Indeed, the 64-bit patch for macOS sucked, and given that it still hasn’t been updated, I assume it still sucks. I'm happy to answer any questions you may have.

Aside from setting up Parallels and Windows 11, the process of getting the game to work is the same as it would be for any other Windows PC. Overall, I'm impressed with how well this Mac handled the game - considering it's running through a virtual machine and is being translated in real time. Loading into CAS and changing outfits is super fast (at least, compared to my old MacBook) and saving is faster too. The fans kick in when first loading into the world, but after that it stays quiet. The machine handled this brilliantly, with the in-game FPS counter reaching up to 60 FPS. I'm also playing with the World Adventures, Generations, Seasons, Pets and Late Night EPs, 84 mods, the smooth patch and a bunch of store content. I'm running the game at ¼ of the display's resolution - 1512 x 982 (mainly because the game's UI shrinks way too much at full res) with all graphics settings maximised. With no certainty as to whether EA will fix these issues, I figured its better to stick with the version of the game that I know works well.Īnd, simply put, it still runs really well! It plays faster in emulation than my old Intel-based MacBook Pro did natively. The reason for this is due to the numerous bugs and glitches that remain present in the 64-bit and Metal update that EA released for macOS. As I'm using Parallels, I'm playing the Windows version of the game. I'm also playing via Parallels, configured with 5 vCPUs and 8 GB unified memory.

Not sure how many people will be playing on the new MacBook Pro any time soon, but I thought sharing my experience might be helpful in case anyone searches for it in the future.įor reference, I'm using one of the new 14-inch MacBook Pros, M1 Pro chip with a 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU and 16 RAM.

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