![]() ![]() With the majority of AAA games starting life on Windows on Intel-powered X86-based PCs, games developers, or publisher such as Feral or Aspyr, now need to write their games for the new ARM-based chip as well as Intel. However, with the arrival of the M1 chip this all changed. Just check out our roundup of theīest Mac games for some of the highlights. The strong sales of Macs in recent years also helped encourage developers to make more A-List games available on the Mac than ever before. In a previous version of this article, pre-M1, we talked about how the Mac gaming scene had picked up since Macs started to use the same Intel processors as Windows PCs (back in 2007). It doesn’t matter how good a Mac might be as a gaming machine if it won’t run the games you want to play. The problem with Mac gaming is that there aren’t a lot of games that are actually available for Macs, let alone M-series Macs. With the arrival of the M2 Pro in the MacBook Pro and Mac mini, and the M2 Max in the MacBook Pro, Apple has finally produced a chip that is capable of handling graphics-intensive AAA games. While M-series Macs don’t feature discrete graphics, their graphics capabilities are far beyond the integrated options in Intel Macs and they even beat the best of the discrete graphics cards that were previously included in Intel-powered Macs. In the past only the most expensive Macs offered the discrete graphics necessary for gaming. Also the fact that upgrading a Mac to meet the requirements of a graphically-demanding modern game is pretty much a no-no makes Macs the least future proof option for gamers (who often like to be able to tinkle with their computers to build the ideal machine for their purpose).īut Macs have become a much better choice for gaming enthusiasts with the advent of Apple’s first M1 Macs in 2020, the subsequent M1 Pro, M1 Max and M1 Ultra, and now the M2, M2 Pro and M2 Max. There are Macs that can play games well, but they are generally much more expensive than the equivalent PC. Traditionally the Mac hasn’t been considered a great choice for gaming. Apple can still terminate the developer account associated with Fortnite, which it has said it will do on August 28.It’s something of a running joke among Windows users that Macs are rubbish for gaming. It could theoretically release an unsigned version of Fortnite for Mac, but Apple makes the installation process for such software rather difficult in newer macOS versions.Ī judge ruled earlier this week that Apple is not required to allow Fortnite back on the App Store, but that Apple also cannot terminate developer accounts relating to Unreal Engine or other Epic properties. This means that Epic would be unable to notarize the Mac version of Fortnite. Presumably, the reason that Epic cannot release updates to the Mac version of the game is because Apple is terminating the Fortnite developer account. What’s important to keep in mind here is that Fortnite for Mac is not distributed via the Mac App Store. ![]() If you still want to play Fortnite on Android, you can access the latest version of Fortnite from the Epic Games App for Android on /Android or the Samsung Galaxy Store. ![]() As a result, Fortnite’s newly released Chapter 2 - Season 4 update (v14.00), will not release on iOS and macOS on August 27. Fortnite’s Chapter 2: Season 4 update will be released on all other platforms tomorrow, August 27.Įpic also points out that Android users still have several options for playing Fortnite, even though it was also removed form the Google Play Store:Īpple is blocking Fortnite updates and new installs on the App Store, and has said they will terminate our ability to develop Fortnite for Apple devices. As first spotted by the Verge, Epic has now published a new FAQ section on its website with more details.Įpic explains that because Apple is blocking Fortnite from the App Store, and terminating its associated developer account, it will be unable to update Fortnite with new content on Mac, iPhone, or iPad. On the same day that Apple kicked Fortnite out of the App Store, Epic said that Fortnite on iPhone and iPad would likely miss out on future updates and content expansions. Epic has confirmed today that it will not be released in the latest Fortnite season, Chapter 2: Season 4, for iOS and macOS gamers. The battle between Epic Games and Apple over App Store guidelines will have a detrimental effect on the end user. ![]()
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