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GameSpy Attempting to Dump Mac Gamers

Posted by Zonk on from the keep-heart-gentle-apple-users dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Inside Mac Games reports that GameSpy is trying to license its way out of supporting the Mac." From the article: "The impact of GameSpy's pricing tactics could be devastating to the Mac gaming market. A number of recent games on the Mac such as Battlefield 1942, Medal of Honor: Breakthrough, Neverwinter Nights, and others use GameSpy."

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  1. In other words, Multiplayer Mac Games are Dead by Safety+Cap · · Score: -1, Troll

    From the Article...

    So what will this mean to the Mac gaming market in the long run? Unless GameSpy changes its tune, Mac gaming companies will be forced to provide Mac to Mac networking only.

    How many MPOGs can you run if you're limited to Mac-only (and you're assuming they all on at the same time, playing the same game).

    I can jump on Battle Net and get my Starcraft fix in any time of the week and there are always lots of games (although more eastern hemisphere guys are on when it's after midnight in the states)--and that game is almost seven years old! This is because there are lots of people who like to play. Compare that to a Mac game that might sell a few hundred thousand units. The numbers just aren't there.

    Sorry MacHeads. Your days of playing MPOGs are dwindling.

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    Yeah, right.
  2. Macs are a horrible platform for gaming anyways.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    So who cares if Gamespy is good or bad.

  3. Re:Not To Defy Mac Loving Moderators, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Nice moderation. Excellent proof that Mac users are desperate, deceitful, hate linux, and hate open debate or free thought. ASSHOLE.