As I’m sure you’ve all seen, Steam is on its way to Mac OSX and as a result there are lots of questions! Fortunately, the TF2 Team sat down and answered a few of the most common ones. Now obviously we don’t know how this will apply to other multi-platform titles but so far the answers look consumer friendly, especially considering they could have very easily pulled some real dick moves on these issues. Here’s hoping the same extends to all games that end up taking advantage of the new found Mac support.

Q: I own TF2 on the PC. Do I have to buy it again on the Mac?
A: No. If you own TF2 on the PC, you own TF2 on the Mac (and vice versa). You don’t have to buy the game twice. In addition, the Steam Cloud will automatically propagate your configuration settings and custom sprays to your Mac for you.

Q: Is it just some crappy emulated version of TF2?
A: No! Also: How dare you! Mac users aren’t getting a crappy emulated version of the game. TF2 will run natively on OSX, like an actual big boy game for adults.

Q: Hmm, that all sounds pretty good. But I’ll bet I can’t play with my friends who own Macs if I’m on my PC.
A: Mac and PC users will all play together, on the same servers. We’re not creating two separate universes. We’re all going to be one big, happy family with guns locked in a bloody, never-ending struggle for cap points.