pay $60+ for the game!
It was supposed to be on the same day. It has been delayed. Their PR statement basically said since it is not a port it is taking longer and they want to get it right.
Bottom line if you want to play March 5 then buy the PC version and use bootcamp.
Which brings me back to the original question, do you think I'm good in bootcamp?
Yes.
If you look at the FAQ you will see it is not a port but native OS X.
http://www.simcity.com/en_US/faq
Why is the Mac port launching later?
This isn’t a Mac port, but a full native version that runs on the Mac OS. Because of this, we want to take the time to ensure that Mac fans will get a version worthy of their platform.
It's still going to lag on a 2009 machine. Even though it's not the most graphically intensive game, the improvements in AI will tax the CPU, and large cities will require a good computer to render. However, it will be more fault tolerant than most games to lag a bit so it should be okay.
Wow, I had no idea it was a native Mac client either! That's great news!
I'll happily wait past launch day for this.
I'll happily wait past launch day for this.
it's not confirmed but even if it is it will not apply to the disc version
only the digital download .
which is more expensive than the disk !