Who Plays Games On Mac OS X? POLL

[Realnanners]

Who Plays Games On Mac OS X? Go ahead and vote!

 

[Sirious]

If you mean games from the Mac App Store, then yes.
If you mean external games, then no.. lol

 

[Pakaku]

I used to game on OSX. Now my desktop mac is a purely-Windows machine, and all for the better as far as the gaming department is concerned.

 

[Huntn]

Don't like the options in this poll. My answers would be sometimes, but mostly not. As it is, my answer is no.

Update: the poll was modified to my liking!

 

[PatrickCocoa]

I've reached the exact same conclusion as Pakaku - I have my 27" iMac Retina, but for games I simply built a Windows 7 machine that can play all the PC games natively at great frame rates.

 

[Washac]

I Play on Mac OS X and Windows 7 in Bootcamp, so should there not be a third and even forth option as in neither.

 

[saturnotaku]

I do play games in OS X and also did so on Windows through Boot Camp. However, I just bought myself a Zotac Zbox that will serve as a Windows/Steam machine. My MBP is now OS X only and will primarily be for work/productivity.

 

[tomvos]

I only play games on Mac OS X. Don't have any Console or Windows PC. I even dumped bootcamp when Elite-Dangerous was ported to the Mac.
But then, I don't mind if I miss some game because it's not available for my platform of choice.

 

[MacsRgr8]

Fully blown YES!!

Most (couple of times a week):
• X-Plane 10 with a H*U*G*E amount of add-ins (800 GB total...)

Sometimes (once a week):
• DiRT 3
• GRiD 2
• F1 2013

I have bought lots of OS X games through the MAS, (COD series, Tomb Raider, Rage, whatsmore) but hardly play them.

 

[Kroner]

I mostly game on consoles, although I do have some games I play on OS X namely Elite Dangerous, Team Fortress 2 and maybe one day FFXIV.

 

[Nueve]

I've played counter strike runs alright, I just use my Xbox One when I feel like gaming.

 

[Suture]

If a game is available for both OS X and Windows, I'll always play it in OS X just so I don't have to reboot. Otherwise, for OS-specific things (Star Citizen, etc.), Bootcamp it is.

 

[0098386]

I don't. I make games on my iMac but I play games in Windows/Bootcamp. But these days after using the keyboard and mouse all day I just prefer to sit back and play my 3DS, Wii U or PS4.

If you mean games from the Mac App Store, then yes.
If you mean external games, then no.. lol

Not even from Steam?

 

[puelocesar]

There's a hell lot of good games that don't require high end computer to play. I played Rogue Legacy for hours even on my old macbook 2009. Some of the best games I ever played run fine even on low end macs: Aquaria, Limbo, Bastion, Portal 2..

The problem is that now that I upgraded to a rmbp 15", I'm having the impression that text rendering in most games are looking awful unless I put very high resolutions. Civilization V for example, the game looks great, but the text of the interface and menus look like crap unless I run it on 2880x1800, but this gives me another problem: the interface is so small I can barely read it. Any suggestions on this?

 

[foobarbazqux]

Nope. While I prefer Macs in general, I prefer PCs and consoles when it comes to gaming.

But these days after using the keyboard and mouse all day I just prefer to sit back and play my 3DS, Wii U or PS4.

Same here.

 

[Sirious]

I don't. I make games on my iMac but I play games in Windows/Bootcamp. But these days after using the keyboard and mouse all day I just prefer to sit back and play my 3DS, Wii U or PS4.


Not even from Steam?

Not really. My Mac is purely for my uni work, with some game apps here and there.

 

[bobbytomorow]

Heck yes I do. I have over 60 Mac compatible games in my Steam account. Was just playing Hitman Absolution today.

 

[Realnanners]

There's a hell lot of good games that don't require high end computer to play. I played Rogue Legacy for hours even on my old macbook 2009. Some of the best games I ever played run fine even on low end macs: Aquaria, Limbo, Bastion, Portal 2..

The problem is that now that I upgraded to a rmbp 15", I'm having the impression that text rendering in most games are looking awful unless I put very high resolutions. Civilization V for example, the game looks great, but the text of the interface and menus look like crap unless I run it on 2880x1800, but this gives me another problem: the interface is so small I can barely read it. Any suggestions on this?

Hey, do you know any games that would work on a early 2008 MacBook ? I am going on a trip in a few days and I have one day on it.

 

[Realnanners]

There's a hell lot of good games that don't require high end computer to play. I played Rogue Legacy for hours even on my old macbook 2009. Some of the best games I ever played run fine even on low end macs: Aquaria, Limbo, Bastion, Portal 2..

The problem is that now that I upgraded to a rmbp 15", I'm having the impression that text rendering in most games are looking awful unless I put very high resolutions. Civilization V for example, the game looks great, but the text of the interface and menus look like crap unless I run it on 2880x1800, but this gives me another problem: the interface is so small I can barely read it. Any suggestions on this?

Oh, if the text is hard to read, the best thing to do is to lower your resolution. Its should make it a bit bigger text but, the text may not look super good, nor the gameplay.

 

[Realnanners]

I don't. I make games on my iMac but I play games in Windows/Bootcamp. But these days after using the keyboard and mouse all day I just prefer to sit back and play my 3DS, Wii U or PS4.


Not even from Steam?

About 85% of my Steam library has Mac support. Steam is the best place to find/buy games for the Mac.

 

[Realnanners]

Don't like the options in this poll. My answers would be sometimes, but mostly not. As it is, my answer is no.

Thanks for your feedback! I have updated the poll.

 

[bobbytomorow]

Hey, do you know any games that would work on a early 2008 MacBook ? I am going on a trip in a few days and I have one day on it.

That has a x3100 GPU? If you are looking for 3D games, probably looking at pre-2005 stuff, Playstation 2 caliber for example (some of these would require booting into Windows/bootcamp),

FarCry
Half Life
Deus Ex
Alien vs Predator (classic version from 2000)
Beyond Good & Evil
GTA 1-3
Hitman 1-3

Also emulators, anything pre PS2 like epsxe (playstation), openEMU (several consoles) or Mupen64 Plus (N64)

and a bunch of indie games like, Plants Vs Zombies, Peggle, Sparkle, Trine, Braid, Limbo etc...

 

[0098386]

Not really. My Mac is purely for my uni work, with some game apps here and there.

But you're getting games from one source, why not another? Just curious.

 

[Huntn]

Thanks for your feedback! I have updated the poll.

Now, that's a handy Xenforo feature! I assume you were able to this without mod help? I've changed my vote.

 

[Huntn]

Hey, do you know any games that would work on a early 2008 MacBook ? I am going on a trip in a few days and I have one day on it.

That has a x3100 GPU? If you are looking for 3D games, probably looking at pre-2005 stuff, Playstation 2 caliber for example (some of these would require booting into Windows/bootcamp),

FarCry
Half Life
Deus Ex
Alien vs Predator (classic version from 2000)
Beyond Good & Evil
GTA 1-3
Hitman 1-3

Also emulators, anything pre PS2 like epsxe (playstation), openEMU (several consoles) or Mupen64 Plus (N64)

and a bunch of indie games like, Plants Vs Zombies, Peggle, Sparkle, Trine, Braid, Limbo etc...

Half Life is a must play, if you've never played it. It's a great experience even today.