So I've seen these type of computers sold out there but I've never thought much about them as I've never seen any Apple machines sold as this type. Why? Why aren't we all buying gaming computers-shouldn't they be much faster/robust/better?

Of course, they all seem to be Windows computers, so that says something right there. Plus, the gaming progr-oops! sorry, apps are coded for Windows so there aren't as many games formatted for Apple, correct?

What makes a gaming computer then?

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>What makes a gaming computer then?

Huge graphics card, gratuitous use of led lighting.

The simple fact is Apple is not investing in gaming companies so the most popular games are ported over to Apple computers.

In Apple’s mind, gaming is only supported on iOS, and there is good from Apple on iOS.

Apple doesn't develop for gaming because gaming companies don't develop for Apple because Apple doesn't develop for gaming because gaming companies don't develop for Apple because...

That said, World of Warcraft, one of the very few games with a client developed specifically for MacOS. screams on M1, so the hardware is capable.

Dark Castle and Epyx Rogue are still pretty playable after nearly 40 years.
I keep my Mac Plus around for that reason.

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...shouldn't they be much faster/robust/better?

And bigger, heavier, hotter...

Efficiencies of volume.

PC Gaming is already entrenched and has been since the late 1990s when Apple was nearly toast. Game developers will not optimize for a game for Apple unless they see the potential financial return, which will be almost never.

I use Macs. I have gaming PCs.

Each is the right tool for the job.

You can trace the death (per se) of gaming on the Mac back to Steve Jobs and the loss of the original HALO game to Microsoft. When this happened, Steve anecdotally killed the Mac's attention to gaming.

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You could make an argument this was good (if not great) for Apple, b'c they afterwards seemed to go all in on music.

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Efficiencies of volume.

PC Gaming is already entrenched and has been since the late 1990s when Apple was nearly toast. Game developers will not optimize for a game for Apple unless they see the potential financial return, which will be almost never.

I use Macs. I have gaming PCs.

Each is the right tool for the job.

While I'd love to see some serious development again for the Mac, especially under the M-series chips, I'll agree with Lew's statement.

That said, my son wrote an Apple commercial ages ago, back during the "Hi, I'm a Mac" adverts.

Mac: Hi, I'm a Mac.
PC (with game controller in hand, obviously gaming & distracted): And... I'm... a PC...
Mac: Hey, PC, what are you doing?
PC: I'm playing video games.
Mac: That's great; which one?
PC (with a smirk): All of them.
(Mac looks a little sad, walks off the screen)

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Yep, Apple threw Bungie out with the bathwater.

Apple could have easily supported gaming and the iPod/music.

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