Windows for games on mac

If i'm installing windows on mac, all the games will work like PC?

ori_balas wrote:
If i'm installing windows on mac, all the games will work like PC?
In Bootcamp they will be close for a little while until the 3D games gets updated, in a virtual machine no.
The hardware specs have to match of course. Bootcamp only supports Windows 7 you know.
Windows in BootCamp or Virtual Machine?
Mac's can play for a short period but soon fall behind online and your playing bots, campaigns or 2D type games because the video card can't be upgraded.
Also Mac's tend to replace the operating system often, which means it's hard for 3D games to keep changing OS versions.
IMO of you want to play 3D games and compete online, best to get a Win 7 64 bit gaming tower, that way you can replace the video card every year or so to keep up with the latest 3D games and advances. Also Win 7 will last 10 years, as long as the hardware.
Mac's don't have that luxury or the one model has few or no video card upgrade options.
More games on Windows, no doubt about it, it's only getting worse with Apple changing the OS constantly.
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