

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. Parallels is excited to see the performance, power efficiency, and virtualization features that are brought to the Mac with the Apple M1 chip. On Apple M1-based Mac computers, for all Windows 10 and Windows 11 virtual machines, both new and existing. I’m not even talking about this-year’s MacBook Pro upgrade. Parallels Desktop for Mac with Apple M1 chip Apple’s one more thing event on November 10, 2020, revealed the first Mac computers powered by the Apple M1 chip. You can now run Windows seamlessly on M1 and M2 Macs with Parallels and switch between. If not, there are many YouTube reviews to catch up on (* grin*). The biggest change is official support for Apple Silicon M1 & M2 Macs. 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. I’ve been playing computer games since I was six years old. A Guide for playing Windows games on a Mac
