Template talk:GamePlatformKey

iPhone OS

The iPhone OS should definitely be added to the list. Brianreading (talk) 20:46, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Abbreviations

I suggest changing NDS to just DS. Is there a conflicting platform this might get confused with? SharkD (talk) 12:19, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

The Famicom Disk System, I'd imagine. Just64helpin (talk) 14:07, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Chronology of console role-playing games has a legend which I like more. "DS" and "Xbox" are different, and it uses "FDS" for Famicon Disk System so there's no conflict. I think "DS" is a much more commonly-used abbreviation for the platform than "NDS". SharkD (talk) 22:26, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

"NDS" appears to be the abbreviation used by Nintendo, presumably because of the aforementioned Famicom Disk System. Just64helpin (talk) 22:35, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Nintendo 3DS

Platform is due for a 2011 release and needs to be added to the template. (Natt39 (talk) 06:39, 3 January 2011 (UTC))

Android

Does Android make sense as "Droid" for the abbreviation, or should it just be plain old "Android". -Kai445 (talk) 18:22, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

For the purposes of this template, I think shorter is better. — Frεcklεfσσt | Talk 01:29, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

I disagree. "Droid" is its own line of Android phones, this could cause confusion. See: http://breon.com/android-and-droid-whats-the-difference/. Smashman2004 (talk • contribs • email) 15:52, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Amstrad PCW

I'm coming across a few games that list Amstrad PCW as a platform. Can we add it to the list or is it too fringe as a platform? — Frεcklεfσσt | Talk 01:29, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Problem with template

There is a problem with the template. See List of Activision games. It uses 50+ platforms. It's fine up until the Wii, but then it renders WiiU twice and leaves off the last few platforms. I'd fix it myself, but I'm not familiar with this code. — Frεcklεfσσt | Talk 22:55, 4 May 2013 (UTC)

I fixed the glitch at the end. However, the template only supports up to 51 platforms at once. Not sure if there's a limit on the number of template parameters allowed. This could cause other problems. SharkD  Talk  00:52, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

OK, I increased the number of parameters to 60. I also added the Amstrad PCW. SharkD  Talk  01:11, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! — Frεcklεfσσt | Talk 15:15, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

Arcade is a platform

Any chance of adding arcade to the list? — Frεcklεfσσt | Talk 15:15, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

Kindle Fire / FireTV

This should be added, because not all Android games run on Kindle Fire tablets. With the release of FireTV some weeks ago, it should be added... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.169.155.126 (talk) 08:06, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

Steam is a not a platform

Steam is a piece of digital software used to distribute games, not a platform. A game released on Steam, would be on the Windows platform, or Linux\Mac.--Vaypertrail (talk) 15:42, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

XBLA

I've noticed this one coming up on some pages like the Interplay Game list and the result is "unknown." XBLA is XBox Live Arcade. I'm imagining other internal platforms like Nintendo Virtual Console (perhaps NVC?) and Playstation Now (PSN?) are going to become more and more relevant, especially since they are all multi-platform and will likely be available on future consoles, or like with PS Now, on other hardware like PC. Platform within a platform. The times are a changin'.69.156.99.173 (talk) 03:18, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

iPod, Nvidia Shield, PSN, WiiWare, XBLA are listed on some pages but show up as "Unknown platform". If someone could add those five it would be better for the presentation of those pages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.250.90.42 (talk) 17:23, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Aside from replying to an 8-year-old thread, XBLA is not a platform but rather a store, and Xbox 360 should be used instead. IceWelder [✉] 21:41, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Game.com

Should the Game.com be added? -- ThiagoSimoes (talk) 02:27, 6 November 2019 (UTC)