Anyone Played Minecraft On An M1 Mac?
Have you ever played Minecraft on an M1 Mac
Hi!
After reading the reviews for the new Macs, specifically the MacBook Pro, I'm very inclined to upgrade from my Surface Pro 4 to a Mac. I was a Mac user back in the Snow Leopard to Mavericks days however, I changed to Windows some time ago.
I have a lot of software I use that users say that work perfectly on M1 however, does anyone know if Minecraft (Java) can be played on an M1 Mac? It's one of my most played games and I don't think I could replace my PC with a computer that doesn't run my favorite game. I'm aware that Java exists for ARM, but I haven't heard anybody playing Minecraft on an M! Mac yet!
Thanks! (Hopefully I put this post in the right place!)
Highly recommend it. Performance-wise, the M1 Mac will blow your mind. It's only a matter time until Minecraft is optimized for the M1. You can run both versions until then. Skins (because M1's are able to natively run apps for iOS and iPadOS) and Java (translated real-time running Rosetta 2 that is built in. There is no noticeable difference).
I tried to side load Minecraft to my M1 Mac, but the mouse and keyboard would not work. What method did you use to side load it?
Yes
Information from the video: Java does not have a native M1 application, so it has to make use of Rosetta 2 Emulation.
He was comparing the Baseline 7-core GPU MacBook Air to the Baseline8-core GPU MacBook Pro. The MBP created the world (same seeds on both) about a second faster, but the MacBook Air seemed a bit more responsive for some reason (he was using the same graphics settings on both).
This comparison has a problem. He did not shut down vsync and the FPS is only 60 FPS. It would be interesting to see how far it can go.
The iOS, Android, and Windows 10 Minecraft versions all are compatible. However the Pocket Edition Realms server will not allow for the PC and Mac versions to play with each the other. Also, if you have an iOS device, and your friends are all playing on Android it is still possible to play together.