Vala isikhangiso

Uma ucabanga ngemidlalo, cishe akekho ocabanga ngamapulatifomu e-Apple. Emkhakheni wemidlalo yamavidiyo, i-PC (Windows) namakhonsoli egeyimu afana ne-Playstation noma i-Xbox, noma amamodeli aphathwa ngesandla i-Nintendo Switch kanye ne-Steam Deck, engakunikeza umuzwa wegeyimu wekhwalithi ephezulu, ngokwesibonelo, ngisho usohambeni, abaholi abacacile. Ngeshwa, imikhiqizo ye-Apple ayinayo inhlanhla kulokhu. Siqonde ngqo uMacy. Yize lezi zinokusebenza okwanele namuhla futhi zingabhekana kalula nenani lezihloko ezidumile, zisenebhadi - imidlalo ngokwayo ivamise ukungasebenzi kuma-Mac.

Yiqiniso, umuntu angaphikisana nalokhu ngezindlela eziyinkulungwane. Ngakho-ke sibuyela ezitatimendeni zokuthi ama-Macs awanalo ukusebenza okwanele, akanabo ubuchwepheshe obudingekayo, amele iqembu labadlali abanganakwa, futhi singamane siqhubeke kanje. Ngakho-ke ake sigxile ngokujwayelekile ekutheni kungani ingekho imidlalo ye-AAA ekhishwa kuma-Mac.

I-Mac nemidlalo

Okokuqala, kufanele siqale ekuqaleni futhi sibuyele emuva eminyakeni embalwa. Ama-Mac athathwa njengethuluzi elifanelekile lokusebenza iminyaka, futhi isoftware yawo yenzelwe yona, iwenza abe umngane okahle. Kodwa inkinga enkulu kwakuwukusebenza. Nakuba amakhompyutha akwa-Apple akwazi ukubhekana nomsebenzi ojwayelekile, awazange alokothe ​​enze imisebenzi enzima kakhulu. Lokhu ngokuvamile kusekelwe eqinisweni lokuthi amamodeli ayisisekelo ayengenalo ngisho nekhadi lehluzo elizinikele futhi ayempofu kakhulu ngokusebenza kwezithombe. Yilesi sici esasibophezele ngokuyingxenye ekudaleni inkolelo evamile manje yokuthi ama-Mac akusiwona nje ukudlala imidlalo yevidiyo. Amamodeli ajwayeleke kakhulu (ayisisekelo) awazange abe nokusebenza okwanele kokudlala imidlalo yevidiyo, kuyilapho enamandla kakhulu enza ingxenye yeqembu elivele liyingcosana labasebenzisi be-Apple. Ngaphezu kwalokho, laba basebenzisi basebenzise amadivayisi abo ikakhulukazi emisebenzini yobungcweti, okungukuthi umsebenzi.

Izikhathi ezingcono zaqala ukukhanya ngokuguqukela kuma-chips we-Silicon we-Apple. Mayelana nokusebenza, amakhompyutha we-Apple athuthuke kakhulu lapho bekulindeleke ukuthi aphakame kakhulu - ikakhulukazi endaweni yokusebenza kwezithombe. Ngalolu shintsho, abalandeli be-Apple baphinde baba nethemba lokuthi izikhathi ezingcono zizoqala ukugqama futhi bazobona nokufika kwemidlalo ye-AAA endaweni yesikhulumi se-macOS. Kodwa lokho akukenzeki neze. Nakuba amamodeli ayisisekelo asenokusebenza okudingekayo, ushintsho olulindelekile alukakafiki. Mayelana nalokhu, sidlulela nakokunye ukushiyeka okubalulekile. I-Apple ngokuvamile yaziwa ngokukhetha amapulatifomu ayo ukuthi avalwe kakhudlwana. Ngakho-ke, abathuthukisi begeyimu yevidiyo abanaso isandla esinjalo samahhala futhi kufanele banamathele kuma-ruts abo. Kufanele basebenzise kuphela i-Metal's graphics API ukuze bathuthukise imidlalo yabo, okungenzeka imele enye inselelo egcina izitudiyo zemidlalo zingagxumi kakhulu ekushicileleni imidlalo ye-macOS.

I-API yensimbi
I-Apple's Metal graphics API

Ukushoda kwabadlali

Manje ake siqhubekele entweni ebaluleke kakhulu. Kuyaziwa ukuthi abasebenzisi be-Apple abasebenzisa ipulatifomu ye-macOS bayiqembu elincane kakhulu kunabasebenzisi beWindows. Ngokwemininingwane yakamuva ye-Statista, iWindows ibe nesabelo esingu-2023% ngoJanuwari 74,14, kuyilapho i-macOS ibalwa kuphela ngo-15,33%. Lokhu kuholela kwelinye lamaphutha amakhulu - i-macOS imane iyinkundla encane kakhulu yokuthi abathuthukisi batshale isikhathi esiningi nemali kuyo, ngaphezu kwalokho uma kucatshangelwa ukuthi banqunyelwe ngokwengxenye ngokobuchwepheshe kanye nokufinyelela ku-hardware.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kungenzeka ukuthi izikhathi ezingcono zizoqala kancane kancane ukukhanya. Ithemba elikhulu lokufika kwemidlalo yekhwalithi ephezulu ngempela i-Apple ngokwayo, ekwazi ukusungula ukubambisana nezitudiyo ezihamba phambili zegeyimu futhi ngaleyo ndlela isheshise ngokuphawulekayo ukufika kwezihloko ze-AAA osekunesikhathi zilindelwe. Kanye nokwethulwa kwenguqulo entsha ye-Metal 3 graphics API, isiqhwaga esiyembulele umhlaba njengengxenye yokwethulwa kwe-macOS 13 Ventura, abameleli bomshicileli weCAPCOM nabo bavele esiteji. Bamemezele ukufika komdlalo owenziwe ngokugcwele we-Resident Evil Village, owakhiwe ku-Metal 3 futhi usebenzisa i-MetalFX upscaling. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokwezibuyekezo ngokwazo, lesi sihloko sisebenza kahle. Kodwa umbuzo wokuthi abanye bazolandela yini, noma, ngokuphambene nalokho, sonke isimo sizofa futhi.

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