Personally I have a 2009 Macbook and I’m wondering if I can run it
yes, poorly. old laptops and macbooks are not good for gaming.
I think you’re going to have a real hard time running it. You’d probably have to set everything to medium or low, macbooks tent to not have very good GPUs.
OP: I doubt it
I have an old 4 year old gaming PC using the HD5870 and it still runs games surprisingly well, But I will definitely have a complete system upgrade by the time this release, especially if I intend to play it on Max specs
Statement from Warhorse: your hardware must be at least as good as the hardware of Xbox One or PS4. I don’t think your 2009 Macbook offers that.
Well, there will be some external graphics cards out soon. So if you buy one of these: maybe.
If you can play Far Cry 3 or Crysis 3, you’ll be fine.
I also have a really bad computer for gaming and I’m planning to buy a new one before the Alpha is released.
This computer should be sufficient:
http://www.proshop.dk/Baerbar/ASUS-G750JX-T4136H-incl.-Bullguard-2405209.html
Note it is a Danish website, but if you have a modern browser that can translate it then it’s okay.
The reason I’m choosing a gaming laptop over a desktop is because I need mobility.
my problem about [gaming] laptops specifically is that they are so darn expensive compared to the speed and strength you could be getting from a desktop.
Oh and the overheating… buy something to put on your lap to shield yourself from the burning heat.
But if you are okay with the price and heat then sure. Go for it.
That is true, the computer I am buying though has special designed counter-heating measures though, But the heating will still be present of cause, but I really need the mobility I will also buy a proper gaming desktop later.
I hope to see an good AiO with gaming laptop gpu until 2015.
Also, if you need a laptop for work, don’t have a fixed schedule (but still have to do the work at some point) and a boss standing behind you and if you are also as easily distracted as me (like just now 
), then a desktop has the advantage of not being available to you while you are in your office and so games do not distract you from working (assuming that your laptop has a poor mainboard-integrated graphic card like mine does). And unless you are a game developer or a designer, the only need for a powerful graphic card comes with gaming (and even if you are a designer, you can usually send your tasks to be computed at the company server).
So a laptop for work and a desktop for games seem like a good choice if you don’t have the will to resist the temptation (or a boss who will make you resist )…and it saves money as well.
I built my own rig for just over 500 quid last year. It’s not at PS4/XBO level but I reckon it could have a decent stab at running KCD. Processor’s probably the weak-point (i3 3220 3.3 GHz) but I’ve got a fairly decent graphics card (GTX 660 2GB) so I’ll see how the Alpha runs and see if I need to upgrade.
I think that may be able to do it. If anything it could be the video card but we’ll have to see, won’t we?
If you can post fuller details of you Mac setup it will give a better basis from which give a decent idea. You can get system details from;
Apple icon (top left of menu bar) > About This Mac > More info…
Until more detail is provided on the form of Mac client and capabilities & system requirements in general, it would be hard to say with real certainty. But from other games and experience we can get a general idea.
Like others have mentioned, most general laptops whether Mac or PC are not built with gaming as a focus but this does not mean they can’t be used for them. Most computers used for gaming are not specifically built for gaming after all.
The issue with older Macs is that Apple did not give real attention to providing decent graphics cards which has held back gaming on MacBooks in the past. More recently they have been providing better cards even the integrated ones which makes a decent difference in performance.
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