Mac Client

[Viirin]

While I'm not shocked persay by the choice to force existing players to buy the mac client if they want to play in OSX, I am surprised by it... Especially as I don't think they'll find many takers. Anyone who is already playing and has a mac among their computers has surely gotten themselves set up to play by now (whether through bootcamp or a virtual pc). According to sort of the philosophy Yoshida presented in the past, I would have thought creating the mac client was all about attracting new subscribers, namely mac users that don't have a Windows computer, and that don't want to have to install Windows on their computer in order to play a game. I guess they'll still do that, but I just don't see the point in not letting existing players have access to the mac client via their windows license.

But what if they use the PS3 client for Mac?

Why would the PS3 client work on the mac? PS, mac, and Windows are all totally different platforms, but at least mac and windows run on the same hardware architecture...

You still have to buy it. Let's use FFVII for example. Wasn't the first PC version a direct port of the PS1 version. Did you have to buy it or did SE give it to you for free on PC.

It's kind of a different animal because that's a game that you buy once and play forever, not something you have a subscription to. No one would suggest that mac users should get the game for free, but there are very few people out there so desperate for a mac version to complement their Windows version that they are going to buy the game twice. The mac client should be about getting new subscribers, and since they already made it for that reason, it seems silly to not just let people who already bought the game use that client as well.

[DracotheDragon]

all i am hoping for when the mac version comes out is the steam version will then become playable on mac

[Millerna]

all i am hoping for when the mac version comes out is the steam version will then become playable on mac

Would be interesting to see.. I can't remember seeing a game on Steam where you have to buy the Windows and Mac (and Linux for that matter) versions separately.. Usually you just buy the game once and play it on whatever platform.

[MiniTofu]

Would be interesting to see.. I can't remember seeing a game on Steam where you have to buy the Windows and Mac (and Linux for that matter) versions separately.. Usually you just buy the game once and play it on whatever platform.

Exactly, a few of my Steam games are PC/Mac/Linux compatible with 1 purchase.

As it seems I am crying out loud about it. I'm just doing a favor for OS X users, 3-4 of my PC are Windows/Linux and only 1 MacBook Pro 2010.

[geopgeop]

Exactly, a few of my Steam games are PC/Mac/Linux compatible with 1 purchase.

Yup, those are Steam Play games. https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...9439-QHKN-1308

Steam hasn't had EDIT: many games that required a rebuy to play on different platforms since 2010: http://www.shacknews.com/article/637...team-play-game EDIT: Call of Duty Black Ops might be one of those exceptions, if you happen to be buying the base game by itself. http://store.steampowered.com/app/214630/

I suppose the existing Steam version getting Mac support for free would be some consolation, if that's ever provided. To sell a Mac version but have the Steam version PC-only would probably not be a good idea (the draw of having a Steam version in the first place would be further diminished if that was the case).

[Mara-Eve]

EDIT: Call of Duty Black Ops might be one of those exceptions, if you happen to be buying the base game by itself. http://store.steampowered.com/app/214630/

That is only because Activision did not publish the Mac version, a separate Mac-specific company (Aspyr) published the title. SE is publishing the Mac version of FFXIV and I believe it is unprecedented that an MMORPG charge for a Mac client.

[Meridian]

If we have to buy it again to be able to play on Mac, I just won't bother. I'll carry on using Steam in-house streaming to play it instead. That works even if you didn't buy the game via Steam and is quite playable over LAN.

[MiniTofu]

I hope this is true "For Newcomer" https://store.na.square-enix.com/pro...-os-x-download

The other thread from the staff respond could very vague. An answer sodely for new player on OSX.

[DarkSnowyWolf]

well lets use blizzard games as an example, you can dl both PC / MAC version as long as you BOUGHT a copy , rather in PC or mac.
I bought SC2 for PC, then later on I switched to a mpb, and i was able to dl the mac version and play it there without ANY additional cost.

Why do we have to pay twice for the FFXIV one just for a mac version? this is kind of stupid..

[CGMidlander]

Charging Apple product users extra for products/services is industry standard, isn't it?