How to play Jak and Daxter Collection on Mac
Game summary
The Jak and Daxter Collection (known in PAL regions as the Jak and Daxter Trilogy, not to be confused with the general term "original trilogy"—also not to be confused with the Jak and Daxter Collection in PAL regions which was a later PS4 bundle) is a compilation of the first three main installments in the Jak and Daxter series (The Precursor Legacy, Jak II, and Jak 3) remastered in full 720p HD with support for 3D graphics and PlayStation Network trophies. It was released in February 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and in June 2013 for the PlayStation Vita, reformatted by Mass Media Inc. The games' conversion was also assisted by the original developers Naughty Dog Inc. The disc was published by Sony Computer Entertainment with the Classics HD title.
First released: Feb 2012
Play Jak and Daxter Collection on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Jak and Daxter Collection 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).
Jak and Daxter Collection 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 Jak and Daxter Collection like you would on any PC.
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