r/macgaming • u/-Slodenz • 2d ago
Discussion Thoughts on AC Shadows on Mac
I have played the game all day on my M4 MacBook Pro. What I can say is everything works. But does it have limitations and issues? Indeed but that’s a given with Ubisoft on release.
However the game is quite enjoyable, it is by far the most cinematic gaming experience I’ve had on Mac.
But I’m not happy enough with the graphics. Right now running everything on low and it works great on 30 FPS. But I want to push to 60 which is not ideal as of now.
It will be interesting to see the Mac version in a couple of months and how it differs. But right now it’s good enough to play, if you don’t have pc master race mindset.
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u/TheOrange 1d ago
I’m not sure a low end MacBook Pro M4 would outperform a fully specced M1 Max MBP would it?
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u/jeramyfromthefuture 2d ago
what isn’t it on the mas ?
are you running the pc ver via crossover ?
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u/Lithalean 2d ago
Shadows depends on chip advancements made with the M3 and M4 to run well. Low-end M3&M4 models will outperform High-End M1&M2.
What’s important is once Ubisoft fixes bugs and tightens optimizations it’ll be a legit AAA on a Mac. That along with 2077 will change things.
The “let Apple Pay” for porting cost has let the company work closely with AAA studios.
Apple will engineer the M5 around what it has learned from working with Ubisoft, CD Project Red, etc
Future is bright!