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Add “Release Type” Filter

📋 Summary

Add a new Release Type filter to LaunchBox’s filter options, allowing users to easily narrow their libraries or playlists by release classification — such as Official Release, Prototype, Homebrew, Unlicensed, or Beta.


🎯 Feature Overview

  • Introduce a Release Type filter under the Quick Filter menu

  • Allow multi-select functionality (e.g., view Released and Homebrew together).

  • Fully integrated into both LaunchBox and Big Box views.

  • Compatible with sorting, saved filters, and playlist creation.


🛠 Example Use Case

  • A collector wants to browse only Prototypes and Betas to explore unreleased or early versions of games.

  • A preservationist wants to exclude Unlicensed or Homebrew titles when viewing official collections.


📦 Benefits

  • Makes it easier to curate and browse large, mixed libraries.

  • Improves visibility of rare or unreleased titles for collectors and historians.

  • Provides parity with metadata fields already available in the LaunchBox Games Database.


💡 Notes

The Release Type field already exists in the metadata model, so this feature would primarily require exposing it in the filter system and adding UI support for it.

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  • AstroBob changed status to Open To Community
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    Oct 28, 2025

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    Hi there!

    Thanks so much for submitting this request and for taking the time to explain your use case — that context is always super helpful.

    I’ve gone ahead and fleshed out the main idea using the info you provided, and I’m opening it up to the community for further discussion and feedback. Please let me know if this fleshed-out version doesn’t match your original intended request.

    Feel free to let me know if you have any extra thoughts, examples, or edge cases you think might be relevant!

    Cheers,
    The LaunchBox team

  • dukdukgoos

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    Sep 21

    Would be really great to see this, and any other metadata additions to the filter list. Makes finding things, organizing, and spotting errors much easier

  • dexllgamer

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    Aug 31

    I would like this too, but more so to filter official or retail releases from aftermarket or homebrew. Also cart or disc from digital, like Nintendo Shop, Wii Shop, DSi Shop, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, etc.