Why I chose a Macbook M4 Pro instead of PC to make a Steam game
After 5 years of game development on Windows, I switched to a MacBook Pro M4 Pro a year ago to see if it would make my dev life better. And it absolutely did.
The experience has been awesome. Builds are very fast, the laptop stays dead silent (and cool), and I can actually work unplugged for hours. I genuinely enjoy working on this little beast every day, it's such a pleasant experience compared to Windows laptops I used for years. I just wish Steam’s SDK and deployment tools had smoother macOS support out of the box, but perhaps my game will be one push more in the right direction and one day Steam will treat Mac and PC users equally.
Apple silicon Macs are so dang powerful, I wish more games got native versions. Cyberpunk 2077 shows perfectly what's possible when someone actually gives a native port some love. I have a feeling Apple will focus on games even more in coming years and perhaps release a gaming-focused portable handheld.
What's your experience using native Steam client on Mac? Do you even use it (or other launchers like GOG/Epic Games Launcher)?