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Developer Successfully Virtualizes Windows for Arm on M1 Mac
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You'll need an ARM binary of the game. Since ARM Windows was never available to consumers, I doubt their are any ARM binary copies of that game.
The ARM version of windows has x86 emulation a la Rosetta 2, though not as fast (as the article notes as well)
The vast majority of Windows systems are sold with just the integrated GPU, which is crap, in its first attempt Apple has multiplied by 5 Intels iGPU offering, I would think with the unified memory the VM would have access to the full chip.
Have you tried launching it and see what it does? Maybe it just runs and all you need is a Windows on Arm iso.
Yup. Now Microsoft’s strong-arming Apple into reduced App Store commissions in exchange for Bootcamp support is gonna get a big, “Bye, Felicia”.
This is what happens...
My guess is that it was compiled and shipped as a universal app because macOS is a single image for both Intel and M series Macs.
My need for Windows ended when Microsoft did the following:
- Created .NET Core
- Created SQL Server for Linux
- Created Visual Studio for Mac
I’m curious about trying all of the above on an M1 Mac (with Docker for SQL Server).
Developing apps with the newer Microsoft frameworks just doesn’t require Windows anymore.
- Created .NET Core
- Created SQL Server for Linux
- Created Visual Studio for Mac
I’m curious about trying all of the above on an M1 Mac (with Docker for SQL Server).
Developing apps with the newer Microsoft frameworks just doesn’t require Windows anymore.
Thatis a good new. I'm in the line between take a 16" 5600 or wait to new M1 or redesigned model. One day I woke up decided to buy the intel one, one hour later I'm decided to wait to a possible imminent refresh, one more hour later I'm decided to wait long more to the redesigned one, in five minutes I overhaul the 16"5600 specs and opinions and finally I see the apple trees through the maniconm window. 🤪🤪
Technically it's doable since it's already been done on Android with Exagear app which I believe is a WINE translator and DirectX to OpenGL wrapper.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hp-touchpad/general/guide-how-to-play-fallout-1-2-android-t2939072
I was going to ask about Linux, as far as I know, Linux natively supports ARM, and it wouldn't cost anything as windows would for licensing. I would like to see Linux as an option on M1 Macs, as well as maybe FreeBSD. I say this, because I have really gotten to like the Unix environment from learning it through Mac OS X, and then learning further in Linux. The other advantage I see is being able to have a more standard Unix / Linux OS as an alternative to macOS without needing a whole separate computer. This is one thing I've always enjoyed about the Mac, it has always been flexible to run other operating systems besides it's own. However going the other way, with a non apple branded computer, you'd get other operating systems without native macOS support. So, that's why I say the Mac is good for a cross platform machine.
Maybe the solution here is for Apple to just sell a line of Intel computers forever.
Oh thank goodness I was wondering when I could ruin a brand new M1 Mac by putting a sub par piece of trash OS on it.
To be able to support Windows? Not happening.
Seeing how ARM is taking off, I don’t see a scenario where Windows for X86 is not overtaken by Windows on ARM in 5-6 years. X86 will be emulation only at that point. ARM Macs is just what Microsoft needs to push this agenda forward. Without it, few people had a real reason to get an ARM PC. In a few years, Windows users will have to switch to ARM just to keep up. Just like when Apple had to switch to Intel, it won’t be a choice. It’s just that the tables have turned.
It’s also what people were saying when Apple launched the G5. So many pundits were saying that Windows will have no choice but to move to PowerPC and that all gaming consoles were already going there. It did not happened, X86 adapted and survived. Although a new platform is always an exciting prospect, one has to remember that X86 survived Motorola 68000, motorola 88000, PowerPC, Itanium. With the right motivation it can survive ARM too.
There is an ARM version of Windows. The Snapdragon 865 already runs on Microsoft Windows 10 Pro. its existed for quite some time. Snapdragon just needs to catch up to Apple A14 performance. It will happen.
Samsung phones are now equal or better than iPhone now
Samsung phones are now equal or better than iPhone now
MS's willingness to license Windows on ARM may depend on how well it performs on M1 vs the SQ2 in the Surface Pro X. It might not look good if it runs better in virtualization on Apple's hardware than MS's own hardware...
But they do its called UWP (Universal Windows App)
What's a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app? - UWP applications
Learn about Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps that can run across a wide variety of devices that run Windows 10.
docs.microsoft.com
Since your comment and opinion is more important than everybody elses and deserves to stand out, I just wanted to thank you for using large text - especially in your signature. If you hadn't done that I might have missed them!
Okay...but the ARM version of Windows 10 isn't anything at all like Windows 10. Still a lot of work to do.
Amazing how Apple is causing more attention for ARM Windows than ARM PCs are.