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    CoD4 coming to mac on Sept 15

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by masterchef341, Sep 5, 2008.

  1. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    I think the announcement just came out today. Happy waiting (but not that much longer)
     
    masterchef341, Sep 5, 2008
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  2. MegaMan X

    MegaMan X Notebook Evangelist

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    Will it be playable with PC people?
     
    MegaMan X, Sep 5, 2008
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  3. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    Just in time for COD 5 to come out. Well COD 5 comes out November.
     
    Seshan, Sep 5, 2008
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  4. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    i bet it will work ~30% worse
     
    Xirurg, Sep 5, 2008
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  5. ryank82

    ryank82 Notebook Guru

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    What ? You mean COD5 will run but 30% slower? Just trying to clarify lol.
     
    ryank82, Sep 5, 2008
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  6. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    no,i mean that macos version of CoD 4 will run much worse then it's windows sister
     
    Xirurg, Sep 5, 2008
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  7. MICHAELSD01

    MICHAELSD01 Apple/Alienware Master

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    If you want to play CoD4 on a Mac, play it through Bootcamp. Ports for the Mac are always slower, crash more often, etc.
     
    MICHAELSD01, Sep 5, 2008
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  8. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    won't be quite as fast, but you WILL be able to play without rebooting.

    i was excited about it earlier today, but i just got a job that requires windows, so my CoD4ing will be on that side.
     
    masterchef341, Sep 5, 2008
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  9. Stunner

    Stunner Notebook Deity

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    Yeah, when I saw this topic I was thinking to myself "So what? No serious gamer actually games on Mac..."
     
    Stunner, Sep 5, 2008
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  10. ltcommander_data

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    Well the requirements are for 10.5.4, but 10.5.5 is going to come out soon and based on the reports by AppleInsider, the graphics drivers have been given a work over since Apple's requested developers test them through the successive builds. Here's hoping they'll be optimized for CoD4. And thankfully it's a native port.
     
    ltcommander_data, Sep 6, 2008
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  11. ryank82

    ryank82 Notebook Guru

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    Spore is awesome. Rocking that game on my new Macbook Pro :D . When I first started I didn't no what to think. After playing it for a while I'm hooked. This game is Craaazy. So no bootcamp needed for that.
     
    ryank82, Sep 6, 2008
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  12. Durious

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    Yeah spore is great but the DRM is ridiculous. Signing up with an account for on-line registration that confirms activation through servers that may no longer be viable in the future. Then of course limited to 3 registered installs. My fault really for not looking into the product more clearly before purchasing it. DRM is great to protect developers but not at the cost of consumers. Fortunately I am not required to have the CD in the drive at all times in order to play the game.
     
    Durious, Sep 7, 2008
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  13. Lysander

    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    Moving to Mac, hope that means a Linux native port too.
     
    Lysander, Sep 8, 2008
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  14. nameIess

    nameIess Notebook Consultant

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    finally, mac is worth something! CoD4 owns big time
     
    nameIess, Sep 8, 2008
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  15. Emor

    Emor Notebook Consultant

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    I HIGHLY doubt it. The only non-open source game I've seen that was ported to Linux was Gish.
    I thought this was out ages ago... xD.
    EMZ=P
     
    Emor, Sep 8, 2008
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  16. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    and ut2004... doom 3, quake 4, quake wars...
     
    masterchef341, Sep 8, 2008
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    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    I've played CoD4 on my MBP using Boot Camp in Vista and it run's marvelously well, until the heavy firefights erupt forcing me to scale the graphics options back a bit.

    If I'm not mistaken, all of Blizzard's games a Mac compatible to begin with, right?
     
    dbam987, Sep 8, 2008
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  18. steveninspokane

    steveninspokane John 14:6 - Only ONE Way!

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    2 Questions

    1. What framerates do you get with cod4 on a mac using bootcamps?
    2. What framerates do you expect to get with cod4 forMac?
     
    steveninspokane, Sep 8, 2008
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  19. Durious

    Durious Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes they are
     
    Durious, Sep 8, 2008
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