I would be surprised if it was even 10%, but i don’t suspect its actually even that high
Sure, but when you start looking at cutting costs you look at the mac client first, because that requires specifically trained staff, extra hardware, extra software licensing, extra QA time etc
It very quickly adds up and if there isn’t a good ROI then they end up first in line when budget cuts inevitably need to happen
I think that’s up to CCP to decide, if and when it comes to that. CCP is ending support for Catalina here. Not the whole macOS. I think everybody should draw their conclusions from that.
I’m happy for you and happy CCP continues to support your hardware.
By the way I wasn’t saying “Windows is better for gaming” but something (I don’t know what) happened in 2021 that made many Mac users cry. I mostly know this in my tf2 playgroup since that was when they realized the game would be unplayable on Apple, but even people who didn’t play that specific game sort of gave up.
It’s all good. I have one gamer friend, and he’s always played on Windows (didn’t even try a Mac until he was 39, and he didn’t like it). I don’t think of Macs as gaming computers either, although they certainly can handle most games specs-wise. Most gamers seem to prefer Windows, and that’s fine. Mac isn’t for everyone.
I have no idea what it was in 2021 that made ‘‘Mac users cry’’. I was in TEST back then happily killing Goons (a war we eventually lost) on the same Mac I am using right now and I don’t remember a single issue with my computer. EVE certainly didn’t become unplayable on Apple devices. Maybe it was some old OS that lost support, but that happens regularly and is to be expected.
@CCP_Swift just wanted to say thanks to you guys for having made a native Mac client. We, Mac users, are aware it’s not usual from a gaming company, and although we’re not the majority – we’re here, we’ve been here since the first years of EVE, and we highly appreciate that we can play EVE on our machines on a client designed for it.
I thought it was 2021, but maybe I’m wrong. Around the time apple could no longer run tf2, a decent chunk of games becomes unplayable. I tohguht that was 2021?
What is ‘TF2’ ?
Team Fortress 2
A PHd in computer science for a traditional gaming PC? Hmm… I wonder if I can use that argument to claim I have a doctorate in something… That may be fun!
I don’t like the idea of a run-to-fail computer. If my PC breaks or needs an upgrade, I can rip out and replace anything I want without having to scrap the whole thing for a new one. If I want to improve the processor speed, I simply replace the CPU. If I want better cooling, I can just rip out the fan that’s being too noisy or ineffective. If I want to improve graphics, I simply replace the GPU. Everything on a PC is Plug-&-Play. Sure, it’s an investment at the beginning, but then it’s simply a matter of buying one component whenever something becomes obsolete or fails. The end result is something that is both customizable and better than any Apple device.