How to play Far Cry 5: Gold Edition on Mac
| Platforms | Computer |
Game summary
Want even more Far Cry 5? Upgrade to the Gold Edition and get a Season Pass subscription plus immediate access to all Deluxe Edition content. Also available—SteelBook Gold Edition (physical only), featuring a collectible SteelBook case. Gold Edition includes: Day 1 Exclusive—MBP Sniper Rifle, Far Cry 5 Season Pass subscription, .44 Magnum handgun with unique skin, AR-C assault rifle with unique skin, Ace Pilot Pack (includes helicopter, gun skin, and Aerial Force outfit), Big-Game Hunter Pack (includes ATV, bow, and Big-Game Hunter outfit) Additional Chaos Pack, and Explosive Pack.
First released: Mar 2018
Play Far Cry 5: Gold Edition on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Far Cry 5: Gold Edition on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.
Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.
Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).
Far Cry 5: Gold Edition installation steps for Mac
Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install Far Cry 5: Gold Edition like you would on any PC.
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