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One game, several platforms: keep every copy straight
Separate the game itself from the copies you own, without losing the bigger picture.
A title and a copy answer different questions
The game record tells you what a title is: its description, developer, genres, and supported platforms. A copy tells you how that game fits into your collection. You might own a disc on one console and a digital version on PC, with different progress and memories attached to each.
iPlayed keeps those copies as independent records and groups them under the same game in your library. Expand a game to see its copies. Adding a second copy preserves the first, so you can record another platform or medium without overwriting anything.
Record the details that differ
Choose a platform and medium for each copy. Medium describes how you access it: disc, cartridge, digital, Steam, emulator, or subscription. Then record status, hours, rating, notes, and tags where they belong.
A finished console playthrough can sit beside an untouched PC copy. You can rate the experience on each platform independently. If you track what you spend, record price paid and currency per copy; that preserves the meaning of purchases made in different currencies.
Connect the hardware when it helps
The Consoles page lets you record hardware and emulators, including equipment you own, have sold, or have played on. Use the platform suggestions when adding a console, then link a library copy to the relevant device.
This is useful when you own more than one device for a platform or want to remember which hardware you used for a particular playthrough. Keep extra context in notes, such as a borrowed console or an edition with an unusual accessory.
Let each review describe its own experience
Each copy can have one written review, and that review uses the copy’s rating. You can describe a handheld playthrough separately from a PC replay. Reviews start private; mark one public only when you want to share it, and use the spoiler flag if the text reveals story details.
Your optional public profile shows a simpler shelf of covers and platforms. Purchase prices, notes, statuses, and per-copy tags stay private. You can keep the detailed collection for yourself while sharing a view of the games you own.