Video Game Patch
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A Video Game Patch is a software that is an update to a video game.
- AKA: Patch (Computing).
- See: Video Game Development.
References
2017
- (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_(computing) Retrieved:2017-5-27.
- A patch is a piece of software designed to update a computer program or its supporting data, to fix or improve it. This includes fixing security vulnerabilities and other bugs, with such patches usually called bugfixes or bug fixes, and improving the usability or performance. Although meant to fix problems, poorly designed patches can sometimes introduce new problems (see software regressions). In some special cases updates may knowingly break the functionality, for instance, by removing components for which the update provider is no longer licensed or disabling a device.
Patch management is a part of lifecycle management, and is the process of using a strategy and plan of what patches should be applied to which systems at a specified time.
- A patch is a piece of software designed to update a computer program or its supporting data, to fix or improve it. This includes fixing security vulnerabilities and other bugs, with such patches usually called bugfixes or bug fixes, and improving the usability or performance. Although meant to fix problems, poorly designed patches can sometimes introduce new problems (see software regressions). In some special cases updates may knowingly break the functionality, for instance, by removing components for which the update provider is no longer licensed or disabling a device.
2017
- (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_video_game_terms#P Retrieved:2017-7-2.
- Patch
The process by which a developer of a video game creates an update to an already released game with the intention of possibly adding new content, fixing any bugs/glitches currently residing in the game, balancing character issues (especially prevalent in online multi-player games with competitive focuses), or updating the game to be compatible with DLC releases. See also "Zero Day Patch".
- Patch
2017
- (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_(computing)#Video_games Retrieved:2017-7-2.
- Video games receive patches to fix compatibility problems after their initial release just like any other software, but they can also be applied to change game rules or algorithms. These patches may be prompted by the discovery of exploits in the multiplayer game experience that can be used to gain unfair advantages over other players. Extra features and gameplay tweaks can often be added. These kinds of patches are common in first-person shooters with multiplayer capability, and in MMORPGs, which are typically very complex with large amounts of content, almost always rely heavily on patches following the initial release, where patches sometimes add new content and abilities available to players. Because the balance and fairness for all players of an MMORPG can be severely corrupted within a short amount of time by an exploit, servers of an MMORPG are sometimes taken down with short notice in order to apply a critical patch with a fix.