Will my MacBook Air throttle during long gaming sessions?

Regarding the MacBook Air: Yes, after about twenty minutes of sustained gaming, the heat builds up and the chip cuts performance to protect itself. The Air has no fans, so passive cooling can’t handle long sessions of games like WoW or Civ VI—frame rates drop, stuttering appears, and the chassis gets uncomfortably warm. This isn’t a defect; it’s physics. The Air is built for bursty tasks, not marathon gaming.