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Revision as of 16:46, 19 June 2021
This page may require cleanup to meet basic quality standards. The specific problem is: A lot of rows can probably be merged into each others, and in general some form of objective way of measuring whether a feature is worth mentioning would be good to have.. You can help by modifying
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Common features
Launcher/Client features
- Supported features and such of the launcher/client of a platform.
- Note that features not exclusive to the launcher/client (e.g. they are also accessible through a web browser) is better listed in another section.
Feature | |||||||||||||||
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Offline mode* | |||||||||||||||
Offline launch* | |||||||||||||||
Preloading games | |||||||||||||||
Incomplete download launch | |||||||||||||||
Supports installing games from disk |
Store features
- Supported features of the store of a platform.
- This section tries to be launcher/client agnostic, as in Early Access is listed here because the store allows for a game to be released in such a state, regardless of how the game files themselves might be downloaded.
Feature | |||||||||||||||
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Shopping cart | |||||||||||||||
Regional pricing | |||||||||||||||
Simple refunds | |||||||||||||||
Curators | |||||||||||||||
Early Access | |||||||||||||||
DRM-free installers | |||||||||||||||
Demo and/or trial versions | |||||||||||||||
Subscription-exclusive features | |||||||||||||||
Cross-purchase with phones or consoles |
Social features
- Social features; generally simplified as in "all features of a platform that allows two or more users of the platform to interact with one another," with the exception of game-based interactions (multiplayer etc).
Feature | |||||||||||||||
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Nickname change | |||||||||||||||
Friends list | |||||||||||||||
Friends activity records | |||||||||||||||
Chat | |||||||||||||||
Customizable profile | |||||||||||||||
Community forums* | |||||||||||||||
Game gifting* | |||||||||||||||
User reviews | |||||||||||||||
Library sharing |
Game features
- Features that games of a platform might use. This section is highly tied to the Developer features section.
Developer features
- Features that are available to developers to use in their games. This section is highly tied to the Game features section.
Feature | |||||||||||||||
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Opened submissions | |||||||||||||||
Matchmaking / master servers | |||||||||||||||
Account tied Anti-cheat | |||||||||||||||
Microtransactions support | |||||||||||||||
Cloud storage |
Unique features
- Features found on only one platform.