So, Steam coming to Mac…
Any opinions on [COLOR=‘Red’]that…?
Many of them tried linux and agreed it’s best to use Ubuntu instead of making their own OS.
On Topic:
I’m gonna install iSteam when it comes out, I’ll tell you how it compares then.
See, this is what I don’t get - are there tons of games that are Mac-compatible on Steam already, or are they planning on releasing a seperate store section for Apple games, or what? Because as it stands right now it seems like the majority of Steam products are only going to work on a Windows machine, so most Mac users would simply ignore great games because they’re not compatible.
Don’t worry, Rabid.
Mac users are used to it.
fixed 
edit: they will probably start selling the mac versions of available steam games. as more companies start coding for osX steam will already have a foot in the door. 10% of the pc market is a sizable chunk and any new way to increase profits will be welcomed by valve, and apple. I know numerous people, myself included that never would buy an apple because of the compatibility problem with work and gaming software, who changed their minds when the dual boot option came out on macs. the option of killer games on a mac without the need to buy a microshaft os for over a $100 dollars would seem appealing to mac users who don’t already have windows, or have a hatred for redmond the way some posters here have a hatred of apple
Don’t laugh at Microsoft, I based my nickname on it. :fffuuu:
There’s actually quite a big list of games on Steam that have a Mac version running:
Aliens versus Predator (original)
Altitude
And Yet It Moves
Ankh: Battle of the Gods
Ankh: Heart of Osiris
Aquaria
BioShock
Braid
Brainpipe
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror
Call of Duty
Call of Duty: United Offensive
Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Championship Manager 2007
Championship Manager 2008
Championship Manager 2010
Civilization IV
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Civilization IV: Colonization
Civilization IV: Warlords
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Darwinia
DEFCON
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down
Deus Ex
Doom
Doom 3
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
Doom II: Hell on Earth
Elven Legacy
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Eschalon: Book I
Europa Universalis III
Europa Universalis: Rome
FlatOut 2
Final Doom
Football Manager 2009
Football Manager 2010
Football Manager Live
Freedom Force
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Harvest: Massive Encounter
Hearts of Iron II
Hearts of Iron III
Heretic
Heroes of Might and Magic V
Hexen
Hexen II
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Jade Empire
LEGO Batman: The Videogame
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Loom
Luxor
Luxor 2
Luxor 3
Machinarium
Multiwinia
Osmos
Peggle
Peggle Nights
Penguins Arena
Penumbra: Black Plague
Penumbra: Overture
Penumbra: Requiem
Plants vs. Zombies
Prey
Prince of Persia (2008)
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Quake
Quake II
Quake III Arena
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Rome: Total War
Samorost 2
Shaun White Snowboarding
Sid Meier’s Pirates
SiN
Spore
Star Wars: Force Unleashed
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Tales of Monkey Island
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
The Dig
The Graveyard
The Path
TOCA Race Driver 3
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Torchlight
Unreal
Unreal Tournament
Unreal Tournament 2004
Uplink
Virtual Families
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
World of Goo
X²: The Threat
X³: Reunion
X³: Terran Conflict
If you think that’s an impressive list go back to your mac, you don’t want the truth to hit you in the face.
Well that’s besides the point, now is it.
There’s already a nice chunk of games on Steam that have a Mac counterpart, so those can be added. Add those to a separate store for Mac games, then add new Mac games et voila, you have Steam up and running for both platforms with a library for each.
I’m not expecting every current Steam-game to be available for Mac, but I do expect an increase in future Mac releases if this takes off.
I am just curoius if you have to repurchase all of your games for mac or if the windows counterpart will mean you get access to them.
Valve is doing this for the extra money it can give them, so I’m fairly sure they’ll want people to repurchase the games, even if they own them for Windows. But of course I hope not.
It would look funny having to pay for the same entry in the same list, just because you prefer a different UI.
It seems to me like that’s not how it would work. If you connect to your steam account and already own a game there, you should be able to redownload it on the Mac Steam, even if the specific files you’re downloading are different. Or maybe they’ll charge a $5 crossover fee for each game or something stupid like that.
They should charge double the price of PC games, to go with the apple spirit, and charge monthly just to keep your iSteam account active.
Well ye, a crossover/upgrade fee would be possible as well…
In before the “More like… DOWNGRADE FEE LOLOL”
Sershaft?
I’ve used Macs most of my Academic Career (Grades 2-12) and I don’t see whats so great about them. I can’t wait until I get home to my PC.
School districts usually buy the lowest end macs that they can, and then load them with educational bloatware and put them on an unstable and poorly maintained network. I can speak from experience, as my school is exactly like this. This is not the same experience as using a Mac at home.
Holy shiz batman, there’s a debating forum with a thread just for debating windows vs mac!
Back on topic. It’s hardly fair to charge any sort of fee to get your games on mac (that you already own). If I were to buy a mac and then get my iSteam and have to pay a £5 transfer fee, I would actually end up paying more for my games than I did originally. Eg. If you bought the Id pack on special offer back in the day it’d probably cost you £110 to get the mac transfer, for a pack that only cost about £40. Personally I think it’ll just be the case where you’ve bought the right to use the game, and the game content is free. But then I’ve been wrong before and I’m damn sure I will be again.