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** ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'' and ''VideoGame/Hitman2'' both had celebrity exclusive targets in Creator/GaryBusey and Creator/SeanBean that werent brought over to the sequels due to limited contract issues.

* The mobile version of ''[[VideoGame/AmateurSurgeon Amateur Surgeon 2]]'' features a third act (i.e. set of levels) in addition to the standard two from the original Flash version. This act would be carried over to the game's remastered surgeries in ''Amateur Surgeon 4: Regenerations''.

* In ''VideoGame/MarvelsAvengers'', Spider-Man is only playable in the [=PS4 and PS5=] versions of the game; not Xbox platforms or PC.
* The [=PS3=] version of ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' has exclusive Predator and Combat challenges where you play as the Joker and fight Arkham guards.

* The PSP version of ''[[VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]]'' contained different versions of the same characters and levels as well as exclusive challenges where the player could re-enact famous film scenes as iconic ''Franchise/StarWars'' characters. Additionally, it contained a Duel Mode reminiscent of ''VideoGame/JediKnightJediAcademy''. The Wii and Playstation 2 version also differed from the PC, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3 versions in a similar manner.

* ''VideoGame/ReturnToCastleWolfenstein'''s console ports featured a prologue mission, "Cursed Sands", set in Egypt prior to Blaskowicz's capture, along with new items including the [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter Shotgun]], {{EMP}} Device, [[SmartBomb Holy Cross]], and [[InvincibilityPowerUp X-Shield]]. The Xbox version also had two exclusive enemies; [[HellHound X-Shepherds]] and [[ChurchMilitant Occult Priests]].

* The PSP version of ''[[VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]]'' contained different versions of the same characters and levels as well as exclusive challenges where the player could re-enact famous film scenes as iconic ''Franchise/StarWars'' characters. Additionally, it contained a Duel Mode reminiscant of ''VideoGame/JediKnightJediAcademy''. The Wii and Playstation 2 version also differed from the PC, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3 versions in a similar manner.

** ''VideoGame/TombRaiderI'', ''VideoGame/TombRaiderII'', and ''VideoGame/TombRaiderIII'' all had expansion packs created that were released solely on PC. Even with the rerelease of the base games on Steam and GOG.com, the expansion packs were never brought over.
** ''VideoGame/TombRaiderAnniversary'' features exclusive content for the Wii version that capitalizes on the Wii Remote's motion controls, such as dark hallways that must be lit up with a flashlight controlled with the pointer and first-person puzzles that utilize the Wii Remote's pointer and gesture functions. One example is a minigame in which Lara must arrange cogs in a lever mechanism, including one or two that she has to find in the area nearby the lever, such that the cogs are linked together to allow Lara to operate the lever.

* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''[='s=] DS version contains a Monster training Mode similar to ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'' as well as additional chapters, an additional boss fight, leading to an ambiguous ending hinting at events that occur in between ''Chrono Trigger'' and ''VideoGame/ChronoCross''.

* The Sega CD and Windows 95 versions of ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'' includes a new level, Big Bruty, complete with the eponymous boss, between New Junk City and What the Heck?. No other version, not even the remaster on PSN and Xbox Live Arcade includes this level.

* The Sega CD version of ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'' includes a new level, Big Bruty, complete with the eponymous boss, between New Junk City and What the Heck?. No other version, not even the remaster on PSN and Xbox Live Arcade includes this level.

** ''Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed'' allows Platform/Xbox360 players to use their system Avatar as a racer, while Platform/WiiU (and Platform/Nintendo3DS) players can use their Mii as a racer. The PC version (on Steam) features a ''{{VideoGame/Team Fortress|2}}'' racer (a vehicle piloted by the Heavy, Pyro, and Spy), a Shogun from ''VideoGame/TotalWar'', a [[VideoGame/FootballManager football manager]], and a Russian general from ''VideoGame/CompanyOfHeroes 2'', and [[VideoGame/ShenMue Ryo Hazuki]] and [[LetsPlay/SimonLane Simon Lane]] were later released as PC-exclusive DLC.

* ''VideoGame/SuperBomberman R'' started receiving exclusive characters once the game itself stopped being a UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch-exclusive. Switch owners received [[VideoGame/StarSoldier Caesar Bomber]] and Max; [=PS4=] owners received [[Franchise/RatchetAndClank Ratchet Bomber]], [[VideoGame/ApeEscape Piposaru Bomber]] and Toro from ''Doko Demo Issyo''; Xbox One owners received [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Master Chief Bomber, Arbiter Bomber and Grunt Bomber]]; and Steam owners received [[VideoGame/Portal2 P-Body Bomber and Atlas Bomber]].

** ''Soulcalibur II'' had one exclusive GuestFighter on each release platform: The UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} version got ComicBook/{{Spawn}}, the [=PS2=] version got Heihachi from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'', and the [=GameCube=] version got Link from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''. It is, however, not possible to connect and battle other players on different versions. The 2013 HD re-release for [=PlayStation=] 3 and Xbox 360 did have both Spawn and Heihachi on the same roster, but not Link.

** ''VideoGame/MortalKombatTrilogy'': While the UsefulNotes/PlayStation, UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn, and most other platforms [[DreamMatchGame had all the characters that existed up to that point]] plus newcomer [[DittoFighter Chameleon]] (who had the abilities of the male ninjas), the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64, due to having less memory than the other consoles, lacked some characters. Though to make up for this shortcoming, it did feature a [[DistaffCounterpart female ninja named Khameleon]] (who had the moves of the female ninjas) exclusive to that version.
** ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4 - Gold'': This UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast version of ''[=MK4=]'' included extra returning characters (Kitana, Mileena, Cyrax, Kung Lao, Baraka, and Sektor) that weren't on the other versions.
** ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'': The UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance port of this game, ''Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition'', added three characters not available on the home consoles, those being Noob Saibot, Sektor, and Sareena (with the last making her fighting game debut after being an NPC introduced in VideoGame/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero).
** ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'': The [[UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube GameCube]], due to lacking online play, added Goro and Shao Kahn to its roster to make up for its shortcoming. Another port for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable, ''Mortal Kombat: Unchained'', in addition to those aforementioned also added another four (Jax, Kitana, Frost, and Blaze), an endurance mode, and all characters were available at start (though the alternate outfits still had to be unlocked).
** ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'': The Nintendo Wii version, released a year after the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 and UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} versions, lacked online play, but had an endurance mode in its place and also added Khameleon who had been absent from the [=PS2=] and Xbox versions. In addition, the Wii version in its extra features section included a trailer for ''Rampage: Total Destruction'' in place of the other console versions' trailer for ''Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run''.
** ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'': The [=PlayStation=] platforms ([=PS3=] and UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita) featured [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos]] as a GuestFighter.

* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'': Like the Mortal Kombat example above, though this time the [=PS3=] and UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita versions featured THREE characters exclusive to them: [[VideoGame/Infamous2 Cole MacGrath]], and Toro and Kuro from ''Doko Demo Issyo'', with movesets mirroring [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]] and Kazuya Mishima respectively.

* The UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn version of ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'' added [[VideoGame/MegaMan1 Cut Man]] as an OptionalBoss in the intermission stage and [[VideoGame/MegaMan2 Wood Man]] as a Mini-Boss in Search Man's stage, and an added mode featuring several bonus galleries.

** This game had ''several'' costumes that were platform-exclusive, until the Nintendo Switch's ''[[UpdatedRerelease Definitive Edition]]'' implemented all of them. The Wii U got Ray Plumber and Glob Plumber, Rayman and Globox dressed as [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario and Luigi]], who are unlockable through regular gameplay, as well as Avelina, a Barbarian princess based on Aveline from ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIIILiberation'', who was exclusive to a PreOrderBonus. The Xbox 360 got Splinter Ray, Rayman dressed like Sam Fisher from ''VideoGame/SplinterCell'', although like Avelina, he was exclusive to a preorder bonus. The Xbox One got Ray Vaas and Far Glob, Rayman and Globox dressed as Vaas Montenegro from ''VideoGame/FarCry3'', as well as Splinter Ray, who was upgraded to an unlockable costume in the base game. The [=PS3=] and [=PS4=] got Assassin Ray, Rayman dressed as Edward Kenway from ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag''; the costume was a preorder bonus for [=PS3=], but was upgraded to a base game unlockable costume on [=PS4=]. The PS Vita got Ray of Persia and Glob Cell, the former being Rayman dressed as the Franchise/PrinceOfPersia and the latter being Globox dressed as Sam Fisher, earned from beating two of the version's Murfy's Challenges levels (An Architect's Nightmare for Rayman's, Bounce to the Sky for Globox's). There's also Funky Ray; he requires you to have [[OldSaveBonus the Rayman Legends Challenge App]] on Wii U, but you can get him with uPlay units on [=PS4=] and Xbox One, making him exclusive to [[UsefulNotes/TheEighthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames the eighth generation]] onward. Finally, there's Champion Ray, who was originally a developer-only costume, but was later made available to [=VIP=] members of the community on the [=PS4=] and Xbox One versions; however, like every costume listed above, he became unlockable in the base game in ''Definitive Edition''.

** In the console releases of ''Skylanders'', one collectible Hat is specific to each platform (UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}, UsefulNotes/Xbox360) and can't be acquired in the others, but (because the hat is saved on the actual toy) any toy with that hat is allowed to wear it in any version.

* In ''VideoGame/SuperMeatBoy'', the exclusive characters for the Xbox 360 version are VideoGame/{{Gish}}, VideoGame/AlienHominid, [[VideoGame/{{Braid}} Tim]], VideoGame/{{Spelunky}}, [[VideoGame/CastleCrashers Pink Knight]], and [[VideoGame/{{N}} Ninja]]. The PC version, meanwhile, features [[VideoGame/WorldOfGoo Goo Ball]], [[VideoGame/{{Machinarium}} Josef]], [[VideoGame/{{Aquaria}} Naija]], [[VideoGame/RunmanRaceAroundTheWorld Runman]], [[VideoGame/{{VVVVVV}} Captain Viridian]], and [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} Steve]]. If you get the PC version from UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, you unlock a [[VideoGame/HalfLife Headcrab]] in place of the Goo Ball, although the Goo Ball can still be playable by typing "ballgoo" before selecting a character. Tim is also in the PC version, but you need to type "outtatime" before selecting a character if you want to play as him.
* Those who played the ''VideoGame/BalanWonderworld'' demo are rewarded with a Launcher costume for the full game. Said costume has a different color scheme depending on which version you're playing: a white costume for the [=PlayStation=] 4 and UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, a black costume with the Xbox logo for Xbox One X/S and UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, a red costume for the Nintendo Switch and a dark blue costume with a red valve on the back for Steam.

* ''VideoGame/PhineasAndFerbAcrossThe2ndDimension'': The UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 version of the game has four episodes of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' included, thanks to the game being on a Blu-ray Disc.

* ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'': The [[DownloadableContent Booster Course Pass]] came out long after Nintendo had stopped supporting the Wii U to focus on the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch - as such, it's only available for ''[[UpdatedRerelease Deluxe]]'' on the latter console.

** ''Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed'' allows UsefulNotes/XBox360 players to use their system Avatar as a racer, while UsefulNotes/WiiU (and UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS) players can use their Mii as a racer. The PC version (on Steam) features a ''{{VideoGame/Team Fortress|2}}'' racer (a vehicle piloted by the Heavy, Pyro, and Spy), a Shogun from ''VideoGame/TotalWar'', a [[VideoGame/FootballManager football manager]], and a Russian general from ''VideoGame/CompanyOfHeroes 2'', and [[VideoGame/ShenMue Ryo Hazuki]] and [[LetsPlay/SimonLane Simon Lane]] were later released as PC-exclusive DLC.

* Through no fault of Creator/{{Bioware}}'s own, "Pinnacle Station" is now this for the Xbox 360 and original PC releases of ''VideoGame/MassEffect1''. The source files for the expansion were too corrupted to salvage, so the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 port, as well as the 2021 [[UpdatedRerelease Legendary Edition]], do not include it at all.

* ''Franchise/{{Neptunia}}'' titles that were originally released for UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita had additional DLC for the UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} versions, such as playable [[VideoGame/MegadimensionNeptuniaVII Uzume]] for ''[=Re;Birth1=]'', ''[=Re;Birth2=]'', and ''[=Re;Birth3=]''.

** Depending on which platform you're playing on, the game has different limited cosmetics. If you're playing either [=PlayStation=] version, Toro and Kuro [=NPCs=] appear in the lobby and give Client Orders and Partner Cards. If you are playing the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch version, you can unlock cosmetics based on Link from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild''. However, once unlocked on your account, the cosmetics can be used across all versions.
** The UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita version specifically additionally has an AugmentedReality camera that can be used to take pictures in the real world with your characters from the game superimposed over them. At the time at launch, it also gave access to a story chapter that had yet to be released on PC.
* Done to an almost extreme extent with the fanservice-themed dungeon crawler ''VideoGame/OmegaLabyrinthLife''. Thanks to Sony's crackdown on Anime-styled sexual content, the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch versions of the game are radically different. The [=PS4=] version is stripped down (pun not intended) of a vast majority of fanservice content and is mostly safe-for-work; this is reflected in its title (shortened down to ''Labyrinth Life'') and price tag (¥2000 cheaper, roughly $18 less). The Switch (and later PC) version, conversely, has the full title and price tag and contains the full contents of the game as originally intended.
* Variants of ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' like the non-PC ports of the game add the Dog Shrine to the game, accessed from the sink in Papyrus and Sans' house. The UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and Vita versions allow you to donate to the shrine, serving mostly as an area for AchievementMockery. In the Switch version, the shrine leads to an OptionalBoss which features a unique mechanic requiring the use of the two control sticks. In the Xbox version, the shrine is replaced with a slot machine and various items to earn similar to the items that appear from donating to the shrine, as well as additional dialogue from Sans and the aforementioned boss (who is no longer a boss in this version).
* When ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' was ported to UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, a Collection Mode was added, in which character models could be viewed and music listened to. When the game was ported again to UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch as the "Definitive Version", Collection Mode was removed, but there was instead an Events Theatre, Time Attack mode, and epilogue story.

* The UsefulNotes/NintendoDS port of ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'' lacked the voice acting of the original; but instead included a "Prinny [[DVDCommentary Commentary]]" in its NewGamePlus, where one of the game's {{Mooks}} hides out on the second screen and acts as a GreekChorus snarking about the game's story. As of yet, no other remake of the game has included this feature.

** The first game of the ''VideoGame/WorldOfAssassinationTrilogy'', ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'', also had an exclusive mini-campaign called "The Sarajevo Six" that was only available in the [=PS4=] version. This campaign wasn't carried over to the other games on [=PlayStation=] despite taking place within the 2016 levels.

[[caption-width-right:300:The [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClank Lombax]], the [[Franchise/{{Halo}} SPARTAN]] or the [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} robot test subject]]? Pick a platform and decide!]]

* ''VideoGame/SuperBomberman R'' started receiving exclusive characters once the game itself stopped being a UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch-exclusive. Switch owners received [[VideoGame/StarSoldier Caesar Bomber]] and Max; [=PS4=] owners received [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClank Ratchet Bomber]], [[VideoGame/ApeEscape Piposaru Bomber]] and Toro from ''Doko Demo Issyo''; Xbox One owners received [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Master Chief Bomber, Arbiter Bomber and Grunt Bomber]]; and Steam owners received [[VideoGame/Portal2 P-Body Bomber and Atlas Bomber]].

* The PSP version of ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'' contained different versions of the same characters and levels as well as exclusive challenges where the player could re-enact famous film scenes as iconic ''Franchise/StarWars'' characters. Additionally, it contained a Duel Mode reminiscant of ''VideoGame/JediKnightJediAcademy''. The Wii and Playstation 2 version also differed from the PC, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3 versions in a similar manner.

** Playstation owners get The Blue Streak Suit, with blue shoes and a blue shirt
** Switch and PC owners get The Black Streak Suit, with black shoes and a black shirt
** Xbox owners get The Green Streak Suit, with green shoes and a green shirt
** Before Stadia's shutdown, owners of the game on that platform got not only a Sunset Suit with a purple shirt but also an orange striped briefcase and a skin for the duck bomb. After the shutdown the items were then brought to all other platforms
* The first game of the World of Assassination trilogy, ''Videogame/Hitman 2016'', also had an exclusive mini-campaign called The Sarajevo Six that is only available in the PS4 version. This campaign wasn't carried over to Hitman 2&3 on Playstation despite taking place within the 2016 levels
** ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'' and ''VideoGame/Hitman2'' both had celebrity elusive targets in ''Actor/Gary Busey'' and ''Actor/Sean Bean'' that werent brought over to the sequels due to limited contract issues.

* ''VideoGame/Hitman 3'' has a set of "-Streak" suits, a white suit with a white tie and different colored shoes and shirt depending on the version:

** Hitman 2016 and ''VideoGame/Hitman 2'' both had celebrity elusive targets in ''Actor/Gary Busey'' and ''Actor/Sean Bean'' that werent brought over to the sequels due to limited contract issues

** The [=PS4=] and Xbox One versions each have Star Seeker variants themed after their consoles: Midnight Blue for [=PS4=] and Phantom Green for Xbox One. Both also share a 7-Eleven-based Keyblade themed after the Star Cluster, Dawn Till Dusk. All three Keyblades can be obtained as DLC.

* When Creator/SquareEnix released the "Pixel Remaster" versions of the original six ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' games, they added features such as a bestiary, illustration gallery, and music player. However, as the main selling point was being TruerToTheText than past remakes, elements that were added in them (such as {{Bonus Boss}}es) were excluded.

* The UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn version of ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'' added [[VideoGame/MegaMan1 Cut Man]] as a BonusBoss in the intermission stage and [[VideoGame/MegaMan2 Wood Man]] as a Mini-Boss in Search Man's stage, and an added mode featuring several bonus galleries.

* When games are ported to Creator/{{Nintendo}} platforms, especially with their assistance, there's a high chance they will include items, costumes, or other facets of gameplay derived from established Nintendo properties. ''VideoGame/TekkenTagTournament2'' gives most of the roster an alternate ''Mario''-themed costume, ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' gives the title character costumes and reformulated attacks based on various IP, ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' has entire Nintendo-themed packs, and so on.

* The [=PS3=] version of ''Videogame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' has exclusive Predator and Combat challenges where you play as the Joker and fight Arkham guards.