Goronmon@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoSteam dropping support for macOS Mojave and by extension 32-bit gameswww.gamedeveloper.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down119
arrow-up1172arrow-down1external-linkSteam dropping support for macOS Mojave and by extension 32-bit gameswww.gamedeveloper.comGoronmon@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareSavaran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up63arrow-down2·1 year agoKeep in mind, the last PowerPC (G5) chipset used was 64bit, and all Intel chips used after late 2006 were 64bit.
minus-squarem-p{3}@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·1 year agoIt does means that some legacy games that are only available in 32-bit binaries will no longer work though.
minus-squareSatyrSack@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoWhich is a ton of older (and still fun) games.
minus-squareatocci@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoJust on MacOS though, I don’t think Windows will be dropping 32 bit support ever.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agowatch them work just fine in proton (i don’t actually know if that works but i wouldn’t be the least surprised)
minus-squareSatyrSack@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoProton does not work on macOS, just Linux.
minus-square🍜 (she/her)@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down5·1 year agoNice! I’m never getting a device with macOS on it.
Keep in mind, the last PowerPC (G5) chipset used was 64bit, and all Intel chips used after late 2006 were 64bit.
It does means that some legacy games that are only available in 32-bit binaries will no longer work though.
Which is a ton of older (and still fun) games.
Just on MacOS though, I don’t think Windows will be dropping 32 bit support ever.
watch them work just fine in proton (i don’t actually know if that works but i wouldn’t be the least surprised)
Proton does not work on macOS, just Linux.
Nice! I’m never getting a device with macOS on it.