|OT| Apple Corner | I like MacBooks and I cannot lie.

[NarohDethan]

I honestly thought about installing Linux on my Mac mini. Mostly for proton but I like Mac OS too much and have my productivity so down now

That’s the thing, i want Linux to mess around with it with Steam and Proton and the like, but I need a computer when Things Go Wrong.

Although my iPad has been very useful! I even did my taxes last week no prob.

 

[Nebulys]

I don’t recommend installing Linux on a ARM Mac just yet. It’s very much still a WIP.

I want to eventually make the switch, but I’m nowhere near being there for my productivity yet.

Gaming on the other hand…

 

[LEANIJA]

I honestly thought about installing Linux on my Mac mini. Mostly for proton but I like Mac OS too much and have my productivity so down now

I don’t recommend installing Linux on a ARM Mac just yet. It’s very much still a WIP.

I want to eventually make the switch, but I’m nowhere near being there for my productivity yet.

Gaming on the other hand…

I remember I mentioned Asahi Linux for ARM Macs once, but its only available for M1 + M2, and as far as I know it does not run on M3 + M4 — and it is indeed a Work-in-Progress, yep.

It is a shame because Linux is amazing for gaming, while MacOS is great of creative/productivity stuff, and the two together would be perfect (at least, until more software gets ported to Linux directly and I can eschew other operating systems completely – but I'd rather have MacOS than Windows 11)

But Linux is a lifesaver for any older Intel Mac that Apple no longer supports — I can recommend the Action Retro Youtube channel for some showcases of that.

 

[Le Pertti]

Man if only Valve didn't hate Apple, would have loved to have Proton on Macs. Sure there are alternatives, but to have something native in steam

 

[Nebulys]

Man if only Valve didn't hate Apple, would have loved to have Proton on Macs. Sure there are alternatives, but to have something native in steam

I don’t think it’s Valve hating Apple. I think it has more to do with Apple making it difficult for Valve to operate on macOS.

 

[Nebulys]

Foldable iPhone in 2026 baybee

Apple may stagger next year’s iPhones to make way for a foldable

Six iPhone models is a lot to manage.

www.theverge.com

 

[Le Pertti]

Godot game engine confirms visionOS support is on the way

Developers using the Godot game engine will soon be able to build for the Apple Vision Pro, as visionOS support is actively being tested after Apple staff offered support.

appleinsider.com

This is pretty cool, wonder if they are finally getting more serious about gaming.

 

[Nebulys]

Godot game engine confirms visionOS support is on the way

Developers using the Godot game engine will soon be able to build for the Apple Vision Pro, as visionOS support is actively being tested after Apple staff offered support.

appleinsider.com

This is pretty cool, wonder if they are finally getting more serious about gaming.

It needs controllers first.

Apple are so afraid of making a gamepad or VR controllers, to the point that they rely on others to make it, and this only hamstrings their platforms from a gaming perspective.

They should release a gamepad, bundle it with a AAA game and set a standard. Or bundle controllers with some of their devices, like Apple TV and Mac mini.

I also think Apple supporting Godot has more to do with them trying to ruin Tim Sweeney’s day than anything else.

 

[Le Pertti]

Rumours going that there will be a heavy focus on gaming this year at the apple dev event. Metal icon there and also pig flying lol

 

[Nebulys]

Apple releasing a game console confirmed!!!!

 

[Le Pertti]

Apple releasing a game console confirmed!!!!

There are also rumours that apple and playstation have some dealings going on, probably VR stuff.

 

[lashman]

Apple releasing a game console confirmed!!!!

they already did

Apple Pippin - Wikiwand

The Pippin is a defunct open multimedia technology platform, designed by Apple Computer. According to Apple, Pippin was directed at the home market as "an integ...

www.wikiwand.com

 

[Le Pertti]

I do like the new visual style they are going for!

Cant wait to get this on my Mac. I keep refreshing the beta pages lol

 

[Nebulys]

It reminds me of Windows Vista.

They haven’t really shown what it’s doing better. They just made it “look better” and never really made a compelling functionality case.

I’m not a fan.

 

[Le Pertti]

It reminds me of Windows Vista.

They haven’t really shown what it’s doing better. They just made it “look better” and never really made a compelling functionality case.

I’m not a fan.

There are other improvements, mostly things I dont use that much, like spotlight and shortcuts(the macros thingie). I do like the visual style but not having color became disorienting so had to switch back. More visual customizing is nice.

They also seemed to have gotten rid of launchpad, now its just spotlight showing apps, not sure how I feel about that.

The dedicated games app I dont have much use for.

Might check into more about that shortcuts thingie, there are other things I do that takes time but could be done better I think, never bothered with it before.

 

[Nebulys]

I hope we can turn the glass effects off. macOS looks like it's aged 20 years overnight.

 

[Le Pertti]

It's not too bad the glass effect, I kind of like it.

Mostly its not really there that much



and where its very visible I kind of like it.

 

[Le Pertti]

I always jump in on apples betas as soon as they are available, and always they have been pretty good and stable, but this latest one actually does break things. Like on steam Im having issues, games dont have all sounds playing, safari plugins not responding.

 

[Le Pertti]

Thought for sure that Valve would give up on Macs, BUT they finally updated Steam with an ARM version.

 

[Nebulys]

Thought for sure that Valve would give up on Macs, BUT they finally updated Steam with an ARM version.

I think Mac is less of a priority for them, but they haven’t given up.

I don’t know how much any Mac ARM version helps with other OSes, but ARM chips are appearing for Windows and Linux devices too, so I guess they are looking in that space regardless of what’s going on with their macOS business?

 

[Le Pertti]

I think Mac is less of a priority for them, but they haven’t given up.

I don’t know how much any Mac ARM version helps with other OSes, but ARM chips are appearing for Windows and Linux devices too, so I guess they are looking in that space regardless of what’s going on with their macOS business?

Could be, I wouldn't be surprised if they will go ARM for a future deck. But still, they could have not bothered with Apples processors, they are still a specific ARM.

 

[Nebulys]

Could be, I wouldn't be surprised if they will go ARM for a future deck. But still, they could have not bothered with Apples processors, they are still a specific ARM.

Yeah, but a lot of the work done to bring over stuff to other ARM devices might be enough to justify doing the bare minimum on macOS.

I think they were looking at ARM for their VR headset, by the way. They've contributed to a version of Proton that works on ARM chips, and they've also been contributing to Waydroid too, which to me looks a lot like they're hoping to piggyback on Quest/Pico versions of VR games for their all in one VR headset.

Maybe a future Deck has it too, but I think VR is the main driver of this given the VR market is very Android-focussed right now.