Steam for Mac - LIVE - Bring on the Patches!

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[QUOTE="lordreaven"] What!? its basicly XBL and PSN mixed together with free service.ferret-gamer

what does it have thats so great? cross game chat?

thats a bit of a cop out

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i really don't like steam that much. yes it has some good sales . but when it comes to features its really not that great .

dontshackzmii

what does it have thats so great? cross game chat?

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"][QUOTE="dontshackzmii"]

what does it have thats so great? cross game chat?

dontshackzmii

thats a bit of a cop out

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Parasomniac

DAMNIT YOU BEAT ME TO IT!!!

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This angers Wasdie.

Wait... *looks at the picture*

Ok it's really really funny.

the hate begins :P

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Wasdie

DAMNIT YOU BEAT ME TO IT!!!

:(

This angers Wasdie.

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Wasdie

DAMNIT YOU BEAT ME TO IT!!!

:(

This angers Wasdie.

Wait... *looks at the picture*

Ok it's really really funny.

As for the topic, Portal = One of the greatest games that ever existed in gaming's lifetime. Nice for PC and Mac users. Enjoy!

I don't get it. I'm too slow. :P Do you mind explaining it to me?The-Mosher

im pretty disappointed with portals performance... I dont understand on this same computer when I used crossover games it ran alot better at even higher settings... If I leave the v-sync on it chugs all the time regardless if I turn everything else to lowest... but if I turn it off i get the worst screen tearing ever wtttfff

[QUOTE="The-Mosher"]I don't get it. I'm too slow. :P Do you mind explaining it to me?Parasomniac

Lets hope there's some good sales on in the near future,because Mac owners won't have much money left for full price games after having re-mortgaged their house to afford their shiny new MAC. :)

stvee101

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Parasomniac

Steam on Mac? Hell has indeed frozen over.

And Valve sold out *sarcasm*

Also Portal is free on Steam until May 24th. :) PC gaming ftw.Chiddaling

just too expensive:?

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does it feel a bit "heavier" on the mac to anyone else? like...slower?iron-iron

it runs slower thats for sure :x

The games aren't running as well. I just finished Portal on my Macbook Pro and I could only get it to run decently on the lowest settings. However, through Bootcamp I can run both TF2 and Portal at max settings without any lag. Weird huh?

The games aren't running as well. I just finished Portal on my Macbook Pro and I could only get it to run decently on the lowest settings. However, through Bootcamp I can run both TF2 and Portal at max settings without any lag. Weird huh?

Shad0ki11

yeah i dont get it.. i ran it better using windows bottles like wine and crossover.. hopefully they will patch it

[QUOTE="The-Mosher"]I don't get it. I'm too slow. :P Do you mind explaining it to me?Parasomniac

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Dante2710

It actually isn't... It just shows that blind fanboys don't really know what they are talking about.

I actually isn't... It just shows that blind fanboys don't really know what they are talking about.

chathuranga

Now you know how the Microsoft and even Linux fans feel about blind fanboyism.

Check this out. Portal is free right now since they did the Steam update, and it runs on both mac and PC.

http://store.steampowered.com/freeportal/

DragonfireXZ95

yeah, I'm downloading it now as we speak.

I like the nice big red button to download it. Very encouraging, very free.

see how it plays.

Steam on Mac is so cool.

I truly am a gamer now, with no hindrance when I am a store on online wishing I had the right machine to do the job or have more choice in what games I want to play on what machine.

If I want to play Halo Reach on my Xbox360.

If I want to play GT5 on my PS3

If I want to play SMG2 on my Wii

If I want to play Starcraft 2 either my PC or Mac.

This is the way games should be distributed.

LOL@ people taking this thread so personally.

Maybe some of the valve games are running slower because they are running through openGL vs DirectX although i really don't know, probably not.

Also they could feel heavier due to mouse sensitivity, when i use a mac it feels as if its lower sensitivity or maybe their mice are lower resolution.

The sleek, utilitarian look of Portal matches the sleek, utilitarian look of my iMac.

I am not sure that things changed that much. From my perspective Valve is trying to be the be all end all mainstray of gaming services, so I think it is great ^^

I really do hope Valve suceeds in becomming such a mainstray, altho from my perspective I think this benefits Mac users more then it benefits Valve in general (not that it does not benefit Valve, since Macs are fairly common in some social circles).

Atleast now mac and PC users can settle the age old score, by having 2 huge CSS teams battle it out :P

Maybe some of the valve games are running slower because they are running through openGL vs DirectX although i really don't know, probably not.

Also they could feel heavier due to mouse sensitivity, when i use a mac it feels as if its lower sensitivity or maybe their mice are lower resolution.

sammysalsa

It's funny to see two of the lead Windows designers making games for the Mac. HarlockJC

Tis be a sad day for PC gaming

It's funny to see two of the lead Windows designers making games for the Mac. HarlockJC

Why? Microsoft has made software for the Mac since like, forever.

...and only seven years late to the party!

Glad to have it. Plus receiving Portal for free is a great way to get a start with the service. May pick up Torchlight sometime before the 24th since its half-off, then I'll just wait to see what else is offered. If only I had more space on my macbook pro... :P

It's about time the video game community had some styIe.

After spending some time with the Mac version of Steam and Portal, all I can say is welcome to the open beta, Mac users. I'm a little disappointed.

The Steam client is crashy and buggy, and Portal chugs in a big way. I'm pretty confident I know why the other Valve titles aren't yet available...

Hopefully when they are available, we'll see reasonable frames per second. If not, I guess I'll just have to continue using Steam in Windows for the most part... What a shame. :(

(But I haven't given up hope yet! You can do it, Valve!)

After spending some time with the Mac version of Steam and Portal, all I can say is welcome to the open beta, Mac users. I'm a little disappointed.

The Steam client is crashy and buggy, and Portal chugs in a big way. I'm pretty confident I know why the other Valve titles aren't yet available...

Hopefully when they are available, we'll see reasonable frames per second. If not, I guess I'll just have to continue using Steam in Windows for the most part... What a shame. :(

(But I haven't given up hope yet! You can do it, Valve!)

musicalmac

Boy, that sucks. I'm gonna try it soon, but they can only improve I hope. Steam used to suck back in 2004 big time :?

Boy, that sucks. I'm gonna try it soon, but they can only improve I hope. Steam used to suck back in 2004 big time :?

FrozenLiquid

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"]Steam, letting you get great, low price games on your highly overpriced Apple computer! :D Sorry, couldn't resist that. But it is certainly a nice start for mac owners.musicalmac

agreed. i am quite happy.

but something doesnt feel right about it.

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Boy, that sucks. I'm gonna try it soon, but they can only improve I hope. Steam used to suck back in 2004 big time :?

musicalmac