This Is Diablo III Running On My MacBook Air Without Breaking A Sweat


I don’t have the best MacBook Air, but I’ve got a pretty good one. 1.7 GHz Intel Core I5. 4GB of RAM. Can it run Diablo III? It sure can. Watch.

(Now all I need is a mouse! Trackpad = Diablo death.)

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(19 Comments)
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    Trjn

    Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    If I can beat Portal with a trackpad with a MacBook Air, then surely Diablo 3 should be no hassle.

    As long as tap to click works in game. I imagine a lot of clicking will be required and lacking tap to click would make it difficult.

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    Chazz

    Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    What graphics settings is it being run on though?

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      Spazzwan

      Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 2:38 PM

      At least medium, because you can see the character shadows which aren’t shown on low.

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    fortalyst

    Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    I’m assuming that the graphics quality have been turned pretty low for this video… Because if that’s the way DIII looks on my machine then I won’t be getting on board. It looks like Neverwinter Nights, here.

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    The Kula

    Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    What graphics card would that be on?

    • [–]

      The Kula

      Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 1:46 PM

      Also what resolution are you running this at?

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    Lanky Mikey

    Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    Definitely one of the best things about Blizzard is that they optimise their games for a range of systems.

    Will I be buying Diablo 3? Probably not. The appeal of Torchlight 2 is enough to fill my hack and slash quota.

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      Richard Smack Version 2

      Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 12:59 PM

      LOL torchlight 2 LOL

      That won’t be able to shit on Diablo 3. Im sorry but Torchlight 2 is like a light meal Diablo 3 is the main course. Meanwhile when the hell is torchlight 2 meant to come out. Cause if they keep delaying it further closer to diablo 3 it will hurt them in the end.

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        Chazz

        Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 1:17 PM

        Fanboy Alert! Fanboy Alert! Whoop Whoop!

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        Ynefel

        Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 1:23 PM

        I’m not sure the word ‘delay’ can be put in the same sentence as ANY Blizzard product without inducing derisive laughs from all around.

        This definitely reeks of fandom. Also reeks of someone probably too young to remember Diablo, possibly even Diablo 2. Torchlight captured that magic all over again – Diablo 3 looks like World of DiabloCraft thus far.

        Haven’t even checked my Battle.net to see if I’ve got an invite.

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          Richard Smack Version 2

          Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 1:27 PM

          “Haven’t even checked my Battle.net to see if I’ve got an invite.”

          Want a medal?

          Seriously if you say torchlight captured the magic of diablo 2 then obviously you have low standards to expect a story….

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            Justo11

            Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 1:31 PM

            To be fair there wasn’t much of a story in the first diablo and there wasn’t much more in the second. It’s all about pointing and clicking. Which torchlight does very well.

            That being said, d3 will be amazing!

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            Lanky Mikey

            Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 3:55 PM

            Exactly, it is the pointing and the clicking which defines this style of game. I remember enjoying the original diablo games for this very reason when I was a wee lad. All of the gameplay for Diablo 3 looks great and I might very well add it to the pile, along with all the other AAA releases between now and March next year.

            But at the end of the day my best memory that I have from Torchlight is that I got ~60hrs for $5 and that is pretty awesome in my books

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        Steven Bogos

        Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 7:18 PM

        Not as huge of a fanboy as Richard, but he is 100% correct. I only liked Torchlight because it basically WAS diablo 2. Saying Torchlight 2 is going to be better than Diablo III is like saying that the coles brand Cola is better than Coca-cola.

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          Chazz

          Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 11:21 PM

          Well since Diablo 3 looks nothing like a Diablo game save for it being point and click, I’d say it’s not much of a stretch for Torchlight 2 to be better.

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    Snacuum

    Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    -I have my opinion about this game…

    HA! I’m sorry but my opinion is clearly superior to yours!

    -I don’t think your opinion is so sincere…

    Well it is! Dumbass!

    -I don’t think your opinion is complete bulletproof when you consider the context.

    Who needs facts and logic anyway?! If you have such an opinion then you don’t know what you’re on about.

    -I have reasoned evidence to show that an opinion is an opinion that can be on both sides of the matter.

    -Me too! I have an opinion as well and I am proud to proclaim it without insulting anybody!

    *It is of my opinion that others squabbles about opinions needs to be satirised in a post on the internet…

    • [–]

      Chazz

      Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 8:20 AM

      I think your opinion is wrong!

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        Snacuum

        Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 10:57 AM

        Good, it is your opinion and I respect that.

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