Apple website hints macOS Catalina to launch on Oct. 4

Apple has not publicly announced a release date for macOS Catalina, but the company's regional website serving Denmark suggests the next-generation operating system will be available next week.

A webpage on Apple's Danish site details upcoming macOS Catalina features and notes Apple Arcade will launch on the Mac App Store on Oct. 4. The subscription gaming service, which is already available on iOS and tvOS, requires Catalina to function, meaning it will launch alongside or after the next-generation macOS is released.

"Play extraordinary. Find it in the App Store from October 4," the text on Apple's Danish page reads. The "Play extraordinary" tagline is common to Apple Arcade's advertising material.

As noted by MacRumors, which spotted the Oct. 4 date on Thursday, the accompanying informational webpage for Apple Arcade does not include mention of a specific launch date.

Identical Apple Arcade teasers found on other localized Apple websites include similar text, but none point to a specific launch date. The U.S. version of the same advertisement, for example, reads, "Play extraordinary. Coming to the Mac App Store in October."

Arcade went live last Thursday for devices running iOS 13, with expansions to iPadOS and tvOS arriving this past Tuesday. Apple's current release timeline pegs a debut on Mac sometime this fall.

Apple typically releases new software early in the week, with major updates arriving on Monday or Tuesday. Considering Oct. 4 is a Friday, it is possible that Catalina will launch early next week ahead of a start to Apple Arcade services. Alternatively, Apple could break with convention and issue both Catalina and Arcade on Friday.

Announced at the 2019 Worldwide Developers Conference in June, macOS Catalina delivers a fresh Mac experience with new technologies like Voice Control, second-screen capabilities with iPad via Sidecar, a refreshed user interface and new and upgraded first-party apps. Other major additions include Project Catalyst, a development framework that enables app makers to more easily port iOS software to Mac, and a breakup of iTunes.

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27 Comments

Death 7 comments · 5 Years

About 5 years ago

They better release it early. My Mac isn't syncing with my iPhone and iPad with regard to reminders, notes

apple ][ 9225 comments · 13 Years

Death said:

They better release it early. My Mac isn't syncing with my iPhone and iPad with regard to reminders, notes

I'm sure you'll manage, Oct 4th is only like a week away.

journojulz 12 comments · 13 Years

It will be too expensive to replace all the 32-bit apps like Indesign.

Has anyone got a good VM/parallels solution?

Otherwise i am gong to have to skip for the first time in 18 years.

EsquireCats 1268 comments · 8 Years

journojulz said:

It will be too expensive to replace all the 32-bit apps like Indesign.
Has anyone got a good VM/parallels solution?

Otherwise i am gong to have to skip for the first time in 18 years.

Most current versions of popular software are already 64-bit (Including InDesign): However there is likely a lot of old software, particularly old creative software and games (including Steam), which are still 32-bit. I'd recommend keeping an old mac around with 32 bit support for the meantime.

You can check incompatible software by going to:
System Information (in Utilities folder), choose Software from the left hand side and sort the list by "64-Bit Intel." It's a good idea to write to developers who don't have 64-bit versions to see what their plans are.