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Re:Apple Mac Studio by NorwegianDude on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @02:46PM (#30605596)
Giving Apple more power by making software for their products for free that Apple wants a large cut from doesn't sound like a good idea.

Make games for Linux, and let Apple figure out a compatability layer to make it work on their products. That's the way it should be.

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Re:Apple Mac Studio by otterley on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @02:49PM (#30605677)
Apple doesn't get a cut of software that's sold outside the App Store on MacOS.

And the most performant MacOS APIs for graphics rendering aren't on Linux AFAIK. Besides, game developers generally eschew compatibility layers because they harm performance.

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Re:Apple Mac Studio by criddell on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @03:32PM (#30606423)
> Apple wants a large cut from doesn't sound like a good idea

It sounds like a good idea if it leads to higher profits. Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo all charge game developers similar fees.

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Re:Apple Mac Studio by NorwegianDude on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @03:51PM (#30606743)
Maybe short term. Helping a company grow that is know to lock down their products and force developers to pay them for access might not be the best long term plan overall.
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