Difference between revisions of "Platform features overview"
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|Arc=Yes | |Arc=Yes | ||
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|Kartridge=Yes | |Kartridge=Yes | ||
|Mac Store=No | |Mac Store=No | ||
| − | |Microsoft Store= | + | |Microsoft Store=Yes |
|Oculus Store=Yes | |Oculus Store=Yes | ||
|Origin=Yes | |Origin=Yes | ||
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| − | |Feature= | + | |Feature=OS X support |
| − | |Arc= | + | |Arc=No |
|Battle.net=Yes | |Battle.net=Yes | ||
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|Epic Store=Yes | |Epic Store=Yes | ||
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| − | |Mac Store= | + | |Mac Store=Yes |
| − | |Microsoft Store= | + | |Microsoft Store=No |
| − | |Oculus Store= | + | |Oculus Store=No |
|Origin=Yes | |Origin=Yes | ||
| − | |Rockstar Social Club= | + | |Rockstar Social Club=No |
|Steam=Yes | |Steam=Yes | ||
| − | |Uplay= | + | |Uplay=No |
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|Bethesda.net=No | |Bethesda.net=No | ||
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|GOG=No | |GOG=No | ||
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|Itch=Limited | |Itch=Limited | ||
|Kartridge=Yes | |Kartridge=Yes | ||
| − | |Mac Store= | + | |Mac Store=Yes |
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|Oculus Store=Yes | |Oculus Store=Yes | ||
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|Itch=Yes | |Itch=Yes | ||
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|Oculus Store=Yes | |Oculus Store=Yes | ||
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|Itch=No | |Itch=No | ||
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|Microsoft Store= | |Microsoft Store= | ||
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| − | |Feature=VR | + | |Feature=VR support |
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| − | |Feature=Regional | + | |Feature=Regional pricing |
|Amazon=No | |Amazon=No | ||
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| − | |Feature={{Abbr|Demo | + | |Feature={{Abbr|Demo and/or trial versions|Platform can feature demo version of the game, if developer wishes to upload it.}} |
|Arc= | |Arc= | ||
|Battle.net= | |Battle.net= | ||
| − | |Bethesda.net= | + | |Bethesda.net=Yes |
|Epic Store=Yes | |Epic Store=Yes | ||
| − | |Discord= | + | |Discord=Yes |
|GOG=Limited | |GOG=Limited | ||
|Itch=Yes | |Itch=Yes | ||
|Kartridge= | |Kartridge= | ||
| − | |Mac Store= | + | |Mac Store=No |
|Microsoft Store=Yes | |Microsoft Store=Yes | ||
|Oculus Store= | |Oculus Store= | ||
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|Rockstar Social Club= | |Rockstar Social Club= | ||
|Steam=Yes | |Steam=Yes | ||
| − | |Uplay= | + | |Uplay=Yes |
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|Arc= | |Arc= | ||
|Battle.net= | |Battle.net= | ||
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| − | |Epic Store= | + | |Epic Store=No |
| − | |Discord= | + | |Discord=true |
|GOG=No | |GOG=No | ||
| − | |Itch= | + | |Itch=No |
|Kartridge= | |Kartridge= | ||
|Mac Store= | |Mac Store= | ||
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|Origin=Yes | |Origin=Yes | ||
|Rockstar Social Club= | |Rockstar Social Club= | ||
| − | |Steam= | + | |Steam=No |
| − | |Uplay=Yes | + | |Uplay=Yes |
}} | }} | ||
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| − | |Feature= | + | |Feature=Cross-purchase with phones or consoles |
| − | |Arc= | + | |Arc=No |
| − | |Battle.net= | + | |Battle.net=No |
| − | |Bethesda.net= | + | |Bethesda.net=No |
| − | |Epic Store= | + | |Epic Store=No |
| − | |Discord= | + | |Discord=No |
|GOG=No | |GOG=No | ||
| − | |Itch= | + | |Itch=Yes |
| − | |Kartridge= | + | |Kartridge=No |
| − | |Mac Store= | + | |Mac Store=Limited |
|Microsoft Store=Yes | |Microsoft Store=Yes | ||
| − | |Oculus Store= | + | |Oculus Store=No |
| − | |Origin= | + | |Origin=No |
| − | |Rockstar Social Club= | + | |Rockstar Social Club=No |
|Steam=No | |Steam=No | ||
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|Kartridge=No | |Kartridge=No | ||
| − | |Mac Store= | + | |Mac Store=Yes |
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|Oculus Store= | |Oculus Store= | ||
|Origin=No | |Origin=No | ||
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|Feature=DRM-free video | |Feature=DRM-free video | ||
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|Steam=No | |Steam=No | ||
|GOG=Yes | |GOG=Yes | ||
Revision as of 06:24, 18 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. Finally, possible to handle unique platform-specific features separately?. You can help by modifying
the article. The discussion page may contain useful suggestions.
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.
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Store features
- Supported features of the store of a platform.
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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).
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Game features
- Features that games of a platform might use. This section is highly tied to the Developer features section.
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Developer features
- Features that are available to developers to use in their games. This section is highly tied to the Game features section.
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