So, FFXIV will be released on a Mac

I am wondering how FF14 will perform on a 15 inch MacBook pro what ch is what I am going to get once FF is released on a Mac platform

Is there a release date for this?

To my knowledge there is no release date or specs for this yet. I don't think it's possible for anyone to answer the question.

Gaming+Mac.

That has never been a good combination.

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Originally Posted by Hippo

I am wondering how FF14 will perform on a 15 inch MacBook pro what ch is what I am going to get once FF is released on a Mac platform

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Possible work but it might run very slow that depends on ur specs. Game run good on ps3 so it would not be problem for a macbook.

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Originally Posted by Tagihi

Game run good on ps3 so it would not be problem for a macbook.

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Compared to the PS4 and even a half decent PC I wouldn't call it "good" at all. Characters other than the player animate at an attrociously low rate so that they are clearly choppy, load times are poor for players and monsters, the system completely falls apart around things like S rank hunts, and some interface features aren't even available. Hardly "good." More along the lines barely functional.

I play this game on a tablet (surface pro) if I can run the pc version on this I am sure you can run the mac version on that just fine

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Originally Posted by Tiggy

Compared to the PS4 and even a half decent PC I wouldn't call it "good" at all. Characters other than the player animate at an attrociously low rate so that they are clearly choppy, load times are poor for players and monsters, the system completely falls apart around things like S rank hunts, and some interface features aren't even available. Hardly "good." More along the lines barely functional.

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thats not issue i change harddrive on my ps3 with SSD and its works very good, only like u said graphic arents lovely compare to a pc

Been playing XI/XIV on various Apple desktop/laptop hardware for years through Boot Camp. Most systems with discrete graphics cards shouldn't have any trouble playing. Comparing to videos that I've seen I'd say my system performance is somewhere above that of a PS4 and somewhere below a nice custom rig.

My current machine is a late 2013 27" iMac with an Nvidia GTX 780M. I've done S-rank hunts, Odin, and Behemoth without lagging out and eating dirt due to not being able to see stuff coming at me.

So the hardware is undoubtedly capable of running the game. The question is how are they handling the graphics system on the OS X side since it's not going to be based on DirectX. Could be OpenGL, Mantle, Metal... We just don't know at this time.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post2609945

All we do know is that progress is continuing and they're aiming for March/April release.

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Originally Posted by Random0

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So the hardware is undoubtedly capable of running the game. The question is how are they handling the graphics system on the OS X side since it's not going to be based on DirectX. Could be OpenGL, Mantle, Metal... We just don't know at this time.

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It'll be OpenGL. Mantle is still in closed beta and Windows only. Metal is IOS only.

To the OP. I have a early 2013 MBP with a GTX 650m. The game runs decent via bootcamp. There were some problems doing fights like Titan, though. Escaping Wotl was a bit of a problem due to graphical lag. But any other fight, the game ran fine.

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Originally Posted by Tagihi

thats not issue i change harddrive on my ps3 with SSD and its works very good, only like u said graphic arents lovely compare to a pc

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The simple fact you had to modify your system to fix those issues is proof that the system does not run it "good" since the system is by default using a standard platter based HHD.

And soon future update some people will say "MacBook limitation"

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Originally Posted by Eul

And soon future update some people will say "MacBook limitation"

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No. OS X is the platform, and it runs on a variety of hardware unlike PS3. If a user chooses to play the game barely meeting the minimum requirements, then that's their problem.

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Originally Posted by Jynx

Gaming+Mac.

That has never been a good combination.

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Some of us rely on it for a living Jynx.

Assuming it's a competent port, every modern MacBook Pro should have no issue running XIV on medium settings at a sane resolution.

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Originally Posted by Kaisha

Assuming it's a competent port, every modern MacBook Pro should have no issue running XIV on medium settings at a sane resolution.

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Final Fantasy 14 will be beautiful slideshow on them new 5k iMacs! =)

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Originally Posted by Brianmj

Final Fantasy 14 will be beautiful slideshow on them new 5k iMacs! =)

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I am looking forward to playing FF at my local Starbucks with my beautiful MacBook pro!

with both a a PS4 and a Mac, It's time to say goodbye to Windows :)

Intel HD 3000 can get around 25 fps at 720p and minimum settings. So yes it will be "playable" even on older, lower tier hardware in the same sense that PS3 version is "playable". HD 4000 will do a bit better than that, and if you have a dedicated card, you should be good.

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Originally Posted by Gramul

Some of us rely on it for a living Jynx.

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I avoid Macs even for work like the plague. Just never been a fan of the entire Ecosystem, was forced to work on them for a while and was never happier to get back into a PC workspace.

I'm liking the possibilities here, if it uses OpenGL a Linux port would/should be easy which means if the steam box/os ever takes off it should be an easy port for them :)