Difference between revisions of "Platform features overview"
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Revision as of 18:14, 15 March 2019
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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| VR Support |
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.
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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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| Library sharing |
Game features
- Features that games of a platform might use. This section is highly tied to the Developer features section.
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| Version rollback |
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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