Audience translation Apple to new architecture Mac can be a big problem for the company and software developers. And the first alarm bell sounded in the company Bethesda…
Apple announced this year that its new computers and laptops will use a processor M1which is based on architecture ARMrather than x86. And this gave rise to the problem of compatibility of programs and games released for processors Intel and AMD…
This was not to the taste of Bethesda, which will come under Microsoft control next year. According to a press release, the company has decided to start phasing out support for the popular MMO. The Elder Scrolls Online on Mac. The developers pointed out the difficulty of porting such a complex game, since the financial return from this is in question.
“ESO will continue to run on Intel-based Macs, and we will support the game as long as there is a large enough Mac user base to support it,” the statement said.
This means that gradually support for the Mac version of MMO will be phased out, as more and more users will switch to new versions of Apple laptops and computers. Yes, there is a variant of x86 emulation on new Macs, but the result will be far from ideal.
Therefore, Bethesda offers audiences to play on Windows (account and progress will be saved) or use streaming services such as Google Stadia (similarly). Plans to port other projects of the publishing house have not yet been announced.
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