Next, you get a choice of OSes to install.

As there can be a lot of confusion around what you can (ARM64) and can’t (Intel) emulate on an M1 Mac, Parallels needs to start with a screenful of information: You typically start off with a virtualization solution by creating a VM, so let’s start there.

So what’s the difference? Let’s do a quick comparison. VMware then later released a tech preview for their own VMware Fusion software (free while in preview). Initially, the only option for running virtual machines on M1 Macs was Parallels Desktop, so that’s where I started. (You might think the first VM was a Windows VM, but that’s not the case, the first was a Fedora 34 Linux installation. Not surprisingly, the first thing I wanted to do on it was to run virtual machines. I have a Mac Mini with the original ARM-based M1 chip. Oh, and you can generate your own Windows 11 ARM64 ISOs now too, just like Parallels does. Also see this post that clarifies Microsoft’s licensing for Windows for ARM64. MoltenVK 1.1.1 brings Vulkan support to Apple Silicon Macs via 10 Best FPS Games on M1 Apple Silicon Mac via Parallels Advanced Gaming Setup Guide for M1 Apple Silicon and Windows 10 ARM via The Game 'Inside' is free today in the Epic Games Store via Apple working on 2021 Apple TV with stronger focus in gaming via Steam Winter Sale is on until January 5th 2021 via JoyMapperSilicon adds support for Nintendo Joy-Con and Nintendo Pro controllers to Apple Silicon Macs via Experience Report: M1 MacBook Air vs Intel MacBook Pro 16' for gaming via Great News for Game Compatibility: Fallout 2 runs well via Parallels on Windows for ARM via StepMania 5.3 is one of the first native games for Apple Silicon Macs with full support for controllers and pads via Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.: Feel free to read through this post and then check out the new follow-up post that compares the latest versions of Parallels and VMware Fusion. Apple might stop sideloading of iOS games (and other apps) on Apple Silicon Macs in a future version of macOS Big Sur via discord:goldmaster11

Black Friday Sale: Parallels Desktop 17 (20% off) via 15 iPad mini 6 games tested under A15 Bionic via 25 iPhone 13 Pro games tested under A15 Bionic via Apple Arcade Surpasses 200 Games via Parallels Desktop 16: Birthday Sale (25% price discount) via Microsoft xCloud Beta for iPhone and iPad to Launch This Week via Apple adds more games to Apple Arcade including new titles like Fantasian as well as classics like Cut the Rope, Fruit Ninja, Solitaire, Threes and Monument Valley via Apple begins blocking M1 Mac users from side loading iPhone and iPad applications via Dolphin (Nintendo Wii/GameCube emulator): 30-50% speedup as well as improved stability from native M1 support on Apple Silicon Macs compared to Rosetta 2 via discord:plex123,goldmaster11

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