Major gaming news at WWDC: Metal and New games

[Nugat Trailers]

Dunno about Genshin. They might wait and see see how Honkai goes first.

I'm somewhat curious about the 120 Hz support though. Be interested to see how a base M series can perform.

Genshin can get 120 fps on an iPhone 13 Pro Max, but that's using a considerably smaller screen using an A15 Bionic.

 

[diamond.g]

Dunno about Genshin. They might wait and see see how Honkai goes first.

I'm somewhat curious about the 120 Hz support though. Be interested to see how a base M series can perform.

Genshin can get 120 fps on an iPhone 13 Pro Max, but that's using a considerably smaller screen using an A15 Bionic.

I'd just assume they are 100% relying on MetalFX to hit that framerate. We will find out this week I guess.

 

[bousozoku]

Dunno about Genshin. They might wait and see see how Honkai goes first.

I'm somewhat curious about the 120 Hz support though. Be interested to see how a base M series can perform.

Genshin can get 120 fps on an iPhone 13 Pro Max, but that's using a considerably smaller screen using an A15 Bionic.

My 2022 iPhone SE with the same processor does quite well on Genshin Impact.

I'm hoping that they bring all four of their desktop games to Mac. I only play two, but they have to see the money that Mac users have, although I remember a co-worker spending over US$200 on Genshin Impact. I haven't spent any money, but I'm still at account level 42.

 

[Homy]

Honkai Imapct 3rd on MBP M1 Pro 8-core GPU with 8 GB RAM, 60 fps 4K max settings, 120 fps 1440p max settings. Can't see any settings for MetalFX.

 

[Homy]

Ultimate Godspeed is coming to Mac/Apple Silicon on May 27.

Ultimate Godspeed on Steam

Ultimate Godspeed is a party racing game. Place items on the track and bring chaos to the race! The goal: Create the shortest way for you or the most pain for your opponents.

store.steampowered.com

World War Armies is leaving early access and is launcing May 2.

World War Armies on Steam

World War Armies is the ultimate PvP real-time strategy game. Build your unit deck, command advanced war machines and compete for free against other players worldwide. Revolutionary mechanics reduce downtime and focus on direct engagement with the enemy, you get to the fun parts of RTS faster.

store.steampowered.com

 

[Homy]

Fortnite is coming to iPhone and iPad this year in EU.

Epic Games to Bring Fortnite to iPad in EU After iPadOS 'Gatekeeper' Decision

With Apple soon to be required to bring the same EU changes that it made on the iPhone to the iPad, Epic Games today confirmed that it will release Fortnite for the iPad in the future. Epic Games is already working to release an iPhone version of Fortnite in the EU, with the game set to be...

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[diamond.g]

Fortnite is coming to iPhone and iPad this year in EU.

Epic Games to Bring Fortnite to iPad in EU After iPadOS 'Gatekeeper' Decision

With Apple soon to be required to bring the same EU changes that it made on the iPhone to the iPad, Epic Games today confirmed that it will release Fortnite for the iPad in the future. Epic Games is already working to release an iPhone version of Fortnite in the EU, with the game set to be...

forums.macrumors.com

Wonder if they will bother updating the macOS version.

 

[Pressure]

Wonder if they will bother updating the macOS version.

They had the ability to do that all along, yet nothing.

 

[Homy]

They had the ability to do that all along, yet nothing.

They’ve been in battle with Apple. Of course they wouldn’t update the Mac version alone while they boycotted iPhone and iPad. Mac wouldn’t give them much revenue from microtransactions either.

 

[Homy]

 

[Homy]

Newly released Mac games

Save 20% on REVEIL on Steam

REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.

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Terra Memoria on Steam

A shortage of magic crystals and the sudden awakening of ancient robots leads six new friends on an incredible investigation across Terra – a cozy and fantastic world that combines 3D and pixel art.

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Save 25% on Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok on Steam

Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.

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[Homy]

Assassin's Creed Mirage will be released on June 10 for iPhone/iPad. We'll see if it comes to Mac later. Would be strange if it wouldn't come at all. It would be a missed opportunity. June 10 is the start of WWDC so I'm sure it will be showcased there.

‎Assassin's Creed Mirage

‎In Assassin’s Creed® Mirage, you are Basim, a cunning street thief with nightmarish visions, seeking answers and justice. After an act of deadly retribution, Basim flees Baghdad and joins an ancient organization – The Hidden Ones. As he learns their mysterious rituals and powerful tenets, he...

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[diamond.g]

I tried to get Gray Zone Warfare to run (via Whisy) but it hung at a failed to load dll screen (that didn't seem to affect my PC). Oh well.

 

[Irishman]

Fortnite is coming to iPhone and iPad this year in EU.

Epic Games to Bring Fortnite to iPad in EU After iPadOS 'Gatekeeper' Decision

With Apple soon to be required to bring the same EU changes that it made on the iPhone to the iPad, Epic Games today confirmed that it will release Fortnite for the iPad in the future. Epic Games is already working to release an iPhone version of Fortnite in the EU, with the game set to be...

forums.macrumors.com

#freefortnite I can’t imagine that they are happy to maintain separate code bases, especially after updating UE5 on everything!

 

[bousozoku]

Assassin's Creed Mirage will be released on June 10 for iPhone/iPad. We'll see if it comes to Mac later. Would be strange if it wouldn't come at all. It would be a missed opportunity. June 10 is the start of WWDC so I'm sure it will be showcased there.

‎Assassin's Creed Mirage

‎In Assassin’s Creed® Mirage, you are Basim, a cunning street thief with nightmarish visions, seeking answers and justice. After an act of deadly retribution, Basim flees Baghdad and joins an ancient organization – The Hidden Ones. As he learns their mysterious rituals and powerful tenets, he...

apps.apple.com

Has Ubisoft had anything on Mac since Rayman?

 

[Homy]

Has Ubisoft had anything on Mac since Rayman?

I think you already know the answer but no. They have many iOS games though. The latest is AS Mirage and this Dec The Division Resurgence comes to iOS.

 

[Homy]

Imagine Earth released in 2021 is coming to Mac May 9.

Imagine Earth

a Serious Brothers Game

www.imagineearth.info

Imagine Earth on Steam

Build your own global colonies on distant worlds. Manage energy and resource supplies and produce goods for space trade. Form economic and diplomatic alliances or take over competing corporations. Conduct research to protect your colonists from disasters and avoid a climate crisis.

store.steampowered.com

 

[bousozoku]

I think you already know the answer but no. They have many iOS games though. The latest is AS Mirage and this Dec The Division Resurgence comes to iOS.

Rayman was on most platforms. I have several of the Assassin's Creed games and Watch Dogs games, but they just don't have any resonance for me. It's as though they were developed with technical accuracy but without any reason to play.

I've missed a lot of things while I was working back then.

 

[Homy]

Intel keeps diminishing on Steam..

 

[Pressure]

Here it is by SoCs using the model numbers from the Steam Hardware Survey.

 

[diamond.g]

@Pressure why does the mac hardware ownership graph not add up to 100%?

 

[Nugat Trailers]

That's because Valve's been hilariously lazy, and everthing that came out beginning with the original Mac Studio (Mac 13,1 and 13,2) hasn't been included.

It's been reported to them, but... Valve.

 

[Pressure]

@Pressure why does the mac hardware ownership graph not add up to 100%?

I lumped the Intel part in there, so just Apple Silicon SoC ownership would look like this.

That's because Valve's been hilariously lazy, and everthing that came out beginning with the original Mac Studio (Mac 13,1 and 13,2) hasn't been included.

It's been reported to them, but... Valve.

Actually the Mac Studio shipped with unique identifier model numbers. It was the every other machine based on M1, M1 Pro and M2 Max that didn't 😅

So we can't actually tell the 14-inch or 16-inch MacBook Pros based on M1 Pro or M1 Max apart but we do know the reported ownership of M1 Max based Mac Studios and total percentage of M1 Pro and M1 Max SoCs. Also the iMac, Mac mini, MacBook Pro (13-inch) and MacBook Air based on the M1 SoC are just reported on the Steam Survey with the same model identifier string as all other iMacs, Mac minis, MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs, lumping them together with ALL models that shipped with Intel chips prior.

 

[Homy]

Seablip is coming to Apple Silicon as Early Access May 17.

Seablip on Steam

Go from humble beginnings to a feared pirate captain in this seafaring open-world adventure! Enhance your reputation as you take on bounties, upgrade your ship, hire a crew and search for treasure, or just go fishing instead!

store.steampowered.com

 

[bousozoku]

I wonder why my display (per Steam) is only 1440 x 900, like my mid-2012 MacBook Pro, but my Speed is 3555728978 MHz.