Am I able to play Xbox PC games on MacBook Pro? My location does not support Xbox cloud gaming so I am asking about the option to run Xbox application and installing the game through a Game Pass subscription.
Which is better to do that, using Parallels or Boot Camping?
I have a MacBook Pro M4 base model.
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Apple Silicon Macs – like yours – cannot run Intel versions of Windows. The only version of Windows that you can install is Windows 11 for ARM.
Boot Camp is not an option. Neither Apple or Microsoft supports installing Windows 11 for ARM as a dual-boot OS. You can only install Windows 11 for ARM inside a virtual machine, such as a Parallels Desktop virtual machine.
Windows 11 for ARM can run some Windows/Intel applications in emulation, with limitations. You would be running these applications in emulation, inside of a copy of Windows 11 for ARM that itself was running in a virtual machine. Note that "Experiences that depend on an additional layer of virtualization (nested virtualization) aren't supported"; I'm not sure if that might mean that running Xbox games is not supported.
Apple Silicon Macs – like yours – cannot run Intel versions of Windows. The only version of Windows that you can install is Windows 11 for ARM.
Boot Camp is not an option. Neither Apple or Microsoft supports installing Windows 11 for ARM as a dual-boot OS. You can only install Windows 11 for ARM inside a virtual machine, such as a Parallels Desktop virtual machine.
Windows 11 for ARM can run some Windows/Intel applications in emulation, with limitations. You would be running these applications in emulation, inside of a copy of Windows 11 for ARM that itself was running in a virtual machine. Note that "Experiences that depend on an additional layer of virtualization (nested virtualization) aren't supported"; I'm not sure if that might mean that running Xbox games is not supported.
I installed Parallel, installed windows 11, went to the Microsoft Store and subscribed to xbox ultimate, I tried to play but I do not have the option to install the game on the virtual windows. is there a workaround?
Ask Microsoft Support and Parallels Support. My guess is that if there was no option to install, it is not supported.
Can I use Xbox Game Pass on my MacBook Pro?
