Valve Announces Steam and Source for Mac
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Just because Steam and Valve games will now run on Mac, it doesn't mean that any of the thousands of other titles Steam offers will. That is still up to the developers of the games in question. Unless Valve is planning on turning Steam into a quasi-java program that translates code into something Mac-readable, which would be extremely slow.
I, a Mac user, am very happy to here this. Well guys, prepare to meet me on TF2. 
... when I can afford it.
... when I can afford it.
Apple stopped making the one button mice about five years ago.The_root_of_all_evil said:One major problem: How do you play most Steam games with a one button mouse?
OT: On a serious note, as a Mac user (who is getting more than a little tired of the PC/Mac rivalry), it's nice to see some PC gamers who are happy to welcome us arsty-types into the gaming family. You see what Valve have done, guys? They've brought us together!
Hopefully Steam's position as an immediate distributor for the Mac community will lead to more developers porting their wares over to us. I certainly wish BioWare would send more of their games our way (though I'm still not tired of playing KOTOR, even if it has been two years since I bought it).
Oh well, fingers crossed.
glad mac owners can play now even tho I already own a PC and not a mac, truth be told: HAHAHAAHA hardcore PC gamers!
[blockquote]And three cheers to Valve for bringing gaming to a younger, hipper and better dressed audience![/blockquote]
Nuuuu, now pretentious Mac users will have all the more reason to gloat over their over-priced crap!
Nuuuu, now pretentious Mac users will have all the more reason to gloat over their over-priced crap!
Aha, haha... HAHAHAHA!
The only reason my parents bought a Mac has been compromised!
But yeah, this is awesome. I don't know whether I will give it a shot (do I have to buy the game again?) but I'm glad that I have the choice.
The only reason my parents bought a Mac has been compromised!
But yeah, this is awesome. I don't know whether I will give it a shot (do I have to buy the game again?) but I'm glad that I have the choice.
Steam Play is probably the best feature of the lot. I do not, nor do I ever plan to, own a Mac, but it's still nice to know that if Hell freezes over and pigs start flying that I'll be able to play all my favorite cross-platform games just as soon as they're done downloading on my new Mac.
I guess you could say that it's a feature I'll never use, but I respect its presence because it represents the level of customer service that Valve gives to their Steam customers. The best part about Steam on Mac is that it's one step closer to the PC market having a singular service for Digital Distribution, especially since the Mac is territory that I'm sure Microsoft wouldn't dare try and tread with it's "Games for Windows" program. After-all, they're direct competitors. It'd be like if Sony wanted to try and make God of War games on the 360.
I guess you could say that it's a feature I'll never use, but I respect its presence because it represents the level of customer service that Valve gives to their Steam customers. The best part about Steam on Mac is that it's one step closer to the PC market having a singular service for Digital Distribution, especially since the Mac is territory that I'm sure Microsoft wouldn't dare try and tread with it's "Games for Windows" program. After-all, they're direct competitors. It'd be like if Sony wanted to try and make God of War games on the 360.
That's like arguing that consoles are held back because you can't change hardware for them.sirdanrhodes said:
With Macs you know pretty much exactly what you're working with, so you know if a game will or will not work on a number of machines. If it's not going to work, then either downgrade it, optimize it, or don't release it. Further, it's easier to optimize for a smaller selection of hardware.
And finally, this is a good incentive for more developers and publishers to make Mac versions of their games since Steam can provide optimal distribution without too much hassle.
There is a mac version of dragon age.Kmadden2004 said:Apple stopped making the one button mice about five years ago.The_root_of_all_evil said:One major problem: How do you play most Steam games with a one button mouse?
OT: On a serious note, as a Mac user (who is getting more than a little tired of the PC/Mac rivalry), it's nice to see some PC gamers who are happy to welcome us arsty-types into the gaming family. You see what Valve have done, guys? They've brought us together!
Hopefully Steam's position as an immediate distributor for the Mac community will lead to more developers porting their wares over to us. I certainly wish BioWare would send more of their games our way (though I'm still not tired of playing KOTOR, even if it has been two years since I bought it).
Oh well, fingers crossed.
Judging by that logic, does this mean the Windows version will be held back by the new Mac ports? AAAAAAAaaany way, the key question here is, do you guys get mod support? If not, you're kinda missing out on a lot.Jandau said: