That's an interesting distinction. (Gaming)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Monday, November 28, 2016, 02:09 (2725 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

If I'm following your point correctly, it sounds like the upgrades in Deus Ex have more in common with the in-game collectables of other games in terms of how it effects your gameplay loop. Similar to how power upgrades work in Quantum Break (in that case, power upgrades literally were collectables spread throughout the levels).

That sounds like it. Augmentations in the original Deus Ex were found items in the game world. One augmentation canister would give you the mutually exclusive choice between two augmentations.