can you play on Mac?


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yes.. they can.. and if you really need to play a pc game (arent that many for mac), you can use a windows emulator. i would get a pc though.

I'd like to see someone play a game through Virtual PC ;)

There are games for Mac, but not nearly as many as for the PC. Basically, if you're very interested in games, don't get a Mac (or get a Mac, and keep your PC or get a console for gaming).

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Hi Razor.

Macs can't use ANY PC software. Any software you want to run on a Mac has to be written specifically for a Mac. This includes games. Luckily, most games, particularly popular ones, also have a Mac version. I use the site http://www.macgold.co.uk/ to check which games have a Mac version available.

Hope this helps.

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Keep your PC for gaming. And macs can do anything in the realm of possibility. Of course, finding the App/Game your looking for is a whole other story. ;)

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Hi Razor.

Macs can't use ANY PC software. Any software you want to run on a Mac has to be written specifically for a Mac. This includes games. Luckily, most games, particularly popular ones, also have a Mac version. I use the site http://www.macgold.co.uk/ to check which games have a Mac version available.

Hope this helps.

A Macintosh can run ANY windows app aside from games. VirtualPC will run the app fine.

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I'd like to see someone play a game through Virtual PC ;)

Solitaire works just fine in VPC, thank you!!! (hey, it's a game, and you didn't specify what KIND of game)

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of course you can!!!!

there are a lot of great games for mac, like breakout... super breakout... photoshop?

you can hear all about it in this video...

http://www.redvsblue.com/appleswitch.shtml

:shifty: fjv

You do realise that Photoshop is not a game..?

But yeah, the Mac plays games, just make sure you get a good CPU(s) and a good ATi card (personal opinion). In fact, they were demo'ing Unreal Tournament 2004 (UT2004) down the MWSF 2004 convention. My only guess is that they're releasing both a PC & a Mac version at the same time...hopefully. (the Linux installer will be embedded on 1 of the discs, just like UT2003).

To sum up:

- PC games will NOT work on a Mac, and Virtual PC will run the game extrememly slowly.

- Get the game specifically for the Mac, or do what most other people do...run it on a PC (a lot more games are available...and they'll run a lot smoother/faster.

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Rudy: No. Not unless you have the source code for the game, as the binaries will be compiled for PPC instead of x86.

You can play games on a Mac and they play mighty fine aswell... all of the great games are ported to Mac about 4 months or so after the PC release depending on the company (EA really seems to hold things up).

Simcity 4: rush hour, C&C Generals, Call of Duty, Medal of Honour: Breakthrough and many more games are being released for Mac later this month...

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