The PC will provide the power, you Mac mini will be the interface. To Stream games, you'll need the game installed on the machine that you'll be streaming from and on the Mac mini Steam client, click Stream to play the game. Be certain to add your SSD as one of the default download directories for steam in Preferences > Downloads > Steam Library Folders. If you added an external SSD for more storage. I strongly suggest to checkmark the Spoofing Preferences option to Pretend to be an Xbox 360 Controller under the Advanced tab if you don't actually have a true Xbox controller for compatibility purposes. This will install a new System Preference panel that allows you to configure your gamepads. Xbox controller supportĭownload and install the open source 360Controller driver to be able to run your non-macOS native gamepads like the Xbox 360 or Xbox One controller. Mojave offers support for the eGPU connected RX 580 without any configuring or hacking. In order to get the best possible performance and compatibility, we'll be using macOS Mojave. The PC I'll be using is running Windows 10 with a 6700k Intel Skylake CPU, 16 GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD and a Nvidia GTX 1080ti. We'll still be using the more aesthetically pleasing and living room friendlier Mac mini as our front-end, but the Windows PC will be our gateway to all things gaming.

If you want to be able to play any game without limitations, you'll actually need a powerful Windows based PC somewhere on your network. If you plan on connecting via bluetooth, simply pair your controller to your Mac using the Bluetooth System Preference panel. You can also use a regular USB wired gamepad that is Xbox compatible as well. You can attach wireless bluetooth device such as the Steam Controller, a PS4 controller or even an Xbox One controller that supports Bluetooth. You can use a number of gamepads of your choosing. You plug it in to the TB 3 port on the back of the Mac mini, and Mojave just makes it work. It comes with a mid-range AMD RX 580 GPU which is a good match for the Coffee Lake CPU's in our Mac mini. I do plan on running native macOS games directly from the Mac mini so I got Apple's own eGPU enclosure, $599 (opens in new tab).

You needn't add an eGPU if you plan on using the Mac mini for either emulated console and arcade games from yesteryear, or if you plan on streaming all of your games from a more powerful computer (we show you how shortly).

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