Mac gaming goes Intel: an assessment

If you're mulling a purchase of an Intel based Mac and are wondering how x/y/z game will run, then check out this article over at The Mac Observer. Featuring a ton of feedback from developers, the article gives information on how your non-Universal binary games will run under Rosetta, when to expect Universal binary versions of key games (an Unreal Tournament 2004 Uni-binary should be available in "a few days") and the future for PowerPC support.

The most surprising report is that it's possible to play recent games such as Halo with a relatively minor performance hit under Rosetta. For casual gamers at least, it appears that this has been a bump free transition.

[Via TUAW]