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  • Apple gets backlash from India after uncovering hacks on journalists

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    Seems quite unlikely that Apple would report a hack that was initiated by themselves!
    How exactly does Apple operate and control Pegasus? This isn't remotely the same as agreeing to a [summons] subpoena (or whatever India uses to get into legally on Indian nationals).
    ronnwatto_cobra

  • Apple is pushing hard to make the Mac relevant in gaming

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    danvm said:
    9secondkox2 said:
    Apple has started the assault on gaming with their first step - an actually great. GPU. 

    The base A17 Pro/M3 will be the baseline for AAA games. So the hardware effort has been launched.

    Logically, if Apple is truly going to make a go of it, the. next step will be developer tools - oh... That's already done?

    Gee, sounds like it's a real thing then.

    The next step will be the founding of a first-party game studio/purchase of an existing AAA studio - or three. Even one exclusive/timed exclusive/semi-exclusive game per year would be huge. And third parties adding to that would be a good start. But Apple actively recruiting third-party contracts would be the way to go. They have made some baby steps in this regard, but a serious effort would be massive. With Apple's fan base combined with gaming fans, Apple wouldn't know what hit them with the financial additions and fan growth.  

    Getting the M3 into an affordable hardware "Apple Arcade" would be a great move. in addition to the computer/device ecosystem.

    I expect to see more news on this front at WWDC. 


    Nintendo has the weakest console in the market, and the sales has been amazing because the innovation and the games.  A  device with an A17 / M3 is not enough to be successful in gaming.  And I don't think and affordable device for Apple Arcade will do something when you have a better console, service and ecosystem in Xbox Series S + GamePass.
    danvm said:
    danox said:
    saarek said:
    Xed said:
    lam92103 said:
    Pushing hard? The new ARM based Mac Pros don't even support GPUs.
    All Macs have GPUs.
    I’m assuming they meant External GPU’s.
    That ship has sailed, which is why Apple has to be more proactive as usual they simply can't put their future in gaming in the hands of Unity and Epic (who are flaking out) they need to make the tools needed better than what they are today, and one or two really good games showcasing the built in abilities won't hurt.

    If I were Apple I wouldn't pay any of these flaky game companies, this being Apple anything done aside from software gaming infrastructure needs to fly under the radar until ready. Could be in motion already?
    And what built-in abilities will Apple showcase that could be better than what we have with Intel, Nvidia and AMD?  Apart from efficiency, the other companies are ahead of Apple.  
    In one post you comment that it's not about the HW, but the games, and in the next you say it's about the HW, while dismissing power efficiency of a laptop which is already meeting and beating the performance of most discrete GPUs sold. Eesh.
    9secondkox2watto_cobrawilliamlondonmacxpressStrangeDaysdanoxroundaboutnowargonaut

  • Apple is pushing hard to make the Mac relevant in gaming

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    Toortog said:
    From hardware standpoint Apple has a long way to go when it comes to gaming.   Sure Apple is putting lots of GPUs in their silicon, but Apple's GPU are puny compared to the GPU cards PC gamers are using.   Apple has a long way to go before serious gamers are going to take them seriously.
    Personally, I would put performance ahead of size when talking about potential for gaming.
    nubuswatto_cobrawilliamlondonStrangeDaysargonaut

  • Apple is pushing hard to make the Mac relevant in gaming

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    saarek said:
    Xed said:
    lam92103 said:
    Pushing hard? The new ARM based Mac Pros don't even support GPUs.
    All Macs have GPUs.
    I’m assuming they meant External GPU’s.
    I assumed he was talking about a discrete GPU, not specifically an external one. But you never know. Many people still assume that integrated means shitty.
    watto_cobrawilliamlondonzeus423jony0

  • Apple is pushing hard to make the Mac relevant in gaming

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    lam92103 said:
    Pushing hard? The new ARM based Mac Pros don't even support GPUs.
    All Macs have GPUs.
    9secondkox2Bart Ywatto_cobrawilliamlondonStrangeDaysmacplusplusargonaut