Is Mac or PC Better for Games

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Douglas Willott on behalf of the Expert Village, and today we're going to talk about how to decide between purchasing a PC or a Mac. Alright, let's say you're buying your machine because you like to game. Gaming is becoming more and more popular every day, especially among people who don't consider themselves hardcore gamers, but a casual gamer. That's ok. For internet games, most internet games will play on either system. There are some that will only play on the Windows browser, but Windows is available now for Macintoshes as well as PCs. That said, a Macintosh, one of the benefits is the operating system that it comes with and generally if you're going to be using Windows, you may just want to go with a PC anyway at that point. So, if you are a gamer, and you're not just looking to play internet games, but you want to play some more of the in-depth ones, such as, First Person Shooters, Real Time Strategies, etc, the PC has the advantage over the Mac for the shear reason that more games are available for the PC than the Mac. This is because more PCs have been sold than Macintoshes. So, it makes more sense for the manufacturers to make their games for Windows than it does to make it for either both systems simultaneously or just the Mac. There are certain very popular games that will run on both systems. As a matter of fact, the most popular games will generally transfer to the Mac, because at that point, it's worth it monetarily for them to program for the Macintosh. But a lot of the other games won't run on both systems. Additionally, some games that have been out for two to three years and are now $10 to $20 on a PC are going to cost the full $50 on the Mac because it takes extra time to come out on the Mac. By the time they come out, your friends may be playing something else. So, if video gaming is your primary source, or it's going to be a major part of your computer purchase, I have to prefer the PC over the Mac."