Let’s take a look at what it does and how you might use it.
What Does Game Mode Do?
Game Mode is designed to make gaming more performant and responsive on Apple computers.
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It does this by giving the game priority access to CPU and GPU performance and reducing background tasks.
Little is known about exactly what Apple is doing in the background to make this possible.
This means games will run more smoothly and feel more responsive when playing on your Mac.
Game Mode should enable automatically in most full-screen applications that your Mac identifies as a game.
I tested the gameA Short Hikeand Game Mode enabled as soon as the system went full screen.
There were some misfires, however.
Dreamcast emulator Flycast wouldn’t trigger Game Mode, even when manually entering full-screen mode during gameplay.
So your mileage may vary depending on what you’re trying to play.
it’s possible for you to turn Game Mode back on using this menu.
Apple’s Ongoing Commitment to Mac Gaming
Over the years Apple has started taking gaming more seriously.
Apple Arcade works on the Mac just as it does on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.
You canconnect all major game controllers to your Macvia Bluetooth.
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