The Medium is a Horror game featuring a very stylish and unique dual-world mechanic where players can see both dimensions at once. But more importantly, it was recently announced that The Medium will have a native port for Apple Silicon devices later this summer.
The developers also proudly stated that they will be taking full advantage of Metal’s software capabilities to deliver the highest quality graphics for us Mac gamers.
Announcements like these really show how far the Apple community has come in the gaming world. Now, what else should we know before The Medium becomes native to Mac?
The Medium Mac Release Date
No specific dates have been announced so far, only that the Mac port for The Medium will be coming in the summer of 2023.
Mac System Requirements
Currently, no official system requirements have been announced. But they have repeated several times that it will be natively available for Apple Silicon. These should include both M1 and M2 machines.
If other native Apple Silicon games are any indication, even lower-end M1 MacBook Airs and Mac Minis should be included. Presumably, we will find out more as we get closer to its release date.
Why is The Medium on Mac a big deal?
Out of all the announcements out there, why is this one so important?
Firstly, it shows how far the Mac gaming community has come. In the past, we would have to struggle to find games that were native to Mac, since most of the popular titles were only for Windows platforms.
But in this announcement, they boldly state that they are planning to take advantage of Apple Silicon’s new software capabilities to deliver stunning visuals with high frame rates, ensuring a beautifully smooth gaming experience.
We have come to a point where the macOS is genuinely considered a unique platform for video games, meaning that more games in the future will become native to macOS, which gives me great hope for our future gaming experience.
According to Piotr Babieno, CEO of Bloober Team:
We are extremely excited The Medium is coming to the Mac, leveraging Metal and Apple silicon, to render atmospheric visuals and jaw dropping details with outstanding performance. We are thrilled with how the Apple silicon Mac lineup handles both Medium worlds with ease — the spirit and the real one — and we can’t wait for gamers to play The Medium on Mac!
Secondly, The Medium is no schmuck of a game. It is a highly polished Horror-Mystery game with a soundtrack composed by Akira Amaoka, composer of the Silent Hill series. The Medium is also a game made by the same people that made Layers of Fear and Observer, two other solid horror-mystery games.
A gaming company with this level of repute announcing an Apple Silicon port is significant, showing that there’s a growing market for macOS games. It could encourage more game developers to create games for the Apple platform, maybe even an exclusive macOS game in the future.
What’s Next?
Stay tuned as we’ll inform you as soon as we know more about the Mac version of the game, including a definitive release date, details on what will be included in the Mac release of the game, and a confirmation that the game will also be available on Steam (and not only the Mac App Store).
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