![]() There’s a performance penalty for converting an app, and not everything works. While Rosetta 2 works remarkably well most of the time, it’s not a perfect solution. Apple provided a “transpiler” which converts most apps written for Intel Macs into a format that can be used on the ARM-based processors, called Rosetta 2. With the arrival of Apple Silicon in 2020, the Mac hopped from the 64-bit x86 architecture used by Intel chips to an ARM-based in-house solution in the form of the M1. Despite efforts to turn that around with support for Apple Arcade, iPhone and iPad apps on the desktop, and a handful of third-party publishers releasing games on Steam and the Mac App Store, the Mac still misses out on the vast majority of games. ![]() The Mac is not seen traditionally as a gaming platform. ![]() Whether it’s modern 3D consoles or 2D classics, the sheer quantity of native Apple Silicon emulators is something to be celebrated. Whether you have an Apple Silicon Mac or are thinking of buying one, you should know that Apple’s new processors are great for emulation purposes.
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