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Ok, so I had an M1 (top 3 post here under this same account / tech support sub-forum. What are we saying, still must use emulation or is there indeed a native M1 port coming to Apple Silicon?

Maybe that's true, but in the context of this discussion I think it's forgivable. After all, the reason Mac client is being dropped like a poop-stained rock is because of ARM incompatibility, so for the purposes of discussing GW2 and ARM, we might as well be discussing GW2 and Mac. No, it's not, because it's not apple exclusive and if/when it becomes the norm, it won't be equivalent to "apple owning x% of the market", suddenly being "gaming friendly" or whatever you've tried to claim there. You're talking about two different things and claim one proves the other, but it doesn't, all while disregarding apple practices from the past and present. And yes, that is exactly what currently makes it "hypothetical hopes for the future". Maybe you're not an apple fanboy, sure, I don't know you so I shouldn't make this assumption. But that's pretty much how you behave in this thread imo, so I might have easly misjudged. :D That was the first time I've posted in this thread, I think you're confusing me with @"hobotnicax.7918". We do have the same avatar, I guess lol. Not sure you read the rest of my post, either. I personally have never, and will never, purchase a Mac. Ever. I can't stand the idea of paying that much for inferior hardware, and joining that group of users. I mean, just look at most of the threads. Mac users seem so conditioned into thinking that compatibility problems = "whaaaaaa I need to buy a new machine?!?!?!" Yeah, not me. I don't even particularly like ARM/RISC, and think we'd be looking at a much different situation if Intel actually iterated properly on Atom and found a market for it. I see the ARM/x86 battle as somewhat parallel to the old VHS/Betamax format war back in the day. The technically inferior - but non-exclusive, licensable, and cheaper - option eventually caught up to the technically superior rival. I sincerely agree. This is likely the best long-term solution for most current Mac users. Apple is not shy about straight bricking the several-thousand-dollar machines its users buy. In contrast, there are still people who can run Windows XP to this day and function.Indeed, they're doing just that to their own line up of $30-55K Mac Pro video editing machines made in Austin, TX :'( :o

~25 to 30 fps, on a good day. That being an M1 8GB mini. My MBP 13 M1 w/16G may do slightly better, we'll see.

True, but times are changing. People want to spend less, do more ... Intel and nVidia domination won't last forever either. That said, look at AMD in recent days ... they have a fair chance, let us see what happens. I am giving them (Apple) the full 2 years for the transition.

My my, colorful conversation. I come back 3 months later and remain hopeful. Thank you all for chiming in, very good points from all sides, perspectives here. I remain hopeful, would love to get off that nVidia 2080 / i9 desktop I am on ... we'll see what happens as we move further into 2021.

M1 Apple Silicon Client ? Where is it ? Per ticket # 7954737 - what is ETA on a build for M1 Macs?

Where is official M1 support as of 11/29/20 ?