2008: The Year of the Mac Gamer?
Could 2008 truly be the breakout year for Macintosh gaming? Blizzard has been supporting the Mac OS for as long as we can remember -- always ensuring their games are compatible with the Mac and releasing patches in conjunction with their Windows-based updates. EVE Online began to support Mac OS in November of last year, and EA even announced that they're bringing titles to the Macintosh, starting with hits like Need for Speed Carbon, Battlefield 2142 and Command and Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars in July. In August they added Madden NFL 08 and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 to the list.
Even bigger news, though, is from today; one of last year's biggest hits -- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare will be coming to Mac OS. That's not all though... one of the most anticipated games this decade, from iconic game designer Will Wright, Spore, will find its home on the Mac as well.
Spore's Mac version will be launching later this year, simultaneously with the PC version. While Aspyr Media is publishing CoD4 on Mac, Spore will be brought onboard using a special software layer created by Toronto-based TransGaming Technologies -- the same technology EA used to port over all of their top games last year.
So what are your thoughts? Will 2008 be the Year of the Mac?
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TheVadeMac ports never make much money (with the exception of blizzard games).
I honestly can't see why people use macs. I've had to use macs all of my life at school, work, etc, and they're junk. Windows is a much greater operating system in pretty much every way. The only arguments macs have going for them is that they look pretty and they don't get viruses. Personally, I prefer the look of a PC over a mac. I'm not a big fan of the whole 'glossy and fragile' look. I prefer a metal/plastic tower, preferably with a few well placed LEDs, or a nice window in the side.
The windows OS also dominates macs in terms of flexibility, windows has more software, is easier to develop for, and is simply a lot more flexible. Not to mention the fact that you can actually upgrade PCs without buying a whole new one, unlike most macs. I'd rather spend a few hundred on more ram, or a new graphics card here and there than have to blow $1000+ on a new mac every time it gets 'old'.
As far as viruses go, it's pretty hard to get a virus for windows if you're careful. If you're going to questionable websites and downloading every .exe you can find, you're asking for a virus. Even so, if you're only using a mac because you're afraid of viruses, why not go all the way and get linux? Linux has even less viruses, more software, is more powerful, and is FREE. I really can't see a valid reason for buying a mac.