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OS Neutral VMware or Parallels?

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feldman26

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Can anyone tell me which is worth my time for games that can only be run on windows (i.e. Skyrim)? Also, does VMware really cut down on performance? Any help appreciated.

13" Retina MBP
2.6 gHz dual core i5
8GB Ram
 
saturnotaku said:
All forms of virtualization reduce performance. Use Boot Camp to play any game released in the last 5 years.
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Simply not true.
Bootcamp is certainly better, but I have played Skyrim, F1 2012, Deus Ex and others perfectly OK in Parallels @ 2560x1440 on my Mac.
The performance hit is acceptable compared to coming out of OS X and booting into Bootcamp.
Nothing is worth that, IMHO!
 
saturnotaku said:
Not maximizing your system's gaming potential out of spite is not what I would call acceptable, but whatever floats your boat.
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I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about! Spite!?!
I don't like to use Bootcamp as it doesn't give me access to all my other applications - simple as that. With Parallels, I can simply tab out of it, and access Mail, Safari, office type tasks, iMessage, ................. I could go on.
I am happy to have a performance hit of a few fps, in order to retain my workflow. You suggested that it was more or less essential to use Bootcamp for games released within the last 5 years, I replied saying that was not true, which it isn't!
Spite? Schmite!
 
I tried Parallels and found it sort of OK, but soon realised that Bootcamp is the better option for running windows games, and that is all I use it for.
 
There's is always the intermediate solution of using Wineskin / Barrel to run it in a wine wrapper. Sometimes, this proves to be the best solution (most of the times faster than a VM, don't have to leave OS X and reboot to windows like bootcamp).

As long as the said game runs on it.
 
antonis said:
There's is always the intermediate solution of using Wineskin / Barrel to run it in a wine wrapper. Sometimes, this proves to be the best solution (most of the times faster than a VM, don't have to leave OS X and reboot to windows like bootcamp).

As long as the said game runs on it.
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Yep, I recently played (Steam) Tomb Raider 2013 in a Wine wrapper. Apart from a couple of little menu glitches, it ran perfectly all the way through.
 
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