Curious about how to play valorant on Mac? Read below to find out!
Playing Valorant on Mac
You do not have to be bummed if you do not find Valorant on the App store for your mac. You can use Boot Camp to install Windows on Mac and then install the game. Boot Camp is a utility for Mac that lets you install Windows on your Mac. It partitions your Mac’s storage and uses it for Windows. It is a quite lengthy process but also very safe. Although it sounds like a lot of work, it can be easy if you follow the steps below.
Install Boot Camp on Your Mac
As mentioned earlier, you will have to install and run Windows on your Mac to run Valorant. However, it is best to determine that your Mac is one of the following variants so that you will be able to install Boot Camp.
MacBook 2015 or newerMacBook Air/Pro 2012 or newerMac Pro 2013 or neweriMac Pro (all models)Mac mini 2012 or neweriMac 2012 or newer
If your device is one of the mentioned above, follow the process below to install Boot Camp on your device.
Downloading Windows ISO File And Run It on BootCamp
You will need to download the Windows ISO file. You can go to Microsoft’s website, select the Windows version you wish to download, and choose your language. You can also decide if you need the 32-bit or the 64-bit version of Windows. Once you download the file, follow the steps below.
Create Partition For Windows
Now, you will have to allocate storage for partition. Drag the slider under the “Machintosh HD will be partitioned as” option. Make sure to balance the partition, as your Mac and Windows will need decent storage to run smoothly. You can allocate about 150 GB for Windows. If you have more storage, you can allocate it accordingly. ONce you are done, follow the process below:
Windows Installation
After reboot, follow the process to install your Windows on your Mac. If you do not have a product key, click on “I don’t have a product key.” Your system will reboot. Once it restarts, follow the steps below. Now, you have successfully installed Windows on Your Mac. If you wish to go back to your MacOS, open the system tray, click on BootCamp, and select restart on Mac.
Install Valorant
Now that your Mac runs Windows, you can easily download and install Valorant using the following steps.
Conclusion
As you can see, although Mac does not officially support Valorant yet, you can easily create a partition on your Mac and install Windows. Installing Windows on your Mac gives you access to all the Windows apps, including the popular game Valorant. Hopefully, you had no issue using BootCamp and installing Windows on your Mac and can now play Valorant on your device without any problems. Let us know in the comments if you have any queries.
