best way to run windows games in osx 10.5?

[gohome190]

hi, other than dual booting, whats the best, easiest, cheapest way to run windows apps (games mostly) inside osx? vmware fusion? wine?

ive found this:
http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/

good idea?

thanks

 

[thegoldenmackid]

Depends on the game. If they require DirectX 10 or 11 then you are stuck at the mercy of the game being available through CiderPort.

 

[gohome190]

so if say a fav game of mine is counter strike source. and say that game is available as a [ciderport] on a certain illegal website. would that be a good way to play?

 

[thegoldenmackid]

so if say a fav game of mine is counter strike source. and say that game is available as a [ciderport] on a certain illegal website. would that be a good way to play?

Not knowing the quality of the game, I cannot say; even if it was legal. My experience has been mixed in terms of how well the games perform, mainly on the "working, but not well." For something like CounterStrike, I would say that it would be a problem.

 

[gohome190]

ok thanks!

 

[alphaod]

CS works in Wine (or if you want to pay for it, CrossOver)

 

[BlueRevolution]

The "best" way to run Windows games is on Windows.

For games that are not available for Mac, CrossOver Games provides the best performance, but compatibility is hit-and-miss.

 

[macfanboy]

Dont waste your time....

i tried this yesterday, and i maxed out on 25 fps on the new macbook pro 13'. on boot camp, i get 150-200 average.