platform-targeted development
nounUK /ˈplætfɔːm ˈtɑːɡɪtɪd dɪˈveləpmənt/
US /ˈplætfɔːrm ˈtɑːrɡɪtɪd dɪˈveləpmənt/
Making a game or app especially for one kind of device, like a phone or a computer.
The studio focused on platform-targeted development so the game would run perfectly on tablets.
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2. Building software with features that only work on one operating system.
Platform-targeted development let them use the phone's special camera tools.
3. Planning a product's design around the strengths of a single gaming console.
Platform-targeted development gave the game faster loading times on that console.
4. A business strategy of releasing an app on one store before others.
Their platform-targeted development plan started with the most popular app store.