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Your First Look At Steam Running On A Mac

2:30PM April 22, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Valve’s PC gaming platform and online store, Steam, is coming to Apple’s Mac. And while it’s not yet available to Joe Everyman, some people are already messing around with it, giving us our first look at it in action.

And, surprise! It looks just like it does on PC. Only, it’s running on a Mac desktop, instead of a PC.

The settings and options all look as you’d expect, but the one thing we really want to see – the full list of games available at launch – isn’t there. Bummer.

Oh, and some advice: hit mute before watching.

First Screenshots of Steam for Mac [Update: Video] [MacStories]

Comments

  • Korwin

    April 22, 2010 at 3:08 PM

    Pretty sure Steam looses a good chunk of appeal when 90% of the library can no longer played.

    • Ross Moir

      April 22, 2010 at 3:59 PM

      But, seriously, how long will it take to adapt?
      ALthough, yes, it’s a shame alot of the non-valve games won’t make the transfer.

    • Joshy206

      April 22, 2010 at 4:24 PM

      Last time I checked, no games are being deleted, but new versions of some are added. All games that are playable now on PC will still be playable, just not all on Mac.

      I honestly don’t see how this LOSES appeal…

      • Shawn

        April 22, 2010 at 4:38 PM

        90% of the time im on steam im playing non steam games…sure valve games r great, but gaming is bigger than valve?! didnt this issue come up when steam first launched with cs

  • Thomas Ingram

    April 22, 2010 at 4:13 PM

    Heheheh it’s the music mac people listen to!

    I agree with Korwin, but it’s a step, eventually we might get OpenGL only XD *shakes fist at DX*

  • Bobbalas

    April 22, 2010 at 4:13 PM

    Even if you can’t play most of the games it still is a great thing for people who want to play games on their mac.

  • Jason Padgett

    April 22, 2010 at 7:41 PM

    I’ve never understood the purpose of a Mac existing in the first place.

  • Khuntza

    April 22, 2010 at 7:53 PM

    Wow.. only a Macfag would set a video about the most badass PC gaming platform to a Travis song..

    I for one cannot wait to dish out a beating to the Mac gamers.. *snicker*.. on TF2..

    • David

      April 23, 2010 at 5:25 AM

      Because no one using a mac has ever played TF2 from say, a dual booted XP install.

  • Michael Barnes

    April 22, 2010 at 8:19 PM

    I love macs. I am a PR consultant. I have aqua coloured window blinds. Im a very boring person. I dont play steam, I just enjoy listening to Travis.

  • Harley Graham

    April 22, 2010 at 10:08 PM

    Somehow it looks even cooler on a mac

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