[LSlugger]

natmusak said:

You say that as if it isn't the case for the PC gaming industry as a whole. Consoles (especially the PS2 and Wii) and PC games like WoW have brought the traditional PC gaming scene to its knees.

I believe there is as large a market as ever for PC gaming (both Windows and Mac), but the marketing has been all negative. Microsoft splintered the platform by not supporting DirectX 10 on Windows 2000 and XP. Some may chafe at Leopard-only applications, but Vista redefined uncompelling. In the case of least one game, Shadowrun, the requirement for Vista was found to be completely artificial, as cracks enabled it to be run on XP.

The other big problem, of course, is DRM. I still had one foot in the Windows camp when Half-Life 2 came out, but I wanted nothing to do with Steam. More recently, of course, Spore took it to a new low. The negative publicity it generated did irreparable harm to PC gaming as a whole. Games are malware until proven otherwise.

I'm a little sad about the state of affairs, but there are several Windows and Mac games on my shelf that bear replaying, and a few that I've yet to play at all. Meanwhile, quality titles do find their way to the Mac, albeit belatedly.

[tmolnar]

For me the gaming experience is about belonging to a gaming community where you can have fun, try new advancements in the game and participate in forums outside of the game. Since I also like history and military oriented games that are somewhat a simulation of actual units like tanks and plains I keep playing games like world war II online.
It's been going since 2000 and is truly a massive multiplayer gaming environment where you can play many different roles in game and in the community. No I am not a paid troll :)
just happy with the game and hoping that the game producers continue to cater to mac players.
happy holiday season to you all.

[rude]

I agree 100%. I went over to the Mac side about 5 years ago and have never been more happy. More happy except for the Myst series of adventure games. So, I finally broke down and purchased the new MacBook. I loaded all six plus add ons of the Myst series and they work flawlessly (Windows XP Home Version). But I now have to deal with all the windows issues. I WISH TOO THAT THEY WOULD WRITE THEM ALL FOR OS X. Lets keep our fingers crossed. Happy gaming.

[jackdawsson]

I'm really pleased about today's announcement that Feral are bringing "Rome: Total War + Barbarian Invasion" to Mac. Finally, we have one of the best strategy games ever coming to Mac! Some might moan about slow release dates, price, etc., but I only see clear positives about this development for any Mac gamer who'd prefer to play in OS X rather than Boot Camp it. I'll certainly continue to support Mac developers where possible (Boot Camping it only where no Mac versions exist). Credit to Feral then! If this works out, then maybe "Medieval 2" later. :)


Translated from French: Rome Total War

[rude]

Thank you for the heads up on Feral. I'll be watching intensely for their new releases.

[mac_user21]

well I do like to play console and computer for different reason as Real time strategy on computer b/c it has more control for such game than Console possible offer. while First person shooter do well in Console. but it varies to people of what they like.