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Difference between revisions of "List of PC games with features removed compared to their console versions"

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* [[Batman: Arkham Asylum]] - Windows version is missing Joker challenge maps.
 
* [[Batman: Arkham Asylum]] - Windows version is missing Joker challenge maps.
 
* [[Eragon]] - Missing 360 exclusive levels and boss battles.
 
* [[Eragon]] - Missing 360 exclusive levels and boss battles.
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* [[No One Lives Forever]] - Missing the singleplayer mission exclusive to the subsequent PlayStation 2 port.
 
* [[Portal]] - Missing 14 levels that were present in the Xbox Live arcade version.
 
* [[Portal]] - Missing 14 levels that were present in the Xbox Live arcade version.
 
* [[Rabbids Go Home]] - Only contains a quarter of the Wii version's minigames.
 
* [[Rabbids Go Home]] - Only contains a quarter of the Wii version's minigames.
 
* [[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]] - Only contains a quarter of the Wii version's minigames.
 
* [[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]] - Only contains a quarter of the Wii version's minigames.
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===Missing game modes===
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* [[Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath]] - Missing the Kane's Challenge mode from the subsequent Xbox 360 port.
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* [[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]] - Missing multiple modes from the subsequent Xbox 360 port.
  
 
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* [[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance]] - Amended by its short-lived [[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2016)|2016 version]].
 
* [[Rayman Legends]] - Missing the Wii U version's ability to take control of Murfy in certain levels, as well as console-exclusive characters.
 
* [[Rayman Legends]] - Missing the Wii U version's ability to take control of Murfy in certain levels, as well as console-exclusive characters.
  

Revision as of 15:55, 18 October 2021

This list is to compile major features, content, and changes that are not in the PC versions of games, even though they are present in the console versions of the games. This list is about native support, and will not list if the game has a mod to restore these features.

Multiple things missing

  • Bejeweled 2 - Missing achievements, online leaderboards, and lacks a 16:9 option compared to the Xbox Live version.
  • Burnout Paradise - Missing updates, and missing Cops 'n Robbers, and Big Surf Island DLC.
  • Dangerous Driving - No HDR support, leaderboards and achievements are missing.
  • Dead or Alive 5 Last Round - Missing Soft Engine, enhanced particle effects, various online modes, and extra stages added in the PS4/Xbox One version.
  • Diablo 3 - No local multi-player, no controller support.
  • FlatOut 2 - No splitscreen support, and missing two songs only present in the Xbox release, Nine Black Alps - Cosmopolitan, and AFI - Rabbits Are Roadkill On Rt. 37.
  • Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved - Missing retro game style, achievements, and leaderboards are only local, no online leaderboards like on the Xbox 360.
  • Halo 2 - No splitscreen support, missing Blastacular pack DLC content.
  • Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights - Missing widescreen support, and missing splitscreen support.
  • Need for Speed: Carbon - No splitscreen support, missing DLC, and missing widescreen support.
  • Rayman Raving Rabbids - Missing the Xbox 360 version's exclusive minigames, as well as graphical enhancements.
  • Red Faction - Missing bot and splitscreen support for multiplayer.
  • Saints Row 2 - Missing all updates and DLC.
  • Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing - Missing Metal Sonic & Death Egg Zone DLC, as well as console-exclusive characters like Banjo-Kazooie. Windows version is also missing online play support and Ryo Hazuki - Forklift Truck DLC.
  • Sonic Lost World - Missing several Wii U-exclusive features such as 2-player modes, Nintendo-themed DLC stages, bonus minigames, etc.
  • Split Second - Missing all the updates, and DLC.
  • Star Wars: Battlefront II - Missing Xbox DLCs and Title Updates.
  • Stranglehold - No controller support, missing an update, and Map Pack DLC.

Missing levels

  • Batman: Arkham Asylum - Windows version is missing Joker challenge maps.
  • Eragon - Missing 360 exclusive levels and boss battles.
  • No One Lives Forever - Missing the singleplayer mission exclusive to the subsequent PlayStation 2 port.
  • Portal - Missing 14 levels that were present in the Xbox Live arcade version.
  • Rabbids Go Home - Only contains a quarter of the Wii version's minigames.
  • Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 - Only contains a quarter of the Wii version's minigames.

Missing game modes

Missing multiplayer features

Missing characters

Missing graphical features

Missing control features

Missing audio

Missing bonus material

Missing ability to buy DLC