Apple no longer hides its intention to carve out a place for itself in the video games market. During each of her keynotes, she devotes part of the conference to games, whether mobile or computer. With the arrival of a new generation of Macs, equipped with even more powerful chips, Apple has the technical capabilities to run the best games of the moment on its machines.
In addition to having to convince the public that gaming on Macs is possible, Apple must convince developers that there is an audience on these computers for their games. To bring them back to macOS, Apple uses all the stratagems, even if it means printing money.
In recent months this method has more or less borne fruit. Big names in video games like the Resident Evil license have signed with Apple. La Pomme also recovered the Assassin’s Creed titles from French Ubisoft.
Cyberpunk 2077: a double-edged bet
This list has just expanded this week with the signing of Cyberpunk 2077. The game, known to be very resource intensive, will therefore arrive on Mac at the beginning of 2025. Four years after the arrival of the PC version (in total confusion at the time), the game, which has become a classic of the genre, will therefore attempt to reconcile Mac users and video games.
In any case, the arrival of Cyberpunk 2077 promises to be a real challenge for Apple. The game is known to be very greedy. In particular, it needs several technical innovations to offer high-level graphics to players. Not all PC machines can boast of having sufficient configuration for this type of game.
The justice of the peace
On Apple’s side, a failure in this game would be the symbol of too great a difference between the needs of a player and the capabilities of a Mac. Cyberpunk 2077 appears to be an immunity test for Apple. If the apple brand wins, it will be able to boast about it for a long time and its reputation in the world of video games will be established.
If, on the other hand, it fails with Cyberpunk 2077 and the game is not as good on Mac as on PC, the consequences for Apple could be terrible. The announcement of the arrival of Cyberpunk 2077 on Mac was made this week as Apple took the opportunity to launch new Macs.
The Apple brand notably marketed a new version of its iMac this Monday. Tuesday was dedicated to the Mac mini, which has become even smaller. And finally, this Wednesday, it was the MacBook Pros that were highlighted by the Cupertino company.