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Apple’s ecosystem has been the second option for players for many years. However, in the last few years, the situation has changed significantly. macOS has turned into a more seriously taken gaming platform thanks to its comprehensive gaming support and technological improvements. So MacBooks are really ready to run heavy games?

Development as macOS’s gaming platform shows itself in the following points:

  • Apple Silicon chips, especially M1, M2 and M3 series began to offer graphic performance at console level
  • Metal API provided performance increase by providing similar optimization facilities to DirectX 12
  • AAA game supporti, Resident Evil Village, Death Stranding and Control have started to come to macOS titles
  • Game developer has increased interest; more indie and independent studio began to publish macOS versions
  • Game streaming services, cloud-based gaming solutions have been more accessible to macOS

However, Windows is still dominant in the gaming world. Windows offers wider nvidia and AMD support for GPU options. In addition, many triple-A construction still only comes to Windows and consoles. Windows-based platforms are filled in the Esports scene.

As a result, MacBooks are quite enough for light and medium-level games today. For heavy games, performance may be limited. Mac users who want to be a Gamer should be more careful in the selection of games and their system requirements are well researched.