A few things not covered at length in the video: - “Can I run game x?” How do I run game x”? Check the Mac Gaming Wiki or r/MacGaming on Reddit. I have only tried several games. I cover the Mac Gaming Wiki in the video but it is an incredibly useful resource, and contains information from many people’s experiences. - crossover video coming soon - Intel Mac users have the ability to native boot Windows negating the necessity of GPTK as you’ll get native performance - I didn't try Epic game store, there is a reddit thread recommending use of Heroic Game Launcher. If someone is willing to try, Heroic or just using the steam method please reply in the comments and I'll credit you. www.reddit.com/r/macgaming/comments/14g3qeq/how_do_i_use_the_epic_games_launcher_with_gptk/ - Crossover is a superior solution as it works with older Direct X thus has much more compatibility and also uses GPTK for DX12 (in a recent update) and has per title configurations available. Codeweavers (makers of Crossover) were involved in creating GTPK. - You can use external storage with whisky. Just google for “Mac whisky external storage” or such. There’s Reddit threads on it. It’s pretty easy. - A few commenters are pointing out you could buy a gaming PC which while true is also silly. People have different priorities be it wanting a native *nix OS with wide commercial software solutions or for certain software suites that are Mac only (Logic, Final Cut Pro, Xcode, Sketch, etc) or have it for primarily work. Not everyone has the budget for multiple computers or desire or space or whatever. Inversely: If you can buy a gaming PC, maybe you should buy a Mac for media / development capabilities? It cuts both ways.
@@ladeluff_ Yeah, I tried it and didn't end up purchasing it, largely because I have a Mac Pro 2019 and my TH-cam vids do not make enough money to really justify purchases as I'm very unlikely to make it back off a single video. I've heard it's gotten better especially with GPTK
thank you! i can only use my windows laptop for work and i do not see the need to switch to a gaming pc/laptop when i prefer using my macbook for all my personal stuff.
Would be very nice if Apple supported the open source community by making a Vulkan driver or just releasing the documentation so people could make custom drivers
@@kittenzrulz2314 Apple doesn't need it, they only care about their own revenue and that's all. That's why they can't even make their own toolkit, they just rebuild other people's open source code. Even brew for macOS has nothing to do with macOS itself, it's not macOS development. At the same time windows, no matter how bad it is, goes towards developers and users, allowing them to run native Linux applications, including windowed ones, in the operating system itself. That's the difference...
Linux on Apple Silicon already beats macOS in terms of OpenGL support and it won't be long before it brings native Vulkan to the table. With that, gaming on a Mac will mean dual-booting Linux
If you want a definitive upgrade then go PC. Get a laptop with a Ryzen 7840HS or Intel's new Meteor Lake. These both support AV1 encoding unlike Apple.
@@DukenukemXHe wants a reliable quality MacBook, not a crap PC with windows junk, viruses, BSOD, 24/7 windows updates, crap touchpad, sound, screen, battery and have to be tethered to the wall 99% of the time! So getting these games on a MacBook is the cherry on the top until Games take off on the Mac with Apple GameKit and HW RayTracing on M3.
To the people commenting that you should "buy a pc" ... how would you feel if you clicked into a recipe that said "Sicilian Style Meatballs" and all it said was that you should travel to Sicily? It's obvious that people looking for this info aren't interested in that option
That's 12 year olds on the Internet for you they don't understand that macbooks are used for work and productivity and not every device main purpose is gaming. This video is great if you're on a business trip for example and you can bring so much. A PC or heavy ass gaming laptop is out of the question but you still want to do some light gaming. Apple silicone would be a perfectly capable single device for that.
@@Azrael-xl3jlbrother I need help like crazy. I have a Mac book pro from 2020 and just bought the Ultimate edition of New Vegas. I’m dying to play but I can’t even download whiskey
For the record, I did use Buchan but one time ago. It’s like the license problems and I don’t wanna pay bro so that’s why I’m already buying an M1 got a good deal but sweet.
Ha, thanks. There's a lot of random non Mac users here telling Mac users to buy a PCs. I have nothing against Windows or Linux but it'd be like going to Proton tutorial and telling Linux users to buy Windows as if this was never considered.
and OH. last weekend, i got a 5.1 REALLY fly on ZorinOS (my fav ubuntu distro) with a RX 480. The Mac is sheer Supersnappy now, even flies on my Windows Steam Library, Remarkable faster than vanilla windowsinstall/ boot drive... :D
Thanks for showing this! I was so psyched about the dev package when they first announced it but I was really frustrated when I couldn’t get it working
Yeah, I tried it very very early on as I saw it announced I think on r/Macgaming and had a rough experience. I put it in my "Video Ideas" notepad and was thumbing through it and decided to see if it had improved to the point it'd be a good video topic. It had.
It seems that an ancient technology of wine is finally on aarm. Thank you for the guide, pretty straightforward. Too bad we need to use something like this instead of getting native support for MacOS. Makes me feel like most MacOS users don't use their system for anything but web browsing.
Gaming and web browsing aren't the only things that exist on a computer. Content creation and creativity apps are widely considered to be a better experience on mac
@@asinglefrenchfry I'm not saying MacOS is not suitable for such tasks. I'm working with machine learning on s base model M1 MBA myself and it's great. I'm just saying that most Macintosh owners don't really use their computer for anything but web browsing
@@mori7423 The same could be said for most window PC users as the majority of individuals engage in basic tasks rather than using their computer as a tool for more intensive applications. This is evidenced by the amount of computers that are purchased which are essentially entry level versus those who seek to use the computer as a more in depth tool and require specialized builds.
@@snoozeyoulose9416 and it also seems kind of obvious to me that the majority of gaming computers are running windows. It's clearly seen in steam statistics reports
Hello! I have issue with Whisky. During the installation process, pop up with necessary dependencies for Whisky contains only Wine, not GPTK as in your video. My hw is macbook pro M1 (2020) and the most recent update of Sonoma is installed I didn’t find any information about this issue or any solutions, so I’ll be very thankful if you drop me some advice
Nice tutorial. Was able to get everything installed and able to play Dinkum on my Mac… was just playing it in desktop mode on my Steam deck - it runs and looks great on my M2 Mac Mini….
As I was watching this video I was wondering if "need" this and then you mentioned Dinkum! I do have a PC but it's been problematic since start. I'm planning a complete reset this summer, and if that fails I'll try this app. I miss Dinkum!
Hi, I have been trying to do this on my mac but whenever I click on “run” and on “steamsetup” nothing works. I’ve checked, my mac is an M2 chip and should be apple silicone. I’ve tried to delete everything and try again but nothing has worked so far. What should I do?
Also in my MAC it doesn't work.....I noticed that when I installed whisky there is no gptx icon but something like whiskywine....don't know how to fix it
It’s an open source project that’s based on Wine that has contributions by Apple and Codeweavers. You can go literally read the source code. It’s as safe as about any software thanks to visibility.
When I was running DMC5 the game crashed and I couldn't force quit so shut down my mac, when I went back on steam DMC5 was deleted but still takes up space on my storage, do you know how to fix that?
Thanks for the tutorial. Very easy to set up. Sadly, doesn't work with the older games I want to run (as you explained). The state of Mac gaming on Apple Silicon is depressing, tbh. Anything non-native has so many stipulations, and I don't blame Apple directly for this because these games weren't made for ARM, but I do think seeing as how the M1 chip came out over three years ago, it's annoying that Apple hasn't come up with a streamlined solution (because that's usually what Apple is good at). Linux in 2015 was legitimately in a better place for gaming than Mac is now in 2024.
Excellent work thanks to the community for all the work done! My M2 silicon runs Avogadro visualization tool and VMD (tools for computational chemistry). Just amazing...
Not really, Code Weavers (makers of crossover) help to make GPTK. Crossover supports, older, direct x and Das has much wider compatibility, and also more configurability even when using the GPTK engine for DX12.
You guys are not totally doomed, I did find out if you use parallels desktop 15 on Big Sur you can in fact run pc games on a windows vm using your dedicated gpu using gpu pass through thanks to parallels desktop.
i've tried both whiskey and crossover and surprisingly crossover which is paid gives twice the frame rates in every game so i made a decision and bought yearly subscription to crossover and i think it was worth it
You absolutely are the BOMB man. Talk about setting a precent when it comes to delivering a tutorial. Such high quality. Thank you so much - That's an EASY subscribe my man.
Thanks. Not all my videos are tutorials but probably in the same sphere is my emulation tutorials for PSX, PS2, and PS3 emulation and AI art tutorials where I try to speed run a lot of info with zero filler.
I got a MacBook strictly for college and work and I have a capable windows machine in my home for gaming and home office, unlike you I aint broke lmfao
I have both and find it interesting to be able to unlock the potential with the mac laptop on the go. It's got a mini LED 16 inch display with TV level speakers and incredible battery life. Plus it makes little in the way of fan noise under load. Perfect to play a game or two while dealing with down time such as evenings in a hotel. I've got a m1 Max 32 gpu cores with 64gb of ram... should be interesting to see it in action with PC games. On native Apple games, everything flies so curious what I can get performance wise with the ARM Architecture. Hoping the Yakuza series by SEGA is compatible. Yeah, I didn't buy the mac laptop for gaming but if it can play PC games and I find myself twiddling thumbs...right on.
I see your point. I’m a Mac user since 2015 but occasionally I want or need an application for work or leisure (game) that is only available for Windows and in those cases I run them through Parallels Desktop, which works just fine in most cases. If one of your main use cases is gaming I would not recommend a Mac before a Windows based system.
@@dmug I have the base model MacBook Air 15in. It has 8gb of ram and 256gb of storage. I paid almost $1400 out the door. I have a gamming laptop that is a beast. High refresh rate display and 16gb of ram. Along with 1tb of storage. I paid $850 for it. It is a no brainer for gaming. MacBooks are ok but for the price point, I don't think so. It is my only and last MacBook I will ever buy. Especially after I see the prices for the MacBook M3's. Those prices are insane.
What if you’re just a casual gamer, maybe you play one or two games, and you play them once in a while, when you have a little free time. Mac users are usually not big gamers, so having an option to play a couple of games that interest you without buying a whole new machine DOES make a lot of sense - Maybe you’re just thinking about it for your POV and no one else’s. If you’re into gaming then yes buy a Windows Gaming PC, but if your not and you like macOS then this is an option.
I can’t stand a laptop that isn’t portable and required plugging into a wall to make it through my day. Also, I only play a few games, Don’t really care about whatever games available on Steam. But just in case if I want to try some windows exclusive games this makes so much sense.
Im experiencing issues where 32 bit games run with the sound being chopped up / staticy and the game running at about a third of its normal speed. Is there any way to fix this?
Just got a 16" silicon MBP and got the beta 15.1 developer edition.... Nothing works lol. Gonna have to downgrade to Sonoma from Sequoia to get GPTK to work...
having a little problem, for some reason after installing Whisky and getting game downloaded it's appearing extremely small up in the left hand corner. I've tried changing the the appearance settings and still remains small.... any ideas how to fix this issue? Using a M1 MacBook Pro.
This isn't working on my M2 air. I uninstalled and reinstalled everything and still no go. After I click run, the circle will appear but then go away with nothing happening. Any idea what I could be doing wrong?
I did everything what you said. And when i click play from steam on gta V it pops up an error saying “ the rockstar games launcher failed to initialize!” What should I do?
Hey thanks for the video. Im still stuck when i press "Open C: Drive. My mac do nothing and i can not move steam exe to that location. Before that step i cant not move more Any idea? thanks!!
This is amazing. Although I am trying to play AOE II and it doesnt work great and I want to have my disk space back, where is the game stored so I can uninstall it?
So I had accidentally deleted whiskey and now when I downloaded it again and trying to open STEAM it shows can’t open file as wine64 is missing pls help
doesit work on intel mac? so its based on wine? no thanks, i skip this, been playing with wine from linux, its not that great, the game feel heavier rather than running its on windows or steam OS
I have a problem where whenever i try to download something it says steam has no wifi and i dont know how to fix it. My wifi is working perfectly fine but not for whisky
Hi it works but every game I've tried to play runs very very slow :( also oblivion crashes whenever i get to the character creation but none of the others are crashing at least
for the price of the option on your mac you can buy a real PC for gammer, there are laptop aroun 100/1200$ who are far supperior for gamming, have real hardware and no compatibility issues. Just look at hard drive and memory options price and think that some pc games are easity 100 gb drive, hard to install in you 256 Gb ssd of your mac.
Very true. I have Mac mini and M2 Air and no way I'm going to try this at least in this age of development. Only natively supported titles for those. I have few pc's and they're indeed superior in every single way. Heck my Steam deck was cheap and it runs a lot of stuff with ease with insanely much better experience.
2:34 for some reason it doesn't open the steam setup for me. There is a loading icon in whisky but then it just disappears and nothing happens. Anyone with the same issue?
when i install gta5 and try to run in it says the game runs but it doesnt run anywhere is there a fix or problem with the version (i am on the newest) ?
This does not work, I feel like. Whatever game I try downloading through steam, the download always gets stuck at some point. I then try cancelling the download wich basically kills steam. I have tried switching off MSynch, re installing steam and whiskey over and over again, no success. I have seen others with that problem and no solution offered yet.
like idk this is just so frustrating how this shit gets presented as being revolutionary for Mac gaming but it just simply does not work. I have an M2 MacBook Air btw
Thanks for the thanks pic (which i couldn’t get off my iPad and had to close app). I’ll let you know if it copes with Xbox game pass (I collect enough rewards points to pay for game pass ultimate every month and more) - unless you’ve already tried.
Thanks for this. Does Whisky use Apple's new Game Porting Toolkit 2? Have you tried running the automated installer found on that initial wiki page at 0:24?
A few things not covered at length in the video:
- “Can I run game x?” How do I run game x”? Check the Mac Gaming Wiki or r/MacGaming on Reddit. I have only tried several games. I cover the Mac Gaming Wiki in the video but it is an incredibly useful resource, and contains information from many people’s experiences.
- crossover video coming soon
- Intel Mac users have the ability to native boot Windows negating the necessity of GPTK as you’ll get native performance
- I didn't try Epic game store, there is a reddit thread recommending use of Heroic Game Launcher. If someone is willing to try, Heroic or just using the steam method please reply in the comments and I'll credit you.
www.reddit.com/r/macgaming/comments/14g3qeq/how_do_i_use_the_epic_games_launcher_with_gptk/
- Crossover is a superior solution as it works with older Direct X thus has much more compatibility and also uses GPTK for DX12 (in a recent update) and has per title configurations available. Codeweavers (makers of Crossover) were involved in creating GTPK.
- You can use external storage with whisky. Just google for “Mac whisky external storage” or such. There’s Reddit threads on it. It’s pretty easy.
- A few commenters are pointing out you could buy a gaming PC which while true is also silly. People have different priorities be it wanting a native *nix OS with wide commercial software solutions or for certain software suites that are Mac only (Logic, Final Cut Pro, Xcode, Sketch, etc) or have it for primarily work. Not everyone has the budget for multiple computers or desire or space or whatever. Inversely: If you can buy a gaming PC, maybe you should buy a Mac for media / development capabilities? It cuts both ways.
I did tinker with crossover on my Mac back in 2021/22. But found it to much hassle and slow at The time
@@ladeluff_ Yeah, I tried it and didn't end up purchasing it, largely because I have a Mac Pro 2019 and my TH-cam vids do not make enough money to really justify purchases as I'm very unlikely to make it back off a single video.
I've heard it's gotten better especially with GPTK
i still have my crossover licence, maybe i should give it another go then@@dmug
thank you! i can only use my windows laptop for work and i do not see the need to switch to a gaming pc/laptop when i prefer using my macbook for all my personal stuff.
tried epic games launcher through steam method, and it just doesn't install.
Huge thanks to Linux and open source community for all the work done for wine proton and all translation layers
Would be very nice if Apple supported the open source community by making a Vulkan driver or just releasing the documentation so people could make custom drivers
@@kittenzrulz2314 Apple doesn't need it, they only care about their own revenue and that's all. That's why they can't even make their own toolkit, they just rebuild other people's open source code. Even brew for macOS has nothing to do with macOS itself, it's not macOS development. At the same time windows, no matter how bad it is, goes towards developers and users, allowing them to run native Linux applications, including windowed ones, in the operating system itself. That's the difference...
Apple once again taking credit by slapping their logo on open source software and calling it their creation
As apple always does.
Linux on Apple Silicon already beats macOS in terms of OpenGL support and it won't be long before it brings native Vulkan to the table. With that, gaming on a Mac will mean dual-booting Linux
I need a Mac for 99% of the things I do, but I do miss playing a few of my old steam games every now and then. This is perfect, thank you
Crossover might be a better fit if the games are fairly old. It has better back compatibility. It costs money but does do nicely.
If you want a definitive upgrade then go PC. Get a laptop with a Ryzen 7840HS or Intel's new Meteor Lake. These both support AV1 encoding unlike Apple.
@@DukenukemXno he doesnt. He said he need mac for 99% of the things he does;) whats unclear right there?
@@DukenukemXHe wants a reliable quality MacBook, not a crap PC with windows junk, viruses, BSOD, 24/7 windows updates, crap touchpad, sound, screen, battery and have to be tethered to the wall 99% of the time! So getting these games on a MacBook is the cherry on the top until Games take off on the Mac with Apple GameKit and HW RayTracing on M3.
@@barbarianas3933 Anything a Mac can do a PC can do it better and more. Good chance that 99% is self imposed if he misses his Steam games.
Man you always on point and peak youtube mac content in that niche
I love you for your work thanks be blessed by Life.
To the people commenting that you should "buy a pc" ... how would you feel if you clicked into a recipe that said "Sicilian Style Meatballs" and all it said was that you should travel to Sicily? It's obvious that people looking for this info aren't interested in that option
That's 12 year olds on the Internet for you they don't understand that macbooks are used for work and productivity and not every device main purpose is gaming. This video is great if you're on a business trip for example and you can bring so much. A PC or heavy ass gaming laptop is out of the question but you still want to do some light gaming. Apple silicone would be a perfectly capable single device for that.
dont worry intel users, you got bootcamp
Bootcamp isn’t supported anymore and bugs out on Windows 11 making it unbootable eventuallly.
It does, my mbp 2013 still support win 11 ( I bypass the sys check )
@@Azrael-xl3jlbrother I need help like crazy. I have a Mac book pro from 2020 and just bought the Ultimate edition of New Vegas. I’m dying to play but I can’t even download whiskey
@@Azrael-xl3jlna you have something wrong. I have it on my 2017 Intel and it works just fine no issues.
For the record, I did use Buchan but one time ago. It’s like the license problems and I don’t wanna pay bro so that’s why I’m already buying an M1 got a good deal but sweet.
Finally, a new step forward in Mac gaming, i like this
u are brain washed 🤣
@@Nocommentsuwu its not brainwshed, its called personal preferences
@@Nocommentsuwu sorry we prefer functionality for university, macbooks are rated the best possible laptop for programming lol
@@AnneMarieF-cg5ey nope best is Linux pc
@@Nocommentsuwu Tell me you use linux arch btw without saying linux arch btw
6 days... ive been struggling for 6 days I literally love you rn
Intel mac user and I have been struggling since 2017 still am
Good that some of the proton tech is working on mac, even in a degraded form.
OMG IVE BEEN NEEDING TO PLAY STEAM ON MAC BUT MOST GAMES ARE FOR WINDOWS YOU ARE A LIFESAVER THANK YOU I SUBSCRIBED
dont even own a mac, was just curious because im a nerd and like to keep up with this kind of stuff. great vid!
Ha, thanks. There's a lot of random non Mac users here telling Mac users to buy a PCs. I have nothing against Windows or Linux but it'd be like going to Proton tutorial and telling Linux users to buy Windows as if this was never considered.
@@dmugwhat can you say, some people just like to be a holes
and OH. last weekend, i got a 5.1 REALLY fly on ZorinOS (my fav ubuntu distro) with a RX 480. The Mac is sheer Supersnappy now,
even flies on my Windows Steam Library, Remarkable faster than vanilla windowsinstall/ boot drive... :D
AMD linux drivers are blessed
Finally a useful video about this topic
Amazing. On my M1Mac Studio. Thanks a million, or maybe a cup of coffee.
Coffee is a driving force for me
Thank you so much man like I can't express how grateful I am I tried to do this for 3 years and now finally I can run windows games on a mac thank you
Me too my guy me too
Thanks for showing this! I was so psyched about the dev package when they first announced it but I was really frustrated when I couldn’t get it working
Yeah, I tried it very very early on as I saw it announced I think on r/Macgaming and had a rough experience. I put it in my "Video Ideas" notepad and was thumbing through it and decided to see if it had improved to the point it'd be a good video topic. It had.
It seems that an ancient technology of wine is finally on aarm. Thank you for the guide, pretty straightforward. Too bad we need to use something like this instead of getting native support for MacOS. Makes me feel like most MacOS users don't use their system for anything but web browsing.
Gaming and web browsing aren't the only things that exist on a computer. Content creation and creativity apps are widely considered to be a better experience on mac
@@asinglefrenchfry I'm not saying MacOS is not suitable for such tasks. I'm working with machine learning on s base model M1 MBA myself and it's great. I'm just saying that most Macintosh owners don't really use their computer for anything but web browsing
@@mori7423 The same could be said for most window PC users as the majority of individuals engage in basic tasks rather than using their computer as a tool for more intensive applications.
This is evidenced by the amount of computers that are purchased which are essentially entry level versus those who seek to use the computer as a more in depth tool and require specialized builds.
@@snoozeyoulose9416 true, but I was saying it not for the sake of comparing Macintosh to other computers
@@snoozeyoulose9416 and it also seems kind of obvious to me that the majority of gaming computers are running windows. It's clearly seen in steam statistics reports
Hello!
I have issue with Whisky. During the installation process, pop up with necessary dependencies for Whisky contains only Wine, not GPTK as in your video. My hw is macbook pro M1 (2020) and the most recent update of Sonoma is installed
I didn’t find any information about this issue or any solutions, so I’ll be very thankful if you drop me some advice
Used this to get Arkham Knight working on my mac! Best tutorial ive seen out there for it
That's the one I wanna play.
Thank god for computer nerds 😭. Kidding, thank you!
Nice tutorial. Was able to get everything installed and able to play Dinkum on my Mac… was just playing it in desktop mode on my Steam deck - it runs and looks great on my M2 Mac Mini….
As I was watching this video I was wondering if "need" this and then you mentioned Dinkum! I do have a PC but it's been problematic since start. I'm planning a complete reset this summer, and if that fails I'll try this app. I miss Dinkum!
Hi, I have been trying to do this on my mac but whenever I click on “run” and on “steamsetup” nothing works. I’ve checked, my mac is an M2 chip and should be apple silicone. I’ve tried to delete everything and try again but nothing has worked so far. What should I do?
Also in my MAC it doesn't work.....I noticed that when I installed whisky there is no gptx icon but something like whiskywine....don't know how to fix it
I just want to say thank you for the video. Your ability to explain things to allow for comprehension is beautiful.
is this a joke?
whisky software is safe means no malware??
It’s an open source project that’s based on Wine that has contributions by Apple and Codeweavers. You can go literally read the source code. It’s as safe as about any software thanks to visibility.
omg it worked. i can finally play co op with my pc friends!!! thank uuuu sooo much
When I was running DMC5 the game crashed and I couldn't force quit so shut down my mac, when I went back on steam DMC5 was deleted but still takes up space on my storage, do you know how to fix that?
this was informative but now I just need a mac
Thanks for the tutorial. Very easy to set up. Sadly, doesn't work with the older games I want to run (as you explained).
The state of Mac gaming on Apple Silicon is depressing, tbh. Anything non-native has so many stipulations, and I don't blame Apple directly for this because these games weren't made for ARM, but I do think seeing as how the M1 chip came out over three years ago, it's annoying that Apple hasn't come up with a streamlined solution (because that's usually what Apple is good at). Linux in 2015 was legitimately in a better place for gaming than Mac is now in 2024.
You're a good presenter/speaker mate. Thanks - great video
Thanks, although you might change your mind if you watch my older vids ;)
Steam won't start ofter login. Its stuck. Any solution snyone?
I would like to personally thank you so much for this!
Thanks bro that was big help
Excellent work thanks to the community for all the work done! My M2 silicon runs Avogadro visualization tool and VMD (tools for computational chemistry). Just amazing...
Does Anti-Cheat games work
Thank you for making this video!
actually sir i have download steam a long time ago so might i have redownload it or can u tell me the process
CrossOver's grave
Not really, Code Weavers (makers of crossover) help to make GPTK. Crossover supports, older, direct x and Das has much wider compatibility, and also more configurability even when using the GPTK engine for DX12.
@@dmug Thx now I feel better about my license and money spent with them.
Simple:
Work on the Mac,
Play on the PS5 - easy solution
Probably the most realistic solution, but my channel often isn’t about being reasonable when it comes to Macs
Intel user, i'm doomed. :(
Am too with my Mac Pro 2019 but at least boot camp is far far better than GPTK.
@@dmugTrue. I'm worried for how long the 2019 Pro is going to last.
Use Crossover
Just use windows?
You guys are not totally doomed, I did find out if you use parallels desktop 15 on Big Sur you can in fact run pc games on a windows vm using your dedicated gpu using gpu pass through thanks to parallels desktop.
i need help idk what to do.i bought beamng drive and it worked once but never again it just keeps saying error everytime i try to launch it
i've tried both whiskey and crossover and surprisingly crossover which is paid gives twice the frame rates in every game so i made a decision and bought yearly subscription to crossover and i think it was worth it
Good to know, I may need to do a follow up vid
Thanks for the tip, I am also going to get crossover
All these hoops just to be an MacOS gamer. Apple could, but won't.
You absolutely are the BOMB man. Talk about setting a precent when it comes to delivering a tutorial. Such high quality. Thank you so much - That's an EASY subscribe my man.
Thanks. Not all my videos are tutorials but probably in the same sphere is my emulation tutorials for PSX, PS2, and PS3 emulation and AI art tutorials where I try to speed run a lot of info with zero filler.
Greetings.Did you get gptk2 to work on your m1 Mac and how if you wouldn't mind me asking?
This video is just a massive cope 😂 Enjoy running games at 2 fps on your overpriced facebook machines iToddlers 😘
I got a MacBook strictly for college and work and I have a capable windows machine in my home for gaming and home office, unlike you I aint broke lmfao
@@vitormauch7367 imagine thinking you're smart and wealthy because you bought two things that do the same thing. 😂 iToddler's btfo 😂😂😂
Anyone reading this, if you can afford your Mac you can afford a Windows PC to run the games natively
Just because someone has a mac doesn't mean they're ballin
If you can afford one computer, you shouldn’t buy two.
I have both and find it interesting to be able to unlock the potential with the mac laptop on the go. It's got a mini LED 16 inch display with TV level speakers and incredible battery life. Plus it makes little in the way of fan noise under load. Perfect to play a game or two while dealing with down time such as evenings in a hotel. I've got a m1 Max 32 gpu cores with 64gb of ram... should be interesting to see it in action with PC games. On native Apple games, everything flies so curious what I can get performance wise with the ARM Architecture. Hoping the Yakuza series by SEGA is compatible. Yeah, I didn't buy the mac laptop for gaming but if it can play PC games and I find myself twiddling thumbs...right on.
@@Zhammon when it they're paying $200 for 8GB of more ram, that's pretty ballin
@@Supadupanerd most people either opt for base models, buying used or refurbished or then there is also the college discount program apple runs
I playing AAA game on my m1 pro 14 everyday using crossover
Why do this? Gaming laptops are way cheaper than a Mac will ever be. And the CPUs have gotten faster than a Mac. I see no real reason to do this.
I see your point. I’m a Mac user since 2015 but occasionally I want or need an application for work or leisure (game) that is only available for Windows and in those cases I run them through Parallels Desktop, which works just fine in most cases.
If one of your main use cases is gaming I would not recommend a Mac before a Windows based system.
@@thomashartmann5037 well said
@@dmug I have the base model MacBook Air 15in. It has 8gb of ram and 256gb of storage. I paid almost $1400 out the door. I have a gamming laptop that is a beast. High refresh rate display and 16gb of ram. Along with 1tb of storage. I paid $850 for it. It is a no brainer for gaming. MacBooks are ok but for the price point, I don't think so. It is my only and last MacBook I will ever buy. Especially after I see the prices for the MacBook M3's. Those prices are insane.
What if you’re just a casual gamer, maybe you play one or two games, and you play them once in a while, when you have a little free time. Mac users are usually not big gamers, so having an option to play a couple of games that interest you without buying a whole new machine DOES make a lot of sense - Maybe you’re just thinking about it for your POV and no one else’s. If you’re into gaming then yes buy a Windows Gaming PC, but if your not and you like macOS then this is an option.
I can’t stand a laptop that isn’t portable and required plugging into a wall to make it through my day.
Also, I only play a few games, Don’t really care about whatever games available on Steam.
But just in case if I want to try some windows exclusive games this makes so much sense.
Great video man! Simple instructions and covered everything like troubleshooting. Didn't even have to look anything up!
You lost me at "sorry Intel users." 😥
Intel Macs can boot windows. There’s no need for this level of nonsense ;)
I tried playing Genshin Impact, but it just showed a blank window and nothing happened. Any ideas?
Also i tried downloading cs go from steam, but it was sooo much slow
Probably not compatible yet, look at the wikis to see if there’s any info about it
You can use YAAGL to play Genshin on Mac
Quick question: does Whisky work with DirectX 9 games?
Im experiencing issues where 32 bit games run with the sound being chopped up / staticy and the game running at about a third of its normal speed. Is there any way to fix this?
imagine this on iPad
brother one thing I just want to ask is that please tell me how to play bgmi on Mac m1
Just got a 16" silicon MBP and got the beta 15.1 developer edition.... Nothing works lol. Gonna have to downgrade to Sonoma from Sequoia to get GPTK to work...
me: just streams games using my other pc that uses windows 10
I would like to install the games on a external disk is this possible?
Yes, it is
www.reddit.com/r/macgaming/comments/16dzyks/external_ssd_for_steamwhisky/
having a little problem, for some reason after installing Whisky and getting game downloaded it's appearing extremely small up in the left hand corner. I've tried changing the the appearance settings and still remains small.... any ideas how to fix this issue? Using a M1 MacBook Pro.
This isn't working on my M2 air. I uninstalled and reinstalled everything and still no go. After I click run, the circle will appear but then go away with nothing happening. Any idea what I could be doing wrong?
Except Whisky is crap. You can't play good games without crossoveror parallels. depends on the game.
How do I get my xbox controller working? I have installed whisky + heroic launcher. Any help would be appreciated.
I did everything what you said. And when i click play from steam on gta V it pops up an error saying “ the rockstar games launcher failed to initialize!” What should I do?
Hey thanks for the video. Im still stuck when i press "Open C: Drive. My mac do nothing and i can not move steam exe to that location. Before that step i cant not move more Any idea? thanks!!
Just buy a gaming PC that can run any game you wanna play for 1/4 the price of overpriced apple dogshit and don't have any of these limitations.
Buy some Lenovo legion to play and don't fk up the 3000$ MacBook machine u probably use for work
This is amazing. Although I am trying to play AOE II and it doesnt work great and I want to have my disk space back, where is the game stored so I can uninstall it?
So I had accidentally deleted whiskey and now when I downloaded it again and trying to open STEAM it shows can’t open file as wine64 is missing pls help
doesit work on intel mac?
so its based on wine? no thanks, i skip this, been playing with wine from linux, its not that great, the game feel heavier rather than running its on windows or steam OS
Thanks but STEAM is laggy as it stops dl at 99% and nothing more happen I don't know what to do....
App is garbage, stuck and breaks on each step of game installation, no one of 5 games that I try from Stem doesn't work
I have a problem where whenever i try to download something it says steam has no wifi and i dont know how to fix it. My wifi is working perfectly fine but not for whisky
Hi it works but every game I've tried to play runs very very slow :( also oblivion crashes whenever i get to the character creation but none of the others are crashing at least
instead of gptk not installed it says whiskywine
Same thing bro what is it?
I use my PC for gaming and my MacBook for everything else, maybe the odd game of Rim World on it
for the price of the option on your mac you can buy a real PC for gammer, there are laptop aroun 100/1200$ who are far supperior for gamming, have real hardware and no compatibility issues. Just look at hard drive and memory options price and think that some pc games are easity 100 gb drive, hard to install in you 256 Gb ssd of your mac.
Very true. I have Mac mini and M2 Air and no way I'm going to try this at least in this age of development. Only natively supported titles for those. I have few pc's and they're indeed superior in every single way. Heck my Steam deck was cheap and it runs a lot of stuff with ease with insanely much better experience.
All they need is to add are Direct3D (predecessor of DirectX) translations and all the older titles would be compatible
Man, I did every step and installed gta 5 from steam. But whenever I try o open it, it shows an error message. Please help.
Has anyone tried the xbox app with game pass games?
What if I use windows 11 on the bottle?
2:34 for some reason it doesn't open the steam setup for me. There is a loading icon in whisky but then it just disappears and nothing happens. Anyone with the same issue?
yes i can't create the bottle for some reason. any solution?
Anyone have any tips for il2cpp fatal error on steam? I have tried verifying game files
does this work with non steam games or Minecraft Dungeons?
whisky only m cip Mac unsupported intel Macs im use vine intel MacBook.
And if i install win 11 on external ssd through my mac mini can i use steam and download games???
when i install gta5 and try to run in it says the game runs but it doesnt run anywhere is there a fix or problem with the version (i am on the newest) ?
Did you fix?
@@Novac33nope but i got now a windows pc
Damn good video!
Appreciate the how to uninstall for the people doing this on work machines 😂
i bought cod mw2 on my m3 mba and it runs but as soon as u enter a match it crashes
any1 know why?
Brother please share your stream app id
Rarely gaming and don't play any online games. No point to.
Is there something like this for EA’s games? Like Jedi Survivor?
can it run with this mac air 13 early 2015 intel hd 6000 ? help ?
When I try to open to whiskey app in says “not supported on Mac” :((
This does not work, I feel like. Whatever game I try downloading through steam, the download always gets stuck at some point. I then try cancelling the download wich basically kills steam. I have tried switching off MSynch, re installing steam and whiskey over and over again, no success. I have seen others with that problem and no solution offered yet.
like idk this is just so frustrating how this shit gets presented as being revolutionary for Mac gaming but it just simply does not work. I have an M2 MacBook Air btw
play on macOS ..... 2000$ for casual games xD
Thanks for the thanks pic (which i couldn’t get off my iPad and had to close app). I’ll let you know if it copes with Xbox game pass (I collect enough rewards points to pay for game pass ultimate every month and more) - unless you’ve already tried.
Thanks for this. Does Whisky use Apple's new Game Porting Toolkit 2? Have you tried running the automated installer found on that initial wiki page at 0:24?
Total waste, Mac can’t game. Just get a console or a pc desktop or laptop.
the steam inside of whiskey stopped downloading dark souls 3 at 80 percent what can i do ? i have a m1 16gb ram mbp
it's like crossover, but it works and it's free! so amazing, thank you
"sorry intel users"
they got bootcamp, don't be sorry