Apple Silicon M1 initial testing

[RitsukoSonoda]

Sounds like Apple is trying again to pull gamers into their world of planned obsolescence and forced product replacement with their computers. Gamers are one of the largest electronic consumer markets they haven't been able to really make a splash into. The main hinderances being Mac OS which results in either having to partition a windows OS part of the storage drive or running a virtual machine within Mac OS to run windows in order to play most titles at launch coupled with most PC gamers being smart enough tech wise to see through the gimmicks they use to sell to other markets while having the knowledge needed to know they can match the actual performance playing game software on a PC for less money initially and can simply upgrade specific components as they want to or need to in the future rather than toss the whole thing out and buy a whole new system.

[Shibi]

Sounds like Apple is trying again to pull gamers into their world of planned obsolescence

I don't think so. Gaming on *any* laptop be it Windows, OS X, or Linux is less than optimal.

Some (many) people use computers for tasks other than gaming. That a low power-draw laptop can also run games in a pinch is a bonus. Saves needing to carry two devices when traveling. The new Macbooks are proving to be capable all rounders, and with around 20 hours of battery they provide a good amount of portability.

Nothing wrong with a powerful desktop and a day-on-a-charge laptop.