Can I Get Some MMO with my Mac?
KeyWord: MMORPG Date: 02-01-2008
Summary: With the sudden influx of popularity for Macintosh computers it has begun to become economically viable for companies to start releasing games onto Macs, right? Think again.

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Can I Get Some MMO with my Mac?

With the sudden influx of popularity for Macintosh computers it has begun to become economically viable for companies to start releasing games onto Macs, right? Think again. Despite Macintosh gaining quite a bit of momentum against our Windows-wielding PC overlords the release list for video games on the Mac are still surprisingly low. This holds especially true for MMORPGs. In fact, I can actually count every relevant MMORPG on one hand:

World of Warcraft

Everquest 1

Lineage 1

Shadowbane

Myst Online URU

Five games... well those are just the major ones, there are also a bunch of smaller freebie ones like Oberim (a Mac-only MMO) as well as Graal, Dofus, etc. mostly not-so-good stuff. I've also heard murmurings that EVE Online is available for Macintosh computers, but after looking through the technical FAQs and the site, in general, I couldn't find anything to back that claim up.

So when will all of this change? Not anytime soon, I'm afraid. A quick look at two of the most anticipated MMORPGs of the year shows that there is no planned Macintosh versions of either one. Of course I am talking about Warhammer Online, and Age of Conan. The lead developer of Warhammer Online has even gone on record as saying they will release the game for PC only. Harsh... looks like diehard Mac fans will be left out in the cold for at least a while longer.

Maybe this is why World of Warcraft is making so much money. Just a theory...

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