Editing Expansion pack (section)

==Console game expansion packs==
Expansion packs are most commonly released for [[PC game]]s, but are becoming increasingly prevalent for [[video game console]]s, particularly due to the popularity of [[downloadable content]]. The increasing number of multi-platform games has also led to the release of more expansion packs on consoles, especially stand-alone expansion packs (as described above).  ''[[Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath]]'', for example, requires the original ''[[Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars]]'' to play on the PC, but Xbox 360 versions of both the original ''Tiberium Wars'' and ''Kane's Wrath'' are available, neither of which require one another.

The Japanese version of [[Konami]]'s ''[[Beatmania]]'' was the first game on the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] to support expansion packs, which were branded as append discs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 17, 2024 |title=Beatmania |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/27184/beatmania/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716011803/https://www.mobygames.com/game/27184/beatmania/ |archive-date=July 16, 2024 |access-date=October 17, 2024 |website=Moby Games}}</ref> These discs included additional tracks and required the original Beatmania disc (and later playable Beatmania game discs) to play. The discs required the player to access the Disc Change menu on the Beatmania disc, remove the Beatmania disc, insert an append disc, then press the start button to play. The first append disc for the game, Beatmania Append Yebisu Mix, was bundled with the PlayStation version as the game's 2nd disc, with subsequent append discs being released as standalone retail releases.

''[[Grand Theft Auto: London 1969]]'' was marketed as the first expansion pack released for the PlayStation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/take-two-ships-gta-london-1969/1100-2451809/|title=Take-Two Ships GTA: London 1969|work=[[GameSpot]]|first=Sam|last=Kennedy|date=27 April 2000|access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref> The game required the player to insert the ''London'' disc, remove it, insert the original ''[[Grand Theft Auto (game)|Grand Theft Auto]]'' disc, remove it, then insert the ''London'' media again in order to play.

''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' for the [[Sega Genesis|Mega Drive/Genesis]] was unusual in that it functioned as both a stand-alone cartridge and as an expansion pack for both [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'']] and ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''.