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Mac gaming? That used to be an oxymoron, but the formerly beleaguered gaming platform may be due for a renaissance .
One of these guys looks like a gamer...
The Apple iphone may have stolen the show at the Worldwide Developers Conference yesterday, but CEO Steve Jobs announced EA and id Software would bring games to its Macintosh computers. This comes as a shock as Apple isn't known for gaming ability, but for it's creative devices, editing software, and its stable OS. Does this move indicate that Apple is ready to take on gaming giant Microsoft and PC?
EA announced its popular RTS Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, Need For Speed Carbon, Battlefield 2134, Harry Potter & The Order of The Phoenix, and simultaneous release on console and Macs of Madden 08, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 this August. Id Software added to Apple's announcement with a visually stunning demo of their new game engine call "id Tech 5" with an unnamed game using this engine to be unveiled next month at E3 (which is also on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360).
This a good start for Apple and all Mac users whole love to game especially with a video gaming giant EA supporting them. And if Apple can keep garnering support from more publishers to put out games onto the Mac, it could very deep into the PC market share as Mac users compliment it's stable OS compared to Microsoft's Windows. Putting ports from consoles and the PC onto the Mac probably isn't going to be sufficient enough to challenge PC and Microsoft right now, but Apple has taken a big step in venturing into gaming this time. With Apple's creative devices, marketing campaign, and versatility running both Windows and Mac OS X, Apple maybe ready to take on the challenge
Hey, thanks: Engadget
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Posted at: 06/12/07 at 3:07 PM PST
Good on ya, Apple. I've been tempted many a time to buy a Mac, but have decided not to due to the lack of gaming on the platform. That, and the fact that even entry-level Macs can be prohibitively expensive. And how wild is it that the first company to pledge support is EA, one of the most reviled publishers around (by the hardcore gaming population, at least)? It may be a few years before I need to buy a computer, but if this trend picks up, I may need to swear off my lifelong affinity for PCs.
Posted at: 06/12/07 at 3:27 PM PST
As a long time Mac lover this is great news. I've been limited to Blizzard games for too many years. I just bought a Windows Compatible Intel-Duo Macbook so that I can play PC games, but with this news it seems that I won't need to partition!!
Posted at: 06/12/07 at 4:09 PM PST
Funny thing, on the original article, it contained a whole paragraph where I bashed EA for moving games one to Mac as a sign for the cash cows they are, trying to pick up an extra penny where ever they can. I reread it and it made me sound like a jackass (which is weird because I like the Battlefield and The Sims series) so I deleted and re-wrote the negative things I said about about EA before I sent it in. Life as a blogger...
Posted at: 06/15/07 at 10:53 AM PST
Picking up EA support is a nice first step, but Mac has a long raod ahead of it if it wants to become a viable gaming platform.
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