David Hanak Amakhompiyutha we-Apple angenza okuningi, kodwa abelokhu ebuthakathaka kancane (ngaphezulu) njengenkundla eminyakeni yamuva kube imidlalo. Ezinyangeni ezisanda kwedlula, i-Apple ibithumela izimpawu ezingqubuzanayo, lapho kwesinye isikhathi kubukeka sengathi imidlalo ingathola okungenani kancane ngaphambili, kwesinye isikhathi ayishiwo futhi futhi yonke into injengoba yayinjalo. Izoqhubeka kanjani?
USteve Jobs ubevame ukukubeka kucace ukuthi akanandaba nhlobo nemidlalo. Wacishe wabadelela, ehlala ebona amakhompyutha akwa-Apple njengethuluzi lokudala kunokuthi "amoshe isikhathi" edlala imidlalo kuwo. Ngakho-ke inkundla ye-macOS ayikaze ithembise kakhulu kubadlali. Yebo, umtapo wezincwadi weSteam usebenze lapha ngezinga elilinganiselwe kakhulu, kanye nezihloko ezimbalwa ezizimele ezivele ku-macOS sekwephuzile noma ngezinkinga ezahlukahlukene (yize bekukhona okuhlukile kulo mthetho).
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Jaromir Miko Mayelana nesimo semidlalo ku-macOS, noma Isimo ngomdlalo odumile wabadlali abaningi i-Rocket League, ababhali bayo abamemezele ukuphela kokusekelwa kwe-macOS/Linux ngesonto eledlule, ikhuluma kakhulu nge-macOS njengenkundla yokudlala. Izibalo ezinciphayo futhi ngokuvamile ezincane zabadlali abasebenzisa lezi nkundla zokudlala azikhokheli intuthuko eyengeziwe. Okuthile okufanayo kungalandelelwa kwezinye izihloko ezidumile ze-inthanethi. Isibonelo, i-MOBA League Of Legends, noma inguqulo yayo ye-macOS, ibikade inesiphazamiso ngokuhlanya iminyaka, isuka kuklayenti iye emdlalweni uqobo. Ukulungiswa kwamaphutha kweWorld of Warcraft nakho kwakukude kakhulu nenguqulo ye-PC ngesikhathi esisodwa. Isisekelo sabadlali esidlala ku-macOS sincane kakhulu ukwenza kube wusizo ukuthi izitudiyo zithuthukise ezinye izinguqulo zemidlalo ngaphandle kwesistimu yokusebenza yeWindows.
Nokho, muva nje, izinkomba ezimbalwa seziqalile ukuvela eziphakamisa ukuthi kube noshintsho oluncane lweqiniso. Njengesinyathelo esikhulu esiya phambili, singathatha ukwethulwa kwe-Apple Arcade, futhi noma kuyimidlalo yeselula elula, okungenani ithumela isignali yokuthi i-Apple iyawazi lo mkhuba. Kwezinye izitolo ezisemthethweni ze-Apple, kukhona ngisho nezigaba ezinikezelwe ku-Apple Arcade. Kodwa-ke, ukudlala akukona nje kuphela ngemidlalo yeselula elula, kodwa futhi mayelana nemikhulu, yama-PC nama-Mac.
Phakathi neminyaka yakamuva, izihloko ezimbalwa ezibizwa nge-AAA ziye zavela ku-macOS, ezivame ukusekelwa isitudiyo sikanjiniyela esithatha inkinga yokukhipha umdlalo usuka kuWindows uye kuMac (ngokwesibonelo, Feral Interactive). Okungukuthi, isibonelo, i-Formula 1 ethandwayo noma uchungechunge lweTomb Raider. Kulokhu, kufanelekile ukusho ukuqagela okuthakazelisa kakhulu okuvele emasontweni ambalwa edlule, okusho ukuthi i-Apple ilungiselela iMac entsha ngokuphelele kulo nyaka (noma olandelayo), ozogxila kakhulu emidlalweni, ikakhulukazi "ezemidlalo" izihloko.
Igalari yezithombe
Igalari: Izinto zokuklama zeMacBook nazo zidumile phakathi kwabakhiqizi bamakhompiyutha amageyimu
Nakuba kungase kuzwakale kuyinqaba, kunengqondo ekugcineni. Abaphathi be-Apple kumele babone ukuthi inkulu kangakanani imakethe yemidlalo. Ukuqala ngokuthengiswa kwamakhompuyutha nama-consoles, ngokuthengiswa kwemidlalo, ama-peripherals nezinye izinto. Abadlali bamageyimu bazimisele ukusebenzisa izizumbulu zemali kulezi zinsuku, futhi imboni yemidlalo ibilokhu idlula imboni yamabhayisikobho iminyaka. Ngaphezu kwalokho, bekungeke kube nzima ku-Apple ukwenza uhlobo "lwemidlalo ye-Mac", njengoba iningi lezingxenye ezithengiswa namuhla kuma-iMac ajwayelekile zingasetshenziswa. Ngokulungisa ukwakheka kwangaphakathi kancane nokusebenzisa uhlobo oluhlukile lokuqapha, i-Apple ingathengisa kalula i-Mac yayo yokudlala ngesikhathi esifanayo, uma ingekho ngaphezulu, amamajini kunama-Mac ajwayelekile. Okuwukuphela kwento esele kuzoba ukukholisa abadlali nabathuthukisi ukuthi baqale ukutshala imali endaweni yesikhulumi.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
UDan Pražák Futhi kulapho i-Apple Arcade ingaphinda iqale khona ukudlala. Njengoba kunikezwe amandla amakhulu ezezimali e-Apple, akufanele kube yinkinga ukuthi inkampani ixhase ngezimali izitudiyo zokuthuthukisa ezimbalwa ezingathuthukisa okukhethekile okuklanyelwe ngqo i-hardware ye-Apple ne-macOS. Namuhla, i-Apple ayisenangqondo eqinile njengoba yayingaphansi kukaSteve Jobs, futhi ukuhambisa inkundla ye-macOS kubabukeli bemidlalo kungaletha imiphumela efiselekayo yezezimali. Uma into efana nale yenzeka ngempela, ungavuma ukusebenzisa imali yakho "ku-Mac yokudlala"? Uma kunjalo, yini ocabanga ukuthi kuyodingeka ibe nengqondo?
