In June at WWDC 2022, Apple announced that the new Metal 3 API it came with would enable . One of the first titles to take advantage of this technology is the popular game “Resident Evil Village”, which is now available for the Mac for the first time.
Resident Evil Village, now on Mac
For those unfamiliar, Resident Evil is a popular survival horror game. In Resident Evil Village, the player controls a character searching for his kidnapped daughter. The gameplay is action packed with collectible weapons and enemies like growling werewolves, screaming gargoyles and other monsters.
“Village” is the eighth title in the Resident Evil franchise and as such has many references to the previous games. Still, those who have never played Resident Evil before will surely enjoy the game just as much.
The game is categorized as a AAA title as it was developed for consoles like PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. According to Apple, games like Resident Evil Village can now run smoothly on the Mac thanks to Metal 3 and its combined MetalFX enhancement feature. . with the power of Apple Silicon chips.
Available exclusively for Apple Silicon Macs
Unfortunately for some users, Resident Evil Village requires a Mac with an M1 or later chip. This means it won’t work with any Intel-based Macs, not even the 2019 Mac Pro. If you’ve already had a chance to play the new game, it works great on the MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro chip and reasonably well on the MacBook AirM1.
