Portal "One-Fifth As Likely to Crash on a Mac" as on PC
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I wonder how much this is down to many PC owners trying to run their PCs on ancient systems like Windows 2000 and very early iteration GPU and CPU. Or they upgraded to Vista with barely enough system memory. There are a lot of TERRIBLE windows based PCs out there, that have just been so poorly maintained, loaded up with crap-ware, under-spec'd and over stretched.
I understand OS X's requirements have always been very high and Apple has done a very good job of "out with the old in with the new".
Because I am really anal about my PC, I don't just let any old crap on there and give it the servicing it needs as a result the only crashes I've had is trying to play games at higher specs than my computer can handle.
I understand OS X's requirements have always been very high and Apple has done a very good job of "out with the old in with the new".
Because I am really anal about my PC, I don't just let any old crap on there and give it the servicing it needs as a result the only crashes I've had is trying to play games at higher specs than my computer can handle.
why should we be surprised that a game is more stable on a mac? The way i see it there is a sliding spectrum of stability vs power, in that order:
Consoles - Macs - PC - Linux
The restrictions on hardware and software increase to the left (you can change practically nothing on a console) and decrease on the right (you can build your own OS and drivers in Linux). The advantages and disadvantages for each platform should be obvious.
Consoles - Macs - PC - Linux
The restrictions on hardware and software increase to the left (you can change practically nothing on a console) and decrease on the right (you can build your own OS and drivers in Linux). The advantages and disadvantages for each platform should be obvious.
ZING! Nice one.ItsAPaul said:
I think I already weighed in on this topic earlier, but I do think it needs to be pointed out that the sheer variability of PC hardware/software and overall capabilities means that you're far more likely to encounter people whose machines just don't have the right requirements to run the game properly with PCs, whereas Macs are more like consoles, identical hardware/software and all that.
I can't wai ttil' my portal download finishes. I've had all games crash though at least once so...meh?
It's because hardcore PC gamers do odd things and use games like Portal as a benchmark.
In which case, the game may crash fifty times in one day.
Thus throwing off the statistics.
In which case, the game may crash fifty times in one day.
Thus throwing off the statistics.
I figured they'd start with css and Hl2.MaxChaos said:
I have both versions (Meaning I have both a PC and a Mac as separate computers)
I have to say that my Mac runs it allot smoother on the higher settings, but it has this strange lag right as I boot up a map that disappears after about 10 seconds of moving and looking around. If I don't move my character, it takes about 20 seconds.
I highly doubt that. If it said there was one fifth less crashes , that would be pretty likely. But they said that portal is one fifth less likely to crash. Unless they paraphrased their results, I'm pretty sure this is actually for real. That said, -heart attack-.Elementlmage said:
