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Download for PC Download for MAC REAL STRATEGY. Live Video Coverage On TWITCH.TV/MAGIC Twitter. Starting on June 25, 2020, players will be able to download MTG Arena for macOS through the Epic Games Store. Our macOS release will feature full cross-platform support in parity with our Windows client, including the upcoming release of Core Set 2021.

Wizards of the Coast revealed today that Magic: the Gathering Arena will be coming to MacOS “by the end of summer.”

A MacOS version of MTG Arena was first announced last year and was scheduled to come “shorty after” the game was released on the Epic Games Store in January. After few months of waiting, we now know that Wizards is “targeting delivery [on MacOS] somewhere around summer of this year,” according to Principal Game Designer Jay Parker.

Don’t miss our coverage of today’s other announcements: MTG Arena is still coming to mobile in 2020 while eight-player draft pods are coming to the game with Ikoria.

The Transition to 64-Bit

Wizards said that the delayed Mac release is due to their ongoing transition to a 64-bit game client. Apple’s latest operating system, MacOS Catalina, released last year and ended support for legacy 32-bit applications. Wizards is currently transitioning its Windows client to a 64-bit architecture and, since they want to support the newest version of MacOS (which only allows 64-bit applications), they need to complete that transition before releasing MTG Arena’s Mac version.

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MTG Arena’s 64-bit client will debut with the June 2020 game update, at which point the current 32-bit client will be retired. Wizards is working with Skybox Labs, a development studio based in Vancouver, BC, to complete the 64-bit Mac client “with the plan to release a macOS client by the end of summer.”

Magic Has Never Been on MacOS

Since the release of Magic: the Gathering Online (neé Magic Online with Digital Objects) on PC in June 2002, one of the biggest community complaints about Magic’s digital form was that it was only available on PC—not on Mac. That trend continued when MTG Arena was announced in 2017 as PC-only to start.

But a few months later, in an interview with Hipsters of the Coast, Wizards CEO Chris Cocks said that they were intended to bring MTG Arena to Mac eventually. “We will support other platforms like Mac,” Cocks said. “[T]hat likely won’t be until either the later stages of the Beta or around when we declare it as a launch game, but Mac will be a platform that supported as well as all the other platforms you would expect us to do.”

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It took a bit longer than expected—around a year after launch, if the current schedule holds—but Magic will be making its debut on Mac and mobile in 2020.

Magic: The Gathering fans will soon be able to duel it out via the Epic Games Store. Soon after that, macOS users will be able to get in on the fun. Wizards of the Coast announced that the digital game Magic: The Gathering Arena will be making its way to the Epic Games Store this winter. A macOS compatible client will follow soon after.

In a post on the Magic: The Gathering website, Wizards stated that the Epic Games Store will be the company’s “exclusive third-party PC download partner,” but that game’s client will remain available to download via the Magic Arena website. The Epic Games store release should mean little to existing players but is intended to expand awareness of the game as it nears the end of its open beta phase.

A macOS compatible client has been requested often by players. macOS users have gotten around the lack of native support by using virtual desktops, but a macOS client will put an end to the technical issues with that setup that seem to come up after each new Arena update.

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As for launches on other platforms – such as mobile devices or consoles – Wizards remained guarded. “The plan has always been to bring MTG Arena to millions of players around the world. Currently, we're fine-tuning the game during it's Open Beta on PC, but bringing the game to the Epic Games Store will be a great first step in taking Magic to new places. After our launch on Epic, we will follow shortly after with a release for Mac.”

Magic: The Gathering Arena is a free-to-play digital version of the popular trading card game. The game’s high-fidelity visuals are intended to make the game more appealing to streamers and more enjoyable as an esport for spectators. Wizards runs the weekly Magic Pro League series via Magic: The Gathering Arena. Its also run major events known as Mythic Championships via the program, allowing players who perform well on Arena’s ranked ladder a chance to compete.

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It’s set to be a busy season for Magic: The Gathering Arena. Standard set rotation will place in October with the release of the Throne of Eldraine set. At the same time, Arena will introduce the new Historic format, which is exclusive to the game. There are also plans to introduce the popular tabletop format called Brawl into Arena.

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What do you think of Magic: The Gathering Arena heading to the Epic Games Store? Are you excited about the upcoming macOS release? Let us know in the comments. Magic: The Gathering Arena is available now for PC.