Apple, Mac, Silicon, M1, macOS - Native Support for the next 10 years

[technole]

Python2 hasn't been supported since 2020, and Apple recommends devs just bundle the runtime if they still need it for legacy purposes going forward, and they can always use /usr/bin/python3 in terminal. Either way SE will need to package a new update

Thankfully XIVOnMac exists though, great native launcher for macOS and you get 60fps on M1.

[sharknado]

If SE actually made a real, native mac .app the game would run like a dream.

Assuming they do a proper implementation and use the Metal API efficiently/properly. WoW got native M1 client pretty much days after it was released. It runs overall well but like the original M1 has still memory limitations and FPS went down during any combat/mass particle effects. Bigger M1 variants handle it better but still the price tag is quite high for "moderate" performance.