The upcoming macOS 14 Sonoma is diving into the world of PC gaming, and this was from what Apple shared with the world at the Worldwide Developer's Conference earlier this June. While Apple is not exactly developing games with partners to bring to Mac users in the future, the possibility of allowing PC games to the Mac will happen soon.
Apple promised the world exciting features with the macOS Sonoma, but it is an iconic release for gamers who prefer to play with their Macs.
macOS 14 Sonoma Gaming: What to Expect
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9to5 Mac claims that the future of Mac Gaming is coming, and this will give more developers and players a chance to access this with the upcoming update of the macOS 14. Sonoma aims to bring multiple features to Mac computers, but one of the most notable is the Gaming experience that would soon be accessible for all.
As revealed in WWDC 2023 by Craig Federighi and Jeremy Sandmel, there is an upcoming Game Porting Tool for developers to use for transporting their games from Windows to Mac.
For a long time, Apple has marketed its PCs to be adept gaming devices, but it was not until now that it is easing its hold on apps that are available on Macs.
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Apple to Port Windows PC Games?
While there are no exact titles yet for this initiative to bring to the future Mac gaming landscape, the Game Porting tool brings massive possibilities for games to arrive on the Apple computer.
With the Game Porting Tool, the developers may bring their Windows PC games to the Mac with ease, translating DirectX 12 to Metal 3 in real-time. The macOS Sonoma is months away from release but with the toolkit now available to developers, there may be games available upon the operating system's update, in time for gamers to take on this experience.
Mac and Gaming
The world of Mac gaming got wider when Apple released the famed M-series chip back in 2020 when it first ousted Intel processors from powering its computers. In several benchmark tests, it gave famous rivals, including Nvidia and AMD, a run for their money with what the System-on-Chip (SoC) has to offer for the public.
However, many games were still not made for Mac, and there were several reports that Apple shooed developers away when they offer to create versions of their games available for the computers.
This did not stop some users to explore apps that would allow x86 Windows games and apps to play on the Mac, via a software called "CrossOver."
Despite the M-series chips' suitability to handle massive processes and possibly for games, there seem to be no plans from Apple to venture into this, until now. With the upcoming macOS 14 Sonoma, the Mac would feature "Gaming" to be one of its key features, thanks to the Game Porting Tool which Apple would introduce with the upcoming macOS update.
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