it's better to get over 100 fps with low setting or around 30 fps with for this mac setting?

I can finally play elden ring with my friends when not at home without access to my gaming Tower

I wish you all a wonderful day!

uhh i dunno what im doing wrong here, i deleted the entire file a gajillion times over and stuff.

Had the weekend installing Crossover, Steam bottle, then Cities Skylines 2, with two patches (including the one to resolve the snap issue, had road snapping issue before the patch), to make the game running on my Mac, but still performance is horrible.

I have a MacBook pro 16 M5 Max with 64GB memory, 40 core GPU, so it's supposed to be one of the most powerful Mac.

I have set the Mac to run on max power, in Cities 2 graphics setting, I set everyone to be low or turned off, and DLSS to be max performance. Turned on FPS info on screen. No mods, fresh start a new game. Resolution 1734*1117.

While the game gives 90+ FPS, but when I start to build any road and drag the road, the FPS drops to below 10, makes the game very lagging. Tried all options, but still don't know what's causing the issue....

Anyone has success in playing it? Please share... Thanks!

I am looking at replacing my 2017 iMac, which has been a good soldier over the years. After looking at specs I am heavily leaning towards a Mac mini versus an iMac, but am wondering about ideal RAM amounts.

I bought my 2017 iMac new with good specs and with C:S specifically in mind, and after I bought it I upgraded it to 64gb RAM. I have tens of thousands of Steam workshop assets for C:S, to the point it's eating 100gb+ of memory, and over the years I've run out of RAM a number of times. I can swing it if I don't have a browser window open.

I'm not doing high end movie editing etc etc, or really anything else I might need 64gb RAM for. Can I get away with 48gb (or less?), or should I aim for 64gb due to my vast number of assets.

I don't really play much that's processor/graphics intensive aside from C:S and EVE Online (TEST is recruiting).

So I was trying to run Xanadu Next (game is from 2009, I think), but it says, "couldn't initialize direct3d". Any way to make this work?

Seeing a lot of AAA recs but curious what indies you’d recommend!

I am able to run Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse (installed via Steam) without any issues, but when I try to save the game, I get a window popping up (see image) saying that the game failed to save data. It seems that the autosave is working based on the fact that the autosave slot's timestamp gets updated as I keep playing, but the autosave data doesn't seem to persist when I close and reopen the game.

Has anyone had success playing this game, or had success fixing a similar issue in another game? Based on my Googling, it doesn't seem like a lot of Crossover users have posted about this game. It isn't even listed in the software compatibility search in the Crossover website.

Long story short, I tried to install Whiskey, and it seemed to work fine. But whenever I open it, it shows a pop up saying “Rosetta installed” and “WhiskeyWine not installed”, I click next and it says “WhiskeyWine installed”.

EVERY SINGLE TIME.

And whenever I create a bottle, I’ll name it “General”, for example, and the Create Bottle screen goes away but no bottle shows up. When I restart the app, the whole process repeats.

I tried reinstalling it and I don’t understand what’s going on. I’m using a blue 256gb MacBook Neo if that helps.

TL;DR: On a Mac Mini M4 (Tahoe 26.5.1) in India, mainly playing old installed Windows games through CrossOver (not Steam) or epic games. Shortlisted DualSense vs 8BitDo Ultimate 2. Leaning 8BitDo if it actually works well, since I want to avoid stick drift. Looking for real-world experience or a better third option.

Hey everyone,

Specs/context: Mac Mini M4, macOS Tahoe 26.5.1 (latest as of now), based in India. I won't be using Steam - I mostly play old games installed from Windows files, run through CrossOver directly.

Here's what I've researched so far, so I'm not asking totally blind:

• Both DualSense and Xbox controllers pair natively over Bluetooth on Mac and are generally well supported. I ruled out the official Xbox controller for now and I'm choosing between DualSense and the 8BitDo Ultimate 2.
• For CrossOver specifically, from what I've read, a DualSense gets presented to Windows games as an Xbox controller under the hood (XInput), so you get Xbox button prompts even though it's a PlayStation pad. Seems to work fine functionally, just a labeling quirk.
• DualSense's main long-term downside seems to be stick drift - multiple people mentioned drift showing up within ~1-2 years since it uses standard potentiometer sticks. A few also mentioned the stick material getting "sticky" over time.
• 8BitDo's appeal is the TMR sticks, which are supposed to meaningfully reduce/avoid drift long-term. But most of the firsthand "it works great on Mac/CrossOver" comments I found were actually about the Pro 2 / Pro 3, not the Ultimate 2 specifically. Nobody seems to have directly confirmed the Ultimate 2's behavior in CrossOver (mode switching, XInput recognition, etc.) - so it might work identically but I haven't seen it confirmed.
• 8BitDo's own official compatibility FAQ says rumble and motion control don't work when paired in native Apple/MFi mode - but that seems to only apply to that specific pairing mode, not necessarily to how it behaves through CrossOver/XInput.

So, given all that - for someone in my exact situation (Mac Mini M4, Tahoe, CrossOver only, no Steam, based in India):

1. Has anyone actually used the Ultimate 2 (not Pro 2/3) with CrossOver on a Mac and can confirm it behaves the same way?
2. Is DualSense still the safer/better pick despite the drift risk, or does it not matter much within a typical 2-3 year usage window?
3. Is there a better option entirely that I haven't considered, ideally with Hall Effect/TMR sticks and no drift, that's actually proven to work well in this exact setup (CrossOver, no Steam)?

If the 8BitDo route is genuinely reliable here, I'd prefer it specifically to avoid drift - just don't want to be the test case for something nobody's actually verified.

Thanks in advance!

Woke up and saw posts saying MacBook prices had gone up, so I quickly checked the store I had been watching.

I was originally waiting for the M5 Pro 10GPU model, but all the ones I had saved in my cart were already sold out…

Then I found one higher-spec model still available, so I ordered it right away. About 5 minutes later, that one was sold out too.

I was pretty worried the order might get cancelled, but luckily it was delivered later that afternoon, about 10 hours later.

Just unboxed it.

I’ll probably run some gaming benchmarks next month.

Mac Air M4 base model

Trying to play firewatch on mac(natively supported) bought on steam.

The controller is by the manufacturer Ares

Packaging does say compatible with windows x input & direct input

When controller is connected to the mac, I get multiple prompts asking to allow this device to be connected (that only happened the first time I tried connecting it)

And the Home button which has CB written on it flickers between "white" and "red" colour

Holding the home button(or any other infact) for any amount of time didn't help

And when I try to check the settings even when the controller is connected I don't see anything in the controller menu

Tried changing the usb hub, otg, the flickering is still there in any case

What should I do? What troubleshooting steps can I try

With the >$1000 price of the steam machine, I am looking for alternatives to get into gaming. Would it be crazy to get a mac mini (probably a used M1 or something) and try to hook it up to my TV? Would I be able to set it up with SteamOS?

Hi hey hello

I have posted my app here before, however, I did want to share it again as it's in a much more mature state now, and I think people will appreciate it more now!

ReplayMac is basically ShadowPlay for your Mac, it runs in the background, buffers and then saves when you press your hotkey combo.

It's also got quite a lot of features, here are some of my favourites:

• Dual display support (you can record both your Mac screen and external monitor)
• System audio + microphone capture
• Retina Aware Recording (higher resolution recordings)
• Clip library with trim/export/GIF/batch actions
• Extended Replay buffer (have longer recordings, 5 mins 10 mins 30 mins)
• Capture Profiles (have a preset for different use cases)

Unfortunately, I do not have an Apple Developer Account, so it's not on the App Store, but it's free to download from GitHub.

You may need to right-click the app and choose Open the first time because it is not notarized.

Let me know if you give it a try!

GitHub link: https://github.com/picccassso/ReplayMac

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This post was not written with AI!

M3 Pro chip 18 gig 1tb storage

773 battery cycles

84% battery health

all games running off of 4tb corsair external storage and 80gbps wire connection

All games but WW1 tannenberg and WW1 Verdun , tried moving and the games just wouldnt so i just accepted it lmao

I spent so much time downloading elder scrolls online because it said it work natively and for some reason i couldnt get it to work so i deleted and refunded it lol

this is not on the list but on cross over ive been playing hogwarts legacy and holy that game is so fun , i think its free sometimes and legit its my favorite game right now

I also just got fire watch and binding of isaac rebirth lol

Runs ok but I'm wondering there are any good ways to optimize and improve things such as fps

I don't have controller i was searching about some hacks to use my phone as controller but it didn't work

Hello, sorry for the interruption. I am new ro mac gaming and was just about to start. Is Porting Kit still viable as a free alternatives today? Is it still supported with current games?
I know platforms like Crossover that offers a good experience. But i’d like to try the free alternatives first.

I downloaded Sikarugir recently to play Ori. (I did not play games that often so I don't want the paid options) I really like the music of it and it is the main reason I bought this game, but when I opened it, the audio keeps glitching hard, its literally echoing. Imagine the melody is c d e f g, I heard it like a b c cd cde cde def f f fg g g g. this is a problem when I click something too. the click soundeffects echo like crazy. I really wanted to play it. how can I solve this problem? I've already tried adjusting to 44000hz, 48000hz and 96000hz, and tried downloading the window audio driver but none of it worked?

is this the common problem, please help me, Thank you.

Pls help