I'd probably not use the MBA we have for parallels gaming and would do bootcamp on it, but it's just not a powerful computer. Performance is probably better in bootcamp but with my setup (maxed out late 2013 27" iMac) it runs well enough for me to play what I want on it. Parallels starts up pretty fast (I do not leave it running) and I typically move the Windows window onto another screen and play games there while OSX runs on the iMac monitor for everything else I'm doing. Parallels Desktop, on the other hand, seeks to solve a widespread demand for running not one but multiple operating systems on a single computer in a secure and trusted environment. Our test machine has 32GB of RAM and is running the (at the time of writing) latest version of macOS Monterey. Boot Camp is Apple's own answer to consumer demand, and as a part of macOS represents a huge advantage as it eliminates the need to download any third-party apps. Everything runs really well and I actually play the games now that I do not have to boot up. We tested Parallels Desktop 18 (Pro Edition) on a 16-inch 2021 MacBook Pro with an M1 Max processor, so everything you read below is relevant to the new ARM-based Apple Silicon processors. I devoted 4GB of RAM, 1GB of Video Memory, and 2 CPU's in the setup for this particular virtual machine. I have Star Wars the Old Republic, Marvel Heroes, Rift, DC Universe Online, and a bunch of Steam games (that do not run on OSX) installed on it. I have Parallels 8 and am running Win 7 Ultimate on it. But about 6 months ago I removed the bootcamp partition b/c I just didn't want to restart and only be in windows to play games. I've accepted the fact that most games aren't coming to the Mac so for years I ran bootcamp.
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