InhumaneSlayer Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 So, DE have conquered the PC & PS4 platforms. Is there any talks about porting to other Operating systems, such as: OSX (Mac) Unix (Linux)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zavienh5 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) I play with a Mac.... Edited May 28, 2014 by zavienh5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InhumaneSlayer Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 PC gets to outrule the Ps4 players with faster updates This is not the topic on the pros and cons of PS4/PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angius Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Games on Mac?You're kidding. You're kidding, right? Macs are not gaming platforms, not by the specs, nor by the OS itself. Besides, porting Warframe to OSX and Unix would require re-writing the engine from scratch, because it uses different architecture than Windows - DirectX for example, there's no such thing as DirectX on OSX and Unix systems. True, there are similar ones, but Warframe is written under DX specifically.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylecrafts Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 You can on Linux with WINE, but it's nowhere near as straightforward as on PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zavienh5 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Games on Mac? You're kidding. You're kidding, right? Macs are not gaming platforms, not by the specs, nor by the OS itself. Besides, porting Warframe to OSX and Unix would require re-writing the engine from scratch, because it uses different architecture than Windows - DirectX for example, there's no such thing as DirectX on OSX and Unix systems. True, there are similar ones, but Warframe is written under DX specifically.. stfu, my macbook pro, just a laptop can handle warframe with maxed settings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archistopheles Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 stfu, my macbook pro, just a laptop can handle warframe with maxed settings Using a virtual windows program, right? Please, enlighten me if not. I am ignorant to the ways of the Apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylecrafts Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Windows is our lord, Steam is our savior I'm gonna go ahead and guess you don't know the power of the dark side Linux? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archistopheles Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I'm gonna go ahead and guess you don't know the power of the dark side Linux? Not yet... But I'm Li-curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athros Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) The cross platform capability is severly limited by the game's basic graphic API; Windows use DirectX (which commonly used by almost every game in this world), while Mac and Linux use OpenGL (which is pretty limited, since M$ aggressive promotion of DirectX). Warframe uses DirectX, and while there's WINE and CrossOver for Linux and Mac, respectively, it would just add another layer of complex calculation (and in some parts, emulation), which could considerably hogging the performance, not to mention there would be incompatibilities between various games and the system itself. (Bootcamp is NOT included since it's basically running a whole Windows OS inside a Mac hardware, even then it would have a very different result than a pure PC). stfu, my macbook pro, just a laptop can handle warframe with maxed settings And may I ask how much that costs, with the Windows license in Bootcamp included? Even if it runs WF at maxed settings, I wouldn't risk my wallet so much if I could get a much more viable option with a much lower budget. Unless budget is not a limitation... Using a virtual windows program, right? Please, enlighten me if not. I am ignorant to the ways of the Apple. Prolly Bootcamp, since WF and CrossOver (like a Mac version of WINE) had a pretty unstable relationship. Nevertheless, I still hoped that cross-platform would be actually realized, since it would pretty much broaden the consumer spectrum. Edited May 28, 2014 by Athros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zavienh5 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Using a virtual windows program, right? Please, enlighten me if not. I am ignorant to the ways of the Apple. both windows and apple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylecrafts Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 We should take all the PS4 players.... And push them to the PC side Or let they players choose what they want to play on, not have it dictated to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboDoge Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I am shocked, i always thought people with Apple products have low self esteem and are buying shiny just so others can say "look at his shiny Apple product". Well, 9/10 people that know and are users of Apple products, bought the same just because of looks. You cannot fight that. We all know why majority of Apple fanatics buy them. On topic, how would you play a game on system that isnt made for gaming? Without Bootcamp or similar programs, you are pretty doomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athros Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) On topic, how would you play a game on system that isnt made for gaming? Without Bootcamp or similar programs, you are pretty doomed. Easy; they would just played everything that only available for them. Games for Mac is widely available (and some of it were popular title which uses OpenGL rather than DirectX), but still unmatched with the vast selection of Windows games. Edited May 28, 2014 by Athros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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