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Re:Linux overtakes Mac as Steam's second-most used OS, thank... by babypuncher on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @12:48PM (#37324925)
The point of GPT is that game developers don't have to target Metal, they can stick with DirectX or Vulkan and let Apple's translation layer do the rest.
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Re:Linux overtakes Mac as Steam's second-most used OS, thank... by asmor on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @04:19PM (#37328412)
Apple has been pretty clear that GPT is there so you can get an idea of how well your game would run on macOS, not to actually ship games with it. The license doesn't allow for that.
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