![]() This is in line with Apple’s design philosophy to perfect the design of their hardware and software from front to back. Apple is also leaving Intel processors and making their own M1 chips. I don’t know about the devs but here are my guesses based on factors beyond ANet employees’ control: 1) Apple stopped supporting OpenGL that GW2 uses to support Mac. GW2 without ArcDPS and TacO is a struggle. I love my Macs too, but now that I’m back to gaming, I might get a gaming laptop now. I've been a mac user for many years, but on top of the climbing prices, this might be the final straw. :lol: I learned to troubleshoot PCs because of gaming and Windows’ issues.)If you don’t want to pay someone to Bootcamp your Mac for GW2, then the cost will be in a willingness to learn, time, and Direstorm.9748" said:Thanks for this info! Has there been any word on why this is such short notice? (When I was a teenager in the 2000s, Windows software often broke too. b) Drivers allow software to communicate with hardware.Since the Windows Bootcamp layer is different software from the Mac OS, Bootcamp Windows needs to install drivers to talk to all that hardware. a) Macs weren’t designed to run on Windows. Depending on an external hard drive to run Windows means making sure that wire doesn’t disconnect/dislodge.)ģ) Technical know-how and patience. Here’s an article on how to get Windows for cheaper (or possibly free): (If you know a friend with a spare volume license key from their business, that works too.)Īs for the cost of Bootcamp, here’s Apple’s article on it: tl dr version for the cost is:Ģ) A lot of free hard drive space: 64GB-128GB of free hard drive space for Windows + ~50GB for GW2(That might be a struggle on 256GB internal hard drives, but I think it’s worth it to go internal. How much does it cost to run bootcamp? I presume you have to buy a copy of WIndows, right?Īs far as I know, yes. It’s a relief to be reassured we can still play GW2 while we decide on a PC option. I used Bootcamp to play Skyrim almost 10 years ago and really struggled with the drivers. Thank you so much! Especially for your tips on drivers. The Bootcamp tool is pretty self explanatory if you want to do a default install (has to be on your main/internal hard drive) but if you want to put it on an external, completely separate drive, that's also possible and there are some very thorough guides on how to do it step by step like this one. ![]() I definitely recommend trying it, anyone who has an Intel Mac. The only difference is you get your drivers from the Boot Camp tool, and you have the option of using 3rd party video drivers to squeeze some more performance (, but that is indeed some patchwork at that point.) It's not really that much patch work, it runs like a normal Windows install. Boot Camp link: W.Said:You can absolutely use Bootcamp Windows to play. I show you how to install a newer Boot Camp on an 'unsupported' Mac. ![]() Information about products not manufactured by Apple, or independent websites not controlled or tested by Apple. In macOS High Sierra and earlier, you can install Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7 using Boot Camp Assistant on supported Mac models. Install Windows using Boot Camp for macOS High Sierra and earlier.It helps to install Windows on Mac and introduces features of Boot Camp using tutorials. Need to use Windows on Mac, this app guides you to use Windows 10 or Windows 8 or Windows 7 on Mac PC using Boot Camp.For that reason, we updated this post to reflect the current state of events, keyboards, and practice. ![]() Today, we still see users requesting Google Search to help them with this task. However, this scenario occurs more often than you might think. If you ever need to take a screenshot in Windows whilst using Boot Camp on your Mac – and with the Apple supplied keyboard, you may find it difficult to perform this action. ![]()
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