Anyone like their Macbook Retina for gaming?

I have the 15". I keep getting worried and regretful about my purchase. I love the laptop, but does anyone think it is good enough for gaming? I do 1920x1200 usually. Is it good enough?

It is reality.
As ds store has stated "Because of this there isn't the selection of games on Mac's as Windows, because eventually gamers realize this and move to Windows instead."
I am one of those that has moved to PC Windows for games. In addition to the Towers there are Gaming Laptops for those who want mobility. While only mildly upgradeable compared to the towers they easily surpass the Macs in specs and at less cost. I did a comparison of the new MacBook Pro Retina and a Clevo P150EM and have pasted it below.
The options available with the Clevo are too numerous to list, so you can check them out at this link.
http://rjtech.com/shop/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=30113
2012 MacBook Pro, Retina display
15.4-inch LED-backlit glossy
2.7GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7
16GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
512GB Flash Storage
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M, 1GB GDDR5
AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro
Windows 7 Pro full version
Ready to PC game                               $3897.99
2012 Clevo P150EM
15.6” 1920x1080 LED-backlit glossy
2.9GHz Core i7-3920XM Extreme
32GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
512 GB SSD SATAIII
NVIDIA GTX 680M, 4GB GDDR5
3 Year parts and labor warranty
Ready to PC game                       $3132.00

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