The decline of the Steam games platform is inevitable, and there are already warning signs.

  • Agent Karyo@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Can you provide one real world example? An older Windows game that works better on Mac than on Windows?

    I will also add that 2015 is a random number. Win10 easily handles anything after 2005 or so. It’s the pre 2005 games that often require some deal of research.

    • icecreamtaco@lemmy.world
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      23 hours ago

      I’ve heard of some edge cases where Wine is now a better option than native windows for really weirdly built 2000s era games. But overall most won’t run better since they have to use a compatibility layer. The point is they do run and my computer isn’t just for gaming. Windows has gone deep into enshittification for ten years now, and it’s worth trading some FPS to Wine to not have to live with that.

      Also this only matters for new games. If you’re a HoMM3 addict or only care about emulators there’s no downside.