![]() So, the question is: can I play an average PC game, or even a AAA title of the time, on MacBook Air, with 8 GB of RAM, in Windows 11 powered by Parallels?Īnd the answer is: YES, just go for it! I don’t promise that the game you want to play will work flawlessly, but it’s worth giving it a try! Claim a free 14-day trial of Parallels Desktop 17 and just give it a go. Runs ARM-based Windows on an M1 Mac Faster than rivals in testing Smooth graphics performance for gaming and supports DirectX 11 Installs macOS from recovery. To get started, download Parallels Desktop 18 (there’s a free trial available) and create a new virtual machine using the wizard (you can also use File > New). Parallels released a new version of its flagship software today that allows you to run Windows 10 on Apples M1 MacBooks. Check out our Parallels Desktop review for more details. I’m not even talking about this-year’s MacBook Pro upgrade. Parallels Desktop is probably the easiest way of getting Windows on ARM up and running on your Mac. If not, there are many YouTube reviews to catch up on (* grin*). I just hope that you already have this machine if you’re reading my post (or maybe planning to grab one). It’s been a year now since Apple released these computers, and there are hundreds of glowing articles and reviews about it, so I won’t comment on this. Well, not just “a” Mac, but on “the” Mac – the MacBook Air with Apple’s remarkable M1 chip (2020). So even though I am a Parallels® employee, I am also a gamer and want to share my gaming experience on a Mac. My cousin had an all-new NES console, and we, like millions of other kids, were so obsessed with it ( Battletoads tune playing in the head).Įver since, I have played video games, mainly PC, and don’t miss any new trending or noteworthy Steam releases. Parallels was the first virtual machine to be officially compatible with the M1 & M2 chip and allows you to run Intel only Windows software on Apple Silicon Macs. If you want to run Windows on your M1 Mac, you can launch Parallels Desktop 16.5 to run the Windows 10 ARM Insider Preview, the only version of Windows that can run on Apple silicon. News Windows Microsoft first released Windows in 1985 with Windows 1.0, but it wasn’t until Windows 3.1 in 1992 that the graphics based operating system began to really take hold. I’ve been playing computer games since I was six years old. Parallels is incredibly easy to use even for beginners and once you’ve downloaded everything, will install Windows on an Apple Silicon M1 or M2 Mac in little more than 10 minutes. The version 16.5 of the Parallels Desktop for Mac now offers a seamless Windows 10 on ARM experience on Macs with Apples ARM-based M1 chips. A Guide for playing Windows games on a Mac
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