How to play Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Extend on Mac
Game summary
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Extend is a rhythm game and an enhanced version of the 2010 title, Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd. Like the original the game primarily makes use of Vocaloids, a series of singing synthesizer software, and the songs created using these vocaloids most notably the virtual-diva Vocaloid Hatsune Miku. The gameplay remains the same as in the previous game, but Extend features a larger set of songs and modules. Similar to past games in the series, a companion game Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Dreamy Theater Extend was released on the PlayStation 3 with improved visuals and it also supports stereoscopic 3D for the first time in the series.
First released: Nov 2011
Play Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Extend on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Extend 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).
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Extend 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 Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Extend like you would on any PC.
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