izzy.vrs
@alqemizzy
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:45 PM
it's 2023, why has skyrim been released for every platform

except mac computers
taffy
@miyazaki895
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:45 PM
what
izzy.vrs
@alqemizzy
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:45 PM
how is this still a problem
izzy.vrs
@alqemizzy
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:45 PM
YEAH
taffy
@miyazaki895
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:46 PM
it's on switch, what's your excuse todd
izzy.vrs
@alqemizzy
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:46 PM
JUST STRAIGHT UP
izzy.vrs
@alqemizzy
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:46 PM
CAN'T RUN ON MAC
izzy.vrs
@alqemizzy
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:46 PM
i have one of the most powerful commercially available computers here, a mac studio m1 ultra
izzy.vrs
@alqemizzy
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:46 PM
nope, can't do it
taffy
@miyazaki895
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:47 PM
this is why i can't go back to macs
taffy
@miyazaki895
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:47 PM
not skyrim specifically. games generally
izzy.vrs
@alqemizzy
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:48 PM
unfortunately we need this specific architecture for work
izzy.vrs
@alqemizzy
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:48 PM
because the m1 ultra is purpose-built for graphics and video editing work
izzy.vrs
@alqemizzy
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:48 PM
this thing rips through frames like nobody's business
izzy.vrs
@alqemizzy
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:48 PM
can't play skyrim because bethany esda says nah
MaxSalsa
@eternities
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:51 PM
Once Metal adds that new Metal compatibility layer in Sonoma via Xcode, it could perhaps be brute forced?
MaxSalsa
@eternities
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:51 PM
*Once Apple
izzy.vrs
@alqemizzy
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:52 PM
i mean technically i could install windows on bootcamp but like
izzy.vrs
@alqemizzy
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:52 PM
i shouldn't have to
izzy.vrs
@alqemizzy
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:53 PM
why is this the one platform i can't play skyrim or fallout on
MaxSalsa
@eternities
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:54 PM
As my usual Apple podcast mentioned last week: nobody plays games on iMac, so nobody develops games for Mac, so nobody plays games on Mac.
MaxSalsa
@eternities
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:54 PM
We need to convince Tim Cook to add it to Apple Arcade, clearly.
izzy.vrs
@alqemizzy
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:57 PM
but it's a game i already own. in fact according to steam i own it thrice (standard, SE, VR)
izzy.vrs
@alqemizzy
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:57 PM
and this is far and away the most powerful machine i have access to
Goldude
@SirDudeOfGol
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:57 PM
It's not on the virtua boy
izzy.vrs
@alqemizzy
Mon, Jun 12, 2023 9:57 PM
i just feel like "nobody plays it on imac" isn't an excuse
NekoIncardine
@NekoIncardine
Tue, Jun 13, 2023 12:17 AM
IIRC isn't there an Apple Compatibility Toolkit for the M-series specifically to try and get around this?
NekoIncardine
@NekoIncardine
Tue, Jun 13, 2023 12:26 AM
But Todd Howard is still bullshit, to be clear
izzy.vrs
@alqemizzy
Tue, Jun 13, 2023 12:33 AM
i dunno about that. all i know is that i'm on a $3,000 computer that outperforms my boss's similarly expensive custom pc and it can't natively play one of the most widely distributed video games available
DehydratedWater
@TehMags
Tue, Jun 13, 2023 1:05 AM
NekoIncardine : they've literally just announced it like a couple of days ago. Proton for Mac, basically. Though Apple seems to think it should be used more for Devs to port games rather that Proton's "just make windows games work" approach.
NekoIncardine
@NekoIncardine
Tue, Jun 13, 2023 4:49 AM
Apparently it's confirmed working for Diablo IV.

Don't get me started on Epic buying out a company and immediately removing the Linux port of their game. <_<
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