Is it possible to play Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction on Mac?
Recently released Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction has already conquered the hearts of many gamers and reviewers. Unlike its predecessor, Rainbow Six Extraction has only PVE mode with 18 unique operators, 13 types of enemies, 12 maps, and 13 types of missions, making each game different. We’ve already seen some operators in the previous game, Rainbow Six Siege, such as Doc, Hibana, Jäger, Sledge, Tachanka, and more. It’s possible to play solo and team up with two more players, in contrast to the classical four-player PVE action, which is very interesting. The main idea of each round is to complete the objective and, well, stay alive. The game encourages stealth gameplay because health doesn’t replenish, there’s not much ammo, and an uproar will only attract more enemies. In our honest opinion, Rainbow Six Extraction turned out to be pretty balanced, even though it just came out. If you like the previous Tom Clancy games, it’s a must-play. But unfortunately, the only platforms that support Rainbow Six Extraction are Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Amazon Luna, Google Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Huh, no macOS support yet again. But, as always, we have some ways to overcome this shortcoming. Follow the guide and enjoy playing Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction on your macOS.
System Requirements
| Minimal | Recommended |
|---|---|
| OS: Windows 7 SP1 (64bit) | OS: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (64bit) |
| Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz | Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 or AMD FX 4300 or better |
| RAM: 4 GB | RAM: 8 GB |
| Video card: NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT / AMD Radeon HD 5670 / Intel HD Graphics 4000 with 512 MB VRAM | Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series with 2 GB VRAM |
| DirectX: from 10 version | DirectX: from 11 version |
| Disc space: 45 GB | Disc space: 70 GB |
Play Rainbow Six Extraction on Mac with Parallels
Rainbow Six Extraction game requires lots of PC resources, but if you have a powerful Mac computer (iMac, iMac Pro, or Mac Pro) Parallels Desktop can be a solution. This is software for Windows virtualization on Mac with the full support of DirectX and GPUs. It allows you to install Windows 10 on Mac with a couple of clicks and switch between MacOS and Windows instantly. You can run Windows just like on a regular PC, install Steam and enjoy the Rainbow Six Extraction game on Mac.
Note: Recommended devices to run resource-demanding games: MacBook Pro (models with Intel processor, discrete graphics cards, and 16 Gb of RAM or more), iMac (models with Intel processor, discrete graphics cards, and 16 Gb of RAM or more), iMac Pro (all versions are suitable), Mac Pro (all versions are suitable). Parallels on Mac computers with M1 (M1 Pro, M1 Max) chips may not support recent games. Games that require DirectX 12 and later currently not supported by Parallels.
Play Rainbow Six Extraction on Mac with cloud gaming services
Update: Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce Now fully support Rainbow Six Extraction! Play the advanced game on a Mac, old Windows PC, and even Android!
If you have an old Mac or it cannot satisfy the Rainbow Six Extraction game system requirements, there is an easy solution. Cloud gaming provides you with sufficient cloud resources for a fixed fee. All you need is a browser or a small client program and a good internet connection starting from 15 Mbits/s. There are several great services, that provide such an opportunity, among the best are Boosteroid, AirGPU, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and Nvidia GeForce Now. Among them, only Xbox Cloud Gaming and Google Stadia have Rainbow Six Extraction in their game catalog, and you can play on any Mac computer (starting from MacOS 10.10) and even Android! Xbox Cloud Gaming and Google Stadia can stream games with high resolution (1080p), every service has its pros and cons.
Play Rainbow Six Extraction on Mac with BootCamp
Note: Mac computers with new Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3 Pro, or M1, M2, M3 Max) currently do not support BootCamp. In this case, please, use the options above to run Rainbow Six Extraction on Mac
This method is simple but time-consuming. If your Mac meets all the system requirements above, this is probably the best way to play Rainbow Six Extraction for now. You need to set up a dual boot of Windows and Mac via BootCamp. BootCamp allows users to choose the system to work in on startup, however, you won’t be able to switch between systems like in Parallels. You will need to reboot your machine every time you switch from Mac to Windows and vice versa. Remember that Mac is just a computer, that uses common processors, RAM, disks, and other components. So you can install Windows on Mac by allocating disc space of a minimum of 64 Gb (to be able to run Windows and a couple of games). To set up Windows via BootCamp, please, do the following:
For OS X El Capitan 10.11 or later
Mention, that for MacOS versions prior to OS X El Capitan 10.11 you will need to create bootable Windows USB.
- Download Windows ISO file
- Open Boot Camp Assistant (Go to Applications > Utilities)
- Define the Windows partition size, choose downloaded Windows ISO file
- Format Windows partition and go through all Windows installation steps
- When Windows boots for the first time, follow on-screen instructions to install Boot Camp and Windows support software (drivers)