GameSir is bringing its GameHub emulator to macOS, promising “your Mac is now a gaming PC.” The announcement should thrill Mac gamers, as it also promises to support for the Steam gaming platform.
If GameHub lives up to its potential, it could revolutionize Mac gaming by opening up access to large libraries of titles that are not currently playable on Apple computers.
GameSir GameHub app promises Windows and Steam games on Mac
For decades, “Mac gaming” has almost been an oxymoron. Players can access a small fraction of the titles available on Windows PCs and often wait months or years for major releases to arrive… if they arrive at all. The problem largely stems from market share economics: Windows dominates desktop gaming, giving developers little financial incentive to devote extra resources to macOS ports.
GameSir’s solution is GameHub. A version is already available for Android, and on Sunday the company teased one for Mac. Details are thin, however.
“Your Mac is now a gaming PC. Introducing GameHub for Mac. Unlock your entire Steam library,” said GameSir. “Coming soon.”
The announcement also promises that it will let Mac users “run Win games/Steam natively.”
The promise of Steam support should get the attention of Mac gamers. Steam is the dominant digital marketplace for PC gaming, serving as a storefront, launcher and online service for millions of players worldwide.
Potential versus reality
Gaming depends on high-performance computers, and no one knows yet how well GameHub will be able to run titles that were written for Windows on macOS hardware. Emulators are not known for providing high-end performance.
GameSir only teased its new offering and didn’t reveal much of what gamers want to know. The official description of the Android version should fill Mac gamers with hope, though.
“GameHub … provides complete support for Windows games to run on Android through high-precision compatibility design,” says GameSir. “Users do not need additional equipment or complex configurations, just one click to experience a true PC-level experience on Android.”
And the company’s tease of GameHub for Mac references AI-enhanced visuals, graphics performance tuning and other features that suggest that the software aims to go beyond simple emulation into the realm of performance optimization tailored to Apple silicon.
But all we have now are some vague promises made on social media. Cult of Mac is on GameSir’s mailing list, and nothing about GameHub for Mac has gone out.
Still, GameSir has been making high-quality game controllers for years, with the GameSir X5 Lite — which Cult of Mac reviewed — and the GameSir X5s as just two examples.
While we don’t yet know what the Mac version of GameHub will cost, the Android version is free.
And just so there’s no confusion, while there is a version of GameHub in the iPhone App Store, this only lets users calibrate the buttons and joysticks on GameSir controllers. It’s not a game emulator.
Ed Hardy has been writing full-time about tech for 25 years, and using it for much longer than that. His intro to Apple was a Macintosh Classic II (which he still has), but now he uses a 13-inch iPad Pro as his primary computer. He’s written for NotebookReview, TabletPCReview, and Brighthand, as well as other sites.
