Over the years, through endless patches, viruses, and the disaster that was “Windows ME”, there was always one thing that PC users could always hold over their Mac counterparts: gaming.

Before the days of simple Adobe Flash games online, PC users were playing Star Wars related games, the Need for Speed series, and one of the most important franchises in gaming: Quake.

With roughly 90% market share (still), PCs were the platform to develop for. PC users would make fun of Macs, saying (semi-accurately) that the only games available were those that were released for the PC five years ago.

Today, Macs take a big step into the non-console gaming world. Some have called it the most significant development for the Mac platform in years. Ouch.

Steam, a repository of games ranging from family games to one of the most-played online games currently available, Counter-Strike, is now available for the Mac. All the games are linked to your Steam account, meaning that once you purchase a game, you can play it on any single computer (multiple logins will log out the other computer). This ensures compatibility and availability wherever you are. E.g. if you go to a friend’s (who might happen to have a more powerful computer), you can log into Steam there and play.