Template talk:GamePlatformKey

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iPhone OS

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

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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

"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)[reply]

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))[reply]

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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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

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

Arcade is a platform

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

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Game.com

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

Xbox Series X and Series S

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How do I change the code for Xbox Series X and Series S from XSX to XSS/XSX? Any help would be much appreciated. Helper201 (talk) 04:45, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to have them point to different places, you have some work to do. Currently both 'Xbox Series S' and 'Xbox Series X' are redirects to Xbox Series X and Series S.

As for the mechanics, you have to edit the source code for two templates: Template:GamePlatformKey and Template:GamePlatformKey/sub. Note that the first has a counter that has to be adjusted (someone forgot to increment the counter the last time a code was added and now there's a missing platform at the end of the example table). The second is simply providing a map between the abbreviation and a wiki link (possibly a list) for the corresponding platform.

Then, because you are creating a split, you have to go and find every game that uses this template and make sure the right platform (or both) are indicated, including updating the counters.

My call would be to leave this alone. — jmcgnh^{(talk) (contribs)} 05:25, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

jmcgnh Oh no I don't want anything to point to different places. I simply want to replace the code XSX to XSS/XSX, I still want the link to go to Xbox Series X and Series S. I'd also like to replace the Xbox Series X/S link on this page to the actual Wikipedia page name it redirects to, i.e. Xbox Series X and Series S.

So, to be clear I'm not looking for anything to redirect to different places, just firstly, changing the code XSX to XSS/XSX and two, fixing the link Xbox Series X/S to Xbox Series X and Series S that it redirects to. The reason I think it should be changed is that this is fundamentally and factually wrong. The code (XSX) is in reference to only one of the two consoles the linked page is about, totally omitting the Xbox Series S. How this was overlooked in the first place when it's such a glaring error and never fixed I'll never know. Helper201 (talk) 06:04, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What do I change on the source code for Template:GamePlatformKey for the changes I want to make? Helper201 (talk) 06:08, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, this is a somewhat smaller change than I imagined you were proposing. You can make one substitution on each of the two template sources I pointed out. If you have trepidations about doing this, then don't try it. As mentioned at the Teahouse, you can mess up a lot of pages by making a mistake and - while it's not hard to undo - you want to avoid that.

But the requirement to locate all the game pages that use the codes remains - you would have to change every one of them to match your new code. — jmcgnh^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:32, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is now being discussed at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Video_games#Xbox_Series_code. I've reverted it because changing this without a plan, nevermind any controversy potential, broke every article using the old code. And to be clear, this is controversial. There was an entire RFC about the code, proper abbreviation of the platform, and suitable wikilinking within MOS guidelines. -- ferret (talk) 14:37, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This template has been brought in line with related WP:VG templates and in compliance with MOS:ABBV RFC regarding Xbox Series X/S. -- ferret (talk) 23:19, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]