Civ 7 For Mac

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I read some other threads here from last year and several articles from last year that said Civ 7 was going to be released native on release day, but I don’t see it anywhere in their official site. All I see is the Steam version which supposedly works on Mac. Does anyone know the status of the official Mac version. You can get the older versions of Civ in the App Store but I see no mention of 7 officially for Mac.
 
From what I've seen, when they say PC, they mean all PC platforms Windows/Mac/Linux. But all on steam.
 
Does this mean that the only way for Mac Users to play is via steam? I hate steam. Don't want to go near it.
 
I don't think that there will be an App Store version. We've heard nothing about one, either.

It's possible, but since we haven't heard anything I'm guessing it could be months down the road. Aspyr is the company that usually does it and I don't believe they've ever done it at release.
 
They’ve announced that they aren’t using Aspyr. Development is being done in-house by Firaxis.
Sorry to keep pressing, but does that mean we will see a Mac native version a month(s) after launch?
 
Sorry to keep pressing, but does that mean we will see a Mac native version a month(s) after launch?
I would call the steam version native and I wouldn't bet on it that we ever get a version that's not via steam. Well, maybe via Epic, but currently, this is windows only.
 
I would call the steam version native and I wouldn't bet on it that we ever get a version that's not via steam. Well, maybe via Epic, but currently, this is windows only.
What I mean by native is NOT on steam. As someone who plays 0 other games, I have no intention of using steam.
 
What I mean by native is NOT on steam. As someone who plays 0 other games, I have no intention of using steam.
That is not the definition of ”native”. Native means that the game is coded for a specific platform/OS. The distribution outlet is just that, in this case different online stores, where Mac App Store is one, and Steam is another.

While I do understand the hesitation towards online stores, I do not understand why you think App Store is better than Steam, you do not actually own the game on either platform. Steam is of course free, but you’ll have to make an account of course, but hey that’s the world we live in and it’s not going to change anytime soon.

Steam gives easy access to the mods. And while I do miss physical copies etc, Steam has proven to be very reliable over the decades.
 
That is not the definition of ”native”. Native means that the game is coded for a specific platform/OS. The distribution outlet is just that, in this case different online stores, where Mac App Store is one, and Steam is another.

While I do understand the hesitation towards online stores, I do not understand why you think App Store is better than Steam, you do not actually own the game on either platform. Steam is of course free, but you’ll have to make an account of course, but hey that’s the world we live in and it’s not going to change anytime soon.

Steam gives easy access to the mods. And while I do miss physical copies etc, Steam has proven to be very reliable over the decades.
My previous experience with steam has been with civ 5 when I had a windows PC. It meant launching steam to play the game - and it was awful. As a mac user, most games, applications, etc., have an installer (.dmg). If I can get an installer from Steam and then never have to deal with steam again, then fine... I guess. But when I say "native", I mean it is meant to be installed like any other application onto the hard drive of one's computer and there it rests. That, to my mind, means it was coded for my specific platform/os. Mac users will be used to Aspyr providing the game, but app store providing the patches and the updates. We've dealt with it one way for decades, so maybe it will change sometime soon.
 
My previous experience with steam has been with civ 5 when I had a windows PC. It meant launching steam to play the game - and it was awful. As a mac user, most games, applications, etc., have an installer (.dmg). If I can get an installer from Steam and then never have to deal with steam again, then fine... I guess. But when I say "native", I mean it is meant to be installed like any other application onto the hard drive of one's computer and there it rests. That, to my mind, means it was coded for my specific platform/os. Mac users will be used to Aspyr providing the game, but app store providing the patches and the updates. We've dealt with it one way for decades, so maybe it will change sometime soon.
Are you me? I never went back Steam after Civ V launch. And never will.
The game would not even lauch for a two weeks, or so, for me.
 
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