How to play Minecraft for Gear VR on Mac
Game summary
Minecraft: Gear VR Edition was the former title of the version of Bedrock Edition designed for virtual reality on certain Samsung Galaxy devices through the Samsung Gear VR headset. It was released on April 27, 2016. Although Pocket Edition on the Samsung Galaxy Apps store was discontinued later on, Gear VR Edition was never made free to owners of Pocket Edition on that platform.
First released: Apr 2016
Play Minecraft for Gear VR on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Minecraft for Gear VR 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).
Minecraft for Gear VR 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 Minecraft for Gear VR like you would on any PC.
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