The new matte black MacBook Pro is more capable than ever, and it's surprisingly good at playing super high quality games that I don't actually care about 😅...
There’s people who would buy a more advanced version (e.g. M3 Pro instead of M3, etc.) for gaming. Many people want MacBooks for work, but also like to game, and buying two separate computers is annoying. I have two separate computers because I am in that category so in theory it sounds pretty cool to be gaming on my Mac in the future. But to give up my Windows gaming PC I would want at least 80% of the games I want to play to be available on Mac. That is a long journey
Nope, but for instance I bought a Zephyrus G14 twice (2020 model, 2023 model) because it’s a good compromise of size, portability, battery life, work performance and gaming performance. If many more games were available on Macs, they would be a worthy alternative (Probably still not because they are super duper expensive lol)
Um, have you looked at the market for gaming PC’s? Plenty of people with plenty of money who are plenty willing to spend it on a gaming machine. They may not be buying it for gaming just yet. But Apple is absolutely aware this group exists.
You can game on it, but you wouldn’t buy this laptop for gaming unless you had more money than sense.
There’s people who would buy a more advanced version (e.g. M3 Pro instead of M3, etc.) for gaming. Many people want MacBooks for work, but also like to game, and buying two separate computers is annoying. I have two separate computers because I am in that category so in theory it sounds pretty cool to be gaming on my Mac in the future. But to give up my Windows gaming PC I would want at least 80% of the games I want to play to be available on Mac. That is a long journey
That’s me.
A M3 Max covers everything I need (work, EMR, imaging) and has enough grunt for some games.
But I still need to lug around a Windows gaming laptop to, well, play the games.
Right now I carry a 4070 X16 and IPad Pro. Both environments covered. Minimal bulk.
I’d like Apple to take shit more seriously and at a serious price point.
Nope, but for instance I bought a Zephyrus G14 twice (2020 model, 2023 model) because it’s a good compromise of size, portability, battery life, work performance and gaming performance. If many more games were available on Macs, they would be a worthy alternative (Probably still not because they are super duper expensive lol)
exactly
I bought the same maxed out MBP as Marques and I’m looking forward to being able to play BG3 and other games on it, but it’s hardly my priority
Um, have you looked at the market for gaming PC’s? Plenty of people with plenty of money who are plenty willing to spend it on a gaming machine. They may not be buying it for gaming just yet. But Apple is absolutely aware this group exists.