I think this report is deeply unfair. The controllers official launch isn't for another three weeks(Nov 10). They said Mac support will be in place by then, they've just run into some last minute issues(related to OSX El Capitan's recent launch I'm guessing).
I only wish this report WAS unfair. I purchased the controller around a month when it launched. It is now May 2016 and I have the EXACT same issues described here. I'm on a MacBook Pro retina with 16 GB of RAM. I've spent many, many, many hours on forums, with Steam Support, and on my own trying to solve this issue, on my computer which runs everything else smoothly like a charm. I've been met with hostility in the forums by Valve fanboys who criticize my using the controller "on a Mac" (even though the box states it is Mac compatible.) On Parallels 9 and windows 10, the controller works perfectly (yet becomes way too taking on my system...) If only Steam support offered helpful, efficient, Mac smart staff who won't close your support ticket and try to bounce you around and trying to blame their consumer or Apple before trying to provide *support*, maybe my experience wouldn't have been so terrible. As is I've paid for a product that doesn't work, have spent countless of my personal time, have worked myself into frustrating dead-ends, and STILL am unable to use the controller. I'm sorry but regardless of Valve's"contribution to Mac gaming" may be, this remains the worst experience I've had with a product in a long, long time. And I'm someone who spends way too in gadgetry, and am fairly tech savvy, so I don't believe this experience speaks highly of Valve's decision-making when it comes to Mac support.
Can Apple buy Valve and get serious about games? Gabe Newell would be awesome for Apple... they don't get gaming at all. Macs are embarrassing gaming machines. We need something powerful enough to run Star Citizen and Apple to jump in and get CryEngine to use OpenGL. Gaming isn't that tough...
And for goodness sake make a desktop computer without mobile graphics.
Apple can't buy Valve unless Gabe Newell wants to sell it to them. He owns it all. I can't see why he would have any incentive to sell, Valve generates more income than he could ever spend.
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Apple can't buy Valve unless Gabe Newell wants to sell it to them. He owns it all. I can't see why he would have any incentive to sell, Valve generates more income than he could ever spend.