A user reported an interesting exploit, successfully installing macOS on a Steam Deck video game console. The procedure was relatively simple, here we tell you how he did it.
With macOS, we’ve seen such surprising things as Hackintosh. Not depending on a Mac itself to run the operating system is already an achievement and what this user has done is amazing. Can you imagine having macOS on a video game console?
macOS on a video game console is real and unexpected
In the photo you can see that a Steam Deck has macOS Catalina installed at version 10.15.3. How was it possible? Through the action of running VirtualBox, a software used to install virtual machines and power them. Interestingly, Steam Deck contains SteamOS, a Linux-based system. Any developer with the necessary knowledge can modify this system to run any application.
macOS Catalina on a Steam Deck. Photo from Reddit
The exploit doesn’t get much of a following as there isn’t a video where you can demonstrate how it actually works. Testimony of the user with the name “Lampa183” indicates that his performance is quite normal. The animations are the only negative because they are slowwhich is also normal since macOS doesn’t have a graphics accelerator engine in virtual machines. Apple created macOS with the intention of running it on its own computers.
Is it worth having macOS on another type of computer?
Personally, I haven’t had the pleasure of being able to run macOS in an environment other than its own, opinions are divided between what is good or what is not, the important thing is that each user can adapt to their own needs. Seeing macOS on a video game console doesn’t seem like a reasonable move and thinking it’s not designed for the task. It’s been said in the past that Apple might have its own console, but that seemed like a crazy idea.
If we think of Apple Arcade, it might be different, but it’s built into all Apple systems, including tvOS. On the other hand, speaking of accommodating systems in different products, if those in Cupertino don’t even dare to have macOS on the iPad, that must be something.
The Steam Deck is a team that may have performance potential. It has 16 GB of RAM, an AMD processor and a GPU with up to 512 GB of storage. Computers with macOS, more with Apple chips, proved to be above most of the competition with more “powerful” processors on paper.
