Adding Sims 3 to a 2017 MacBook Pro

"Annikaperi;c-16170464" wrote:
I have been wary of Bootcamping my Mac. I know everyone does it, but no one in my family has done this, and no one at Apple will tell me that yes, it is 100% safe. I do have one friend that says yes, it does seem like something we should not do (put Windows operating system on our Mac), but...

Just some unasked for advice here coming from the IT arena (when I'm not fussing around with sims, mods, and helping players with them). I think you might want to consider finding some new friends. :p

Apple started putting Intel chips (processors) in Macs back in 2006. Unlike emulation systems like Parallels and VMware, which still have their uses although not really for gaming, Bootcamping arranges it so that your computer starts up natively in one operating system or the other. Once you get into the Windows side, it's almost exactly the same (plus or minus a device driver or keyboard mapping here and there) as running Windows on any other computer with an Intel processor -- just as pleasant or unpleasant to use, and just as safe or unsafe with respect to security, need for anti-virus and protection from malware, etc. as any other.

Don't get me wrong, I have to manage PCs and servers running various versions of Windows all day long and I don't like the operating system. It's not like I'm all happy upon booting my Mac up into Windows to see the Windows "Welcome..." message. But that's part of the sacrifice some of us make to keep our TS3 games going the way in which we want them to. :)