As much as it amazes me, it's possible that Parallels Desktop 3.0 might support Bioshock-- V3.0 of Parallels Desktop does handle 3D DirectX, and the manufacturer claims that Doom 3 will run under it. Doom 3 requires DirectX v9.0b (Bioshock requires 9.0c; Parallels doesn't actually say whether they're emulating 9.0n, or supporting the actual chip installed in the Mac).
There's also this video on YouTube which claims to be footage of Bioshock on a MacBook Pro, running under Parallels (in DirectX 9 mode, averaging 30 fps).
Browsing through Parallel's knowledge base, I suspect that Parallels Desktop 3.0 is emulating DirectX 8.1, with some 9.x extensions.
In short, you could email the guy who made that video, and see what he says, or wait for Alexx to get back to you... :)
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Re: Not sure if you're the right person to ask, but...
Date: 2007-09-12 10:09 pm (UTC)There's also this video on YouTube which claims to be footage of Bioshock on a MacBook Pro, running under Parallels (in DirectX 9 mode, averaging 30 fps).
Browsing through Parallel's knowledge base, I suspect that Parallels Desktop 3.0 is emulating DirectX 8.1, with some 9.x extensions.
In short, you could email the guy who made that video, and see what he says, or wait for Alexx to get back to you... :)