But Rosetta 2 has its last days ahead, so it’s good news that Steam has just revealed a way to play its games natively. Steam is about to get native support for Apple Silicon Macs. VCG via Getty ...

Steam beta gets native Apple Silicon support — the only public Arm version of Steam. ... You still need emulation tools if you want to run x86 Windows games on your Mac.

Steam launched a beta version of its PC gaming app with native support for Apple Silicon chips, providing a significant update for Mac users. This new version of Steam is designed to run more ...

Most PC games still prioritize Windows and x86, but native Apple Silicon support is becoming more common in games on Steam and the Mac App Store.

To get the new Steam beta going on your Mac, follow these steps: open Steam, go to Settings, then Interface, and in the Beta Participation selectors, pick "Steam Beta Update" in the drop-down menu.

Valve has released an update that makes Steam native on Apple Silicon, ... This update prepares users for macOS 28, which will end support for Intel-based Mac software and Rosetta 2 emulation.

We didn't see this coming. Valve's just announced Steam for Mac. The company's been teasing this for the past week.. Both Steam and Valve's games - including Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2 ...

Steam will launch on Mac in April, and Valve's games - including Counter-Strike, the Half-Life series, Left 4 Dead 2, Portal and Team Fortress 2 will be ready then too.

Furthermore, games with support for Steam Cloud server-side save storage can be started on one platform ... "We're always playing a native version on the Mac right alongside the PC.

After just one week of sales, Mac games already make up 11 percent of the purchases on the Steam online game service. And this week sees a number of new cross-platform games joining the fold.

On Monday, Valve announced in a press release that Steam, its "Source" gaming engine, a number of its most popular games, and even third parties are all coming to the Mac.