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gaming on m1

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    PS4 PRO as a gaming alternative to M1?

    I have an M1 MacBook with 16GB of ram. I’ve been gaming with it with CrossOver. It can run up to games like Star Wars Fallen Order where its limits start to manifest. I am thinking to get a used PS4 PRO, jailbreak it, install Linux and Steam. I am not sure if it makes sense at all. I read it...
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    Parallels Desktop gaming performance?

    How is gaming performance on a Macbook Pro with a 16-core M1 Pro running Windows through Parallels Desktop? I want to upgrade my old Macbook where I was doing some games on Bootcamp, but it is no longer an option with M1.
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    Gaming on MacBook - Is it harmful?

    Hi all! The main question of this topic - is it harmful for MacBook to play on it? I tried to play Resident Evil Village and CS:GO on my MacBook Pro 14 M1 Pro. I am impressed how good MacBook handles the graphics. Everything is very beautiful and smooth, but when I play CS:GO it gets pretty...
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    Mac m1 game freezing help

    Any game that I play ends up freezing 15 minutes into it, it repeatedly comes unfreezes and freezes again after that point. I'm not sure what to do. Has anyone had a similar problem? Btw, I was playing Spelunky 2 and Streets Of Rogue, simple game.
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    Is Playing Roblox on M1 Bad?

    Roblox isn't optimized for M1 yet, so it's using Rosetta. Whenever I use it there's no frame drops or anything, its just gets warm and the battery drains a bit faster. All I'm wondering is if its doing any damage to the computer while gaming with rosetta. Thanks,