Steam platform and Valve games coming to the Mac?

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I think this announcement will be officially made with the announcement of portal 2, rumored to be on march 11(because gabe gets an award that day, and the GlaDOS version number in the images is 3.11). But these pictures are great; I like the portal turret one most.
 
This actually has me excited. See, I am also a photographer and I have been wanting a Mac for sometime to do my editing on. However, because my favourite games haven't been available for Mac (TF2 for example) I have held off. Valve games are not heavy on CPU or GPU resources so I'd imagine playing on a Mac would be pretty easy. It's just a shame that Apple has taken so damned long to try and get games onto their boxes.
 
Let's put it this way. Mac's and gaming do not go together, at all. Personally, I don't think Mac's and basic computing go together but that's for another day.

I am glad that Steam is "taking the plunge" to get the die hard mac users access to some really great games. I just want to say that if Steam can't do it, I think that Apple will have to stick to their iphone games / apps for entertainment.
 
That's some good news for me if it turns out to be true, going to purchase a macbook pro and a little bit of gaming wouldn't be bad.
 
As much of a good move by Valve this is it's kind of sad to see one of the arguements against Mac (lack of games) being slowly torn apart.

Also, Steam to Mac. Why not announce details on HL2: Eppisode 3 already?
 
Ah this is great news for Mac OS X users but I really don't care as I never plan on buying OS X, Steam is great and Steam should be the master universal gaming program.
 
I think it´s great that developers look at all platforms not just the dominant ones, even if they don´t make a huge investment i guess this is the kind of thing when something is better than nothing.

I congratulate Valve for doing this.

Great advertisements too.
 
In Pakistan MACs are a delicacy and those who own them are either TOO RICH to afford them or HIGH SALARIED GRAPHIC DESIGNERS who get MACS from their Company, as a normal MAC would cost a YEAR's SALARY.... I know what you guys from US or Europe must be thinking, also I don't have a MAC and I though that MACs did run all PC software now, or is that WRONG.....
 
Well done advertising. I am all for spreading the love to MAC as well for gaming. Maybe Linux will be next :-D
 
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would be great, till then i kept off the valley of MAC, because there were no green grass of gaming for me, now that the valve has been removed & the steam will pour in, i shall MAC myself up some day, just hope Blizzard also will join the race soon.

cheers!
 
Microsoft won't like this... :) Macs have been gaining popularity lately, but gaming is a category that was lacking badly on that platform. I won't be buying a Mac despite this, though. :) I like my Windows 7 PC just fine and it's easier to upgrade for much less money.
 
With increasing popularity of gaming on the iPhone, it's only logical that Mac systems themselves move towards a gaming atmosphere (bad example would be the Pippin but everyone makes mistakes).

Happy to see Steam broaden out. Digital downloads will replace boxed games once broadband becomes a lot more mainstream.
 
They first need to make mac's with actual gaming capable hardware. Being pretty isn't going to help and the ones that actually have a good CPU or VC are way too expensive. Buy a PC and for the rest of the money buy the games you want to play.
 
Yeah I agree Pulu but from the latest news games like HL2, Portal those games don't need much hardware requirements. I think its a good move for both Valve and Mac they both are gonna make money, oh snap games are no longer able to play on PC and as in games I mean games like HL2, CS:S, Crysis... anyways I want to know what Apply plans to do whether its coming out with system that are more based on gaming which will be awesome!! I mean this is just gonna change everything and this is just me talking but PC users didn't really like the Mac because it lacked games and eh it was kinda expensive now it has games and is less vurnerable to virus and all that. Right now I'm thinking about getting a Mac.
 
Indeed. too have waited for this for such a long time. I hope they make some good titles available, like TF2, Half- life and stuff, and not just those small puzzle games:p
 
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