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A comment on Valve Says Counter-Strike 2 for macOS Not Happening, There Aren't Enough Players. Parent comment

Re:Valve Says Counter-Strike 2 for macOS Not Happening, Ther... by JAlexoid on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @03:02PM (#37836068)
* on their mobile devices

But having proprietary APIs on Macs isn't going to get other desktop games to Apple, when Macs aren't nearly as numerous as people would like to believe.

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Re:Valve Says Counter-Strike 2 for macOS Not Happening, Ther... by latexr on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @03:32PM (#37836432)
> on their mobile devices

No, everything I mentioned is applicable to the Mac.

> But having proprietary APIs on Macs isn't going to get other desktop games to Apple

Neither was that the argument. The explicit point was that Apple is not indifferent or hostile to games, not that their gaming strategy is good.

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Re:Valve Says Counter-Strike 2 for macOS Not Happening, Ther... by JAlexoid on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @11:59AM (#37846176)
You're right, that they're not completely indifferent.

Their strategy is "my way or highway", which is what I would consider "hostile" on desktops.

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