Gaming on a MacBook in 2023! M2 MacBook Air 15' Tested with Top 5 Games from Steam!

#macbook #apple #macbookair
In this video I attempt (!) to game on the new entry-level 15 inch MacBook Air with the M2 chip, 8GB of Ram, and 256GB SSD. Gaming on a MacBook always has had it's own "charm", if by charm we mean issues with every single game listed as "Mac-OS compatible" on Steam.

So, for this video I decided to the the top-ish 5 games on steam from the Mac-OS supported library.
Games tested:
- Intro: 00:00
- CS GO: 03:03
- Dying Light: 05:10
- No Man's Sky: 07:39
- Metro 2033 Redux: 10:05
- Rust: 11:35
- Conclusion: 14:09

Apart from downloading Angry Birds from the App Store, this seems to be the most straightforward way of gaming on a MacBook, however Apple recently released something called a "Game Porting Toolkit" which should theoretically allow us to run any Windows game on Mac, so if you'd like me to test that let me know in the comments!

Anyways, thank you for watching, if you have any other "brilliant ideas" please let me know in the comments and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE for more pointless videos just like this one!

[edwinramos]

Thank you for single handedly talking me out of buying a Macbook. I like Macbook hardware, and had heard talk of Mac gaming no longer being a joke. If what you showed on your video is representative of the current state of Mac gaming, then it's obvious that Mac gaming is still at least a couple of years from being relevant, and I'll happily hang on to my Asus Zephyrus M16.

[Just_Areki]

Wow, another channel with very few subscribers but super good quality of video? I'm in, subscribed.
Would be cool, if u tested another variants of Mac's if possible

[samsonite]

guys its pretty simple. MEDIA EDITING -> apple, GAMES -> windows

[andrasnagy]

I might be your first subscriber from Hungary :D

[saiyuni_ow]

You look like the guy that shows up in everyone’s dreams

[Kabouter]

i have the m2 8gb. gaming performance is horrendeous. XCOM 2 is basically unplayable. NOT a gaming machine. Getting 8-10 fps in most games.

[full.grain.]

Good video my friend. I literally only play one game on my computer. RuneScape. Will a MacBook Air M2 be sufficient for this game for periods of 6 hours max?

[blazhespireski]

Can you play the latest FIFA on it? Is it going to be good what do you think ?

[mavaro.oficial]

Great video! Do you think the performance would be the same with a 13"?

[Potsnu]

Do you think having 16GB would have made a difference for Rust to be playable? Thank you

[pebloo]

Hey David, i just have to ask if there is any particular reason why you would record your PC screen with an additional piece of hardware instead of using a screen recording software? I saw your video about installing a windows VM on an Android device as well and you did the same thing.

[MdKnightam]

I noticed that RAM is almost 90% required when gaming on a Mac but in contrast with a PC, the RAM is pretty much not required as the Graphics card does the heavy lifting when it comes to games.

[FM-oime]

Why didn't you reduce the resolution ???? No wonder you did get these low FPS with 3420 x 2130, guy

[odd]

honestly very good quality video as mentioned below, also subscribed

[hackerigitcha]

Is the background moving or is it just me

[FM-oime]

I don't know why you did the test at this high resolution 3420 x 2130. Doesn't make sense at all ...

[JadeB-oz]

hey! if you have any tips on how to actually launch steam on this computer I'd appreciate it! after downloading it, I can't get it to launch.