Jun 08, 2023 11:00:00

Reports of running 'Hogwarts Legacy', 'Cyberpunk 2077', and 'Diablo IV' for Windows on macOS using Apple's official game porting tool have appeared one after another, and wine-based porting procedures are also being released

At the annual developer conference `` WWDC23 '' held in June 2023, Apple announced the `` Game Porting Toolkit '', a tool for porting Windows games to macOS. Reports have been received one after another that using this Game Porting Toolkit to run popular games such as 'Hogwarts Legacy', 'Cyberpunk 2077' and 'Diablo IV' on macOS.

Apple's new Proton-like tool can run Windows games on a Mac - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/7/23752164/apple-mac-gaming-game-porting-toolkit-windows-games-macos

Game Porting Toolkit is a game porting tool developed using the technology of ' CrossOver ', a tool for macOS based on the compatibility layer ' Wine ' that allows software for Windows to run on other OSs. Apple is appealing that it can easily port Windows games to macOS by using the Game Porting Toolkit, and when the Game Porting Toolkit was announced, the macOS version of ' DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT ' was also announced at the same time. rice field.

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Reddit, a major Internet bulletin board, has posted several movies that run popular games for Windows on macOS using the Game Porting Toolkit. For example, the post below includes how Diablo IV, which was just officially released in June 2023, was run on a MacBook Pro with M1 Max.

There is also a report that 'Cyberpunk 2077' worked on MacBook Pro with M1. However, the operating frame rate (fps) was 15 fps .


A movie that runs 'Hogwarts Legacy' on a Mac with M2 Max has also been posted. It seems that the rendering resolution of 1008 x 655 pixels can always output above 30fps.


Apple's official information on the Game Porting Toolkit can be found at the link below.

Bring your game to Mac, Part 1: Make a game plan - WWDC23 - Videos - Apple Developer
https://developers.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/10123/

In addition, Mr. LayerKey , who ran 'Diablo IV' on the MacBook Pro with M1 Max, has released detailed procedures up to operation.

In addition, Isaac , who ran Cyberpunk 2077 on macOS, has released a Wine wrapper `` Whiskey '' that can launch DirectX 12 compatible games on macOS using the Game Porting Toolkit.

GitHub - IsaacMarovitz/Whisky: A modern Wine wrapper for macOS built with SwiftUI
https://github.com/Isaac Marovitz/Whiskey