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- Comment on The OrangePi Neo gaming handheld with Manjaro Linux is now "on ice" due to component prices 39 minutes ago:
Weird distro for a console though.
- Comment on (XMPP Setup Guide) Discord Was Never the End Game - TonyBTW 13 hours ago:
I love it and use it daily. Once it becomes stable, gets a docker container and documents the self-hosting flow, it will rule the universe.
- Comment on Jason Schreier says Sony is backing away from putting single player games on PC 13 hours ago:
It’s ok to like something, but the world has already chosen their king.
Steam vs. PlayStation vs. Xbox vs. Switch 2 (Early 2026 Comparison)
Metric Steam (PC) PlayStation (PS5) Xbox (Series X/S) Switch 2 Total Titles ~120,000+ ~6,500+ ~5,500+ ~1,200+ (incl. BC) AAA Titles ~800+ ~450+ ~400+ ~110+ Monthly Active Users (MAU) 147 Million 123 Million ~100 Million* 60+ Million (Early) Peak Concurrent Users 42.04 Million ~18-20 Million ~12 Million ~8 Million Average Game Price $15 - $25 $45 - $55 $40 - $50 $50 - $60 Metacritic Score (Avg) 72% 78% 76% 82% (Exclusives) Available Countries Global (Digital) 70+ (Hardware) 40+ (Hardware) 45+ (Hardware) *Note: Xbox MAU often includes PC/Mobile Game Pass users, making direct console-only comparisons difficult.
Sources & Context
- Steam Statistics: SQ Magazine (Jan 2026) and SteamDB confirmed a record-breaking 42.04 million concurrent users in January 2026. Steam’s library surpassed 120,000 titles in late 2025.
- PlayStation Performance: Sony reported 123 million MAU in mid-2025 (via Push Square), with the PS5 reaching 90.2 million lifetime units sold by January 2026 (Outlook Respawn).
- Switch 2 Launch: The Switch 2 has reached 17.37 million units sold globally as of February 2026, leading hardware sales in major regions like Asia (Game Developer).
- Xbox Ecosystem: Xbox Game Pass reached 40 million subscribers in early 2026. While official hardware-only MAU is rarely split, ecosystem-wide engagement remains high due to cloud expansions in 29+ countries including India and Brazil (Xbox Wire).
- Pricing Trends: AAA games have stabilized at a $70 psychological floor, with “Deluxe” and “Ultimate” editions frequently pushing the $80-$100 range in 2026 (GamesIndustry.biz). Would you like me to draft a summary of the best “bang for your buck” platform for 2026 to add to your post?
- Comment on Jason Schreier says Sony is backing away from putting single player games on PC 13 hours ago:
Their loss. Stupid move.
- Comment on Marvel MaXimum Collection | Reveal Trailer 1 day ago:
Fairly disappointing
- Comment on Insomniac finally lock in a Wolverine release date on PS5, so start placing your bets on a PC port launch window 2 days ago:
1 year later
- Comment on LibreOffice Online, a self-hostable libre office environment, is coming back! 2 days ago:
Plus, they are shady about their origins.
- Comment on Death Stranding 2's system requirements have washed ashore, and they're pretty reasonable 2 days ago:
Well, there goes playing this on a Steam Machine or Deck.
- Comment on Seamus Blackley interview | What an Xbox founder thinks of the new Xbox CEO 3 days ago:
I feel bad for the 4 guys that will be buying the Xbox Magnus.
- Comment on Digital Foundry found a significant performance boost for Jedi: Fallen Survivor's PC 1 week ago:
I had luck I guess. I only experienced 1 crash and nothing more, no stuttering or any other issues.
Bazzite, 32 GB, XT 7900 XTX, M2 NVME
- Comment on Video games are losing the "attention war" to gambling, porn, and crypto, according to industry report 1 week ago:
This is shareholder bait.
- Comment on Minecraft Java is switching from OpenGL to Vulkan for the Vibrant Visuals update 1 week ago:
I wish it had split screen & controller support.
- Comment on Sharkord - an open-source self-hostable Discord alternative with voice, video, and real-time messaging. 2 weeks ago:
It sucks for gaming.
- Comment on Next-Generation Xbox Could Launch in 2027, Hints AMD - IGN 2 weeks ago:
From now on I’ll only do Mini PCs with Bazzite / Steam OS.
I’ve been running Bazzite on my 2 gaming PCs and now I bought a GMKTEC K12 while I wait for the Steam Machine. Best console I ever had yet. When the SM releases and I manage to get one, the K12 will be my new server.
- Comment on Question: Is there a Self Hosted Discord like app? 2 weeks ago:
TeamSpeek or Mumble.
Both have excellent voice chat.
- Comment on Any Good Desktop or Phone Clients for Lemmy? 2 weeks ago:
This is my favorite combo. Best apps for general use. Interstellar is better for image posts since it’s the only Lemmy app that supports masonry layout.
- Comment on Any Good Desktop or Phone Clients for Lemmy? 2 weeks ago:
It also has a web app for desktop.
Personally, I’ve always been a big fan of Sync for Reddit / Lemmy, and Thunder for Lemmy is the closest thing I’ve seen yet, so that’s my daily driver on Android. On desktop I use Alexandrite.
- Comment on Epic will lean harder on Fortnite to drive third-party sales on Epic Games Store, with 100 licensed tie-ins a year 3 weeks ago:
Because they can’t sell anything through the Epic Games Store.
- Comment on KDE Plasma 6.7 will have a global push-to-talk feature 5 weeks ago:
This is really cool.
- Comment on BentoPDF v1.16.0 5 weeks ago:
I would love to see the OS share. I bet us Linux users are all over it, since right now it is the only tool we can use to do all of that in the same place and easily.
- Comment on Valve stress again that there'll be more Steam Machine Verified games than Steam Deck ones, with "fewer constraints" in their testing programme 1 month ago:
They already have a badge for that.
- Comment on The best Linux distributions for gaming in 2026 1 month ago:
In my opinion, it’s either Bazzite or CachyOS.
- Comment on Augmented Steam browser plugin added AI features from VaporLens 1 month ago:
I hope someone with the will & the means makes a fork without AI.
- Comment on Hytale will launch with native Linux support, though the Steam Deck is "not officially recommended" 1 month ago:
If it gets controller support & local coop, it’s insta-buy for my kids. Right now they are playing Portal Knights until I make time to mod Minecraft.
- Comment on Steam survey for December 2025 shows Linux holding to 3.19% 1 month ago:
For something like FIFA & Call of Duty for example?
I imagine somewhere between 8% and 20% just for enabling anticheat support. That would be around 20 million monthly active users.
Some smaller devs are already doing the extra mile and making native ports, like Baldur’s Gate 3 for example.
- Comment on Play and manage SNES cartridges on your PC | SN Operator 1 month ago:
So, it’s just a dumping adapter? Cool, but not enough for me.
- Comment on Play and manage SNES cartridges on your PC | SN Operator 1 month ago:
Is this like a FPGA cartridge adapter for PCs?
- Comment on YSK: if you dont have Kagi, the next best thing is to search DDG with date range set before 2012 (ish) 2 months ago:
I’ve been using Qwant, it’s been great. Ecosia is good though.
- Comment on Offline TTS in 2026? 2 months ago:
I’m using it with CoMaps, freaking great.
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