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Thread: Crossover for Mac vs Parallels Desktop 5 for gaming?

Started 1 month, 3 weeks ago by CSilver
Hello, I have a Unibody Macbook and was wondering which one would be a better choice to do occasional gaming. Please do not suggest using Bootcamp since I have tried it before and didn't like the whole restart the computer after done playing the game. I heard crossover is great for gaming but Parallels 5 came out recently so was wondering if it has any improvements. Thank you in...
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gumbyx84 replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Virtual Machines are not made for gaming. All the hardware is virtual, meaning that it is no even close to as powerful as the native hardware. While I've gotten a few games to run in VMWare Fusion, they never run at full speed. While the newest versions of Fusion and Parallels have enhanced graphical support, I am not sure if they will be able to game any better. Most of the enhancements ...

 

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Virtual Machines are not made for gaming. All the hardware is virtual, meaning that it is no even close to as powerful as the native hardware. While I've gotten a few games to run in VMWare Fusion, they never run at full speed. While the newest versions of Fusion and Parallels have enhanced graphical support, I am not sure if they will be able to game any better. Most of the enhancements have been to enable full support for Windows 7 and...
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Hello, I have a Unibody Macbook and was wondering which one would be a better choice to do occasional gaming. Please do not suggest using Bootcamp since I have tried it before and didn't like the whole restart the computer after done playing the game. I heard crossover is great for gaming but Parallels 5 came out recently so was wondering if it has any improvements. Thank you in advance! Chris

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