While many Mac users can currently peruse the right now, we're sure that many gamers are up in the air about the service's worth in terms of bringing quality titles to the Mac platform. For those of you in the market for a Mac, here's what you need to know.

The Mac App Store is only available to Mac owners who have the latest version of the Mac OS X Snow Leopard--the company's current operating software. While it's available on the company's current slate of desktops and laptops, owners of Mac computers made before August 2009 will have to shell out $29 to get the new software. While it may be prohibitive to cut off certain customers in the same way that Games for Windows did a half-decade ago for PCs, it's also in line with Apple's platform standardization that happens with its portable products. Bottom line--if you can run Snow Leopard, you can run these games.

ran the figures on the Mac App Store, counting almost 600 games available for the service on its first day. The iDevice hit Angry Birds is by far the crown jewel of the launch day, standing atop the top games and top paid app lists. It's currently available for $4.99 (the same price as the iPad version), but according to , it'll soon jump to $9.99.