I think when Mac porting houses only port to Intel Macs, they will be a faster process.

Quote: Originally Posted by macintologist I think when Mac porting houses only port to Intel Macs, they will be a faster process. What makes you think that? My understanding…

I'm a PC XP user on an aging 800MHz Compaq from 2000, and I've bought far more games for it than i ever did with my old G1 PowerMac. But if I were to every buy an Intel Mac, I'd s…

If they only play on Intel Macs couldn't there be a layer of emulation for DirectX since it's also an x86 API?

Quote: Originally Posted by ©öñFü$íóÑ I'm a PC XP user on an aging 800MHz Compaq from 2000, and I've bought far more games for it than i ever did with my old G1 PowerMac. But i…

Quote: Originally Posted by macintologist If they only play on Intel Macs couldn't there be a layer of emulation for DirectX since it's also an x86 API? It's a *Windows* API…

I will be hard to wait for a port when the pc version is ready now. I can see big, involving games being worth booting into XP.

I support Mac games where i can, but sometimes it's just ridiculous what happens (not necessarily the fault of the porters). I couldn't play Dungeon Siege online or EVEN ON A LAN a…

Oh my! The grass is so much greener, from a gaming perspective, on XP! I feel dirty and like a traitor for saying that. But, I picked up Oblivion last night and I played for 3 hou…

Quote: Originally Posted by lookmark I'd like to support the great folk who make them, like Brad OIiver... but I just couldn't. FWIW, I both appreciate and understand this…

Why waste your money on the Mac port when 1. it comes out much later for mac 2. performance under mac < windows ... on the same hardware 3. it costs more

Quote: Originally Posted by mhuie Why waste your money on the Mac port when 1. it comes out much later for mac 2. performance under mac < windows ... on the same hardware …

I gave up on Mac gaming fully months ago. The timing, costs, and politics pretty much did me in. My main three issues for me were... #1 (IF) your game will get ported. The wonderi…

Quote: Originally Posted by torifile Word of advice: if you're thinking about getting an intel iMac and are even moderately interested in gaming, get the upgrade. It's only $90 …

Very true, lagunasol. I forgot about that part. I bought mine through the Apple store because I got an ed discount. It was worth the extra $50 or so over the amazon price because t…

I think you need to add <Only if it's available in a timely fashion in relation to the PC release>. I mean, releasing EQ for the Mac over 4 years after it's been out is unac…

Considering that I have a G5 iMac and probably will have it for another couple of years, then yes, I will continue to purchase Mac-native games.

Quote: Originally Posted by Brad Oliver FWIW, I both appreciate and understand this viewpoint. I think most programmers who work on Mac ports of PC games understand the limitati…

Quote: Originally Posted by macintologist If they only play on Intel Macs couldn't there be a layer of emulation for DirectX since it's also an x86 API? API is the abbreviat…

For me it is all about price. If the game is the same price on MacOS as it is on Windows, I'll buy it for MacOS... I'd actually be prepared to spend a tiny bit more on the Mac vers…

IMHO i believe that porting a piece of software should be easy on any system if the software has been well designed and documented. Its only when a developer starts to use tools th…

Honestly, I'm not installing windows on my system (not that I could, G5). The way I see it the windows world doesn't even exist to me, thus if a game has been out 6 months for wind…

I've got to agree about the multiplayer gaming aspect. The reason that I buy many games is so that I can play them with my windows-using friends. What I'd like to know is that pa…

Quote: Originally Posted by Olorin Honestly, I'm not installing windows on my system (not that I could, G5). The way I see it the windows world doesn't even exist to me, thus if…

I've gotta say that I'm very surprised with the results of this poll so far. It seems ludicrous to me that you'd be dogmatic about something like this. But to each his/her own, I s…