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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Style Discussion: Multi-platform physical release category
« on: April 11, 2021, 03:43:59 pm »
I suppose my wording may have been unclear, but what I meant was that Nintendo has no systems that shared digital purchases. Wii and Wii U were close as you received a discount on the Wii U if you had purchased the game on Wii, but you still had to rebuy. I don’t have to rebuy any PS4 game to play it on PS5, and I don’t have to rebuy any 360 or One digital games to play them on Series X. This means that making a digital purchase on PS4 or One automatically means you own it for PS5 and Series X as well.
It would make zero sense to have any Nintendo games listed under dual systems as they all require separate purchases. The PlayStation Network categories could be (PS4/PS5), and then just (PS5). The need for a PlayStation Network (PS4) category is the one I would eliminate (though I realize there are like 10 games that are locked to PS4 only). As I stated, the Xbox is tougher. I’d love to have a Xbox Network (360/One/Series) category as I think many would fit. You would still need a Xbox Network (One/Series) since there are plenty of games you can’t play on 360, and of course we need a Xbox Network (Series) category since there will be plenty of things locked to that console eventually. I don’t know how many digital purchases are locked to 360 alone, but my guess is the Xbox Games Store (360) category probably is still necessary for at least some games. The category that is least necessary is the Xbox Live (One) as only the Kinect required games are in it and I believe there were less then 2 dozen.
It would make zero sense to have any Nintendo games listed under dual systems as they all require separate purchases. The PlayStation Network categories could be (PS4/PS5), and then just (PS5). The need for a PlayStation Network (PS4) category is the one I would eliminate (though I realize there are like 10 games that are locked to PS4 only). As I stated, the Xbox is tougher. I’d love to have a Xbox Network (360/One/Series) category as I think many would fit. You would still need a Xbox Network (One/Series) since there are plenty of games you can’t play on 360, and of course we need a Xbox Network (Series) category since there will be plenty of things locked to that console eventually. I don’t know how many digital purchases are locked to 360 alone, but my guess is the Xbox Games Store (360) category probably is still necessary for at least some games. The category that is least necessary is the Xbox Live (One) as only the Kinect required games are in it and I believe there were less then 2 dozen.