Gamers only: do you use the social features of gaming platforms?
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XBox has a page about their social features
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/gdk/docs/services/community/live-social-overview
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@evan I do play games on my computer, I suppose I qualify. :)
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@evan I do play games on my computer, I suppose I qualify. :)
@jenesuispasgoth do you play on a platform with social features?
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@evan I use the social features of Steam, but really only with people I know from other places.
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I don't consider "Steam chat", which I link games for my SO (in the same room), for those links veing opened in Steam instead if a browser, nor do I consider connecting to friends games via Steam overlay as a "social feature". Other than that, I don't need more from a gaming platform (except the ability to gift games with ease). -
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I don't consider "Steam chat", which I link games for my SO (in the same room), for those links veing opened in Steam instead if a browser, nor do I consider connecting to friends games via Steam overlay as a "social feature". Other than that, I don't need more from a gaming platform (except the ability to gift games with ease).@Kyyrypyy ok. Steam has a list of its social features.
https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/595C-42F4-3B66-E02F
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@evan I use the social features of Steam, but really only with people I know from other places.
@BathysphereHat what about setting up a profile and avatar, having friends, that kind of thing?
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XBox has a page about their social features
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/gdk/docs/services/community/live-social-overview
Steam has a page about their social features.
https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/595C-42F4-3B66-E02F
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@evan Since I don't know what any of that means, I will assume I am not a gamer.
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Interesting results! I don't have great data on this, but the XBox game culture report says about 1/2 of respondents play online multiplayer games. I think you have to have the social features turned on to do that, so I'm going to guess about 50% of XBox users have those features turned on.
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/11/19/xbox-culture-of-play-report-gaming-survey/
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Interesting results! I don't have great data on this, but the XBox game culture report says about 1/2 of respondents play online multiplayer games. I think you have to have the social features turned on to do that, so I'm going to guess about 50% of XBox users have those features turned on.
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/11/19/xbox-culture-of-play-report-gaming-survey/
About 17% of respondents here said Yes. That's much lower. I have a couple of guesses why: first, a lot of commenters didn't seem to consider features like a game profile, friends list, or the activity feed "social features".
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About 17% of respondents here said Yes. That's much lower. I have a couple of guesses why: first, a lot of commenters didn't seem to consider features like a game profile, friends list, or the activity feed "social features".
Others were quick to say that they only use social features with real friends and family. I'm not sure why that would be a "but..."; it's the whole point of those features.
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Others were quick to say that they only use social features with real friends and family. I'm not sure why that would be a "but..."; it's the whole point of those features.
Finally, I think Fediverse users are generally more protective of their privacy than the general population.
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Finally, I think Fediverse users are generally more protective of their privacy than the general population.
Anyway, my answer: yes. I have a profile on XBox, Switch, and Google Play Games. I connect with friends on all the platforms. I share achievements and activities and screenshots and sometimes chat.
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Finally, I think Fediverse users are generally more protective of their privacy than the general population.
@evan I think thereās also an aspect of differing opinions on what it means to āuseā a feature.
If I have a community āprofileā on steam, but I never think of it, never look at the friend requests, never willingly interact with it, I would say I do not use it. But the bean counters at Valve would presumably count me as part of their āsocial usersā population.
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Others were quick to say that they only use social features with real friends and family. I'm not sure why that would be a "but..."; it's the whole point of those features.
@evan Seeing what my kids are playing is the most used steam social feature, followed by occasional chats with them.
It seemed to need clarification from what I consider most people's usage social features of a gaming platform.
Screaming obscenities at strangers or at by strangers, never had much of a draw for me.
Primarily single player gamer, but yeah I'm "on" just about every platform, but good luck interacting with me there for the first time.
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@evan I think thereās also an aspect of differing opinions on what it means to āuseā a feature.
If I have a community āprofileā on steam, but I never think of it, never look at the friend requests, never willingly interact with it, I would say I do not use it. But the bean counters at Valve would presumably count me as part of their āsocial usersā population.
@philip Sure. It could also be related to your self-image.
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@evan Seeing what my kids are playing is the most used steam social feature, followed by occasional chats with them.
It seemed to need clarification from what I consider most people's usage social features of a gaming platform.
Screaming obscenities at strangers or at by strangers, never had much of a draw for me.
Primarily single player gamer, but yeah I'm "on" just about every platform, but good luck interacting with me there for the first time.
@mrcopilot so, yeah, here's another issue. It seems like a lot of people have strongly negative ideas of what "social features" of a game or game platform could be -- especially related to interactions with strangers.
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@evan Since I don't know what any of that means, I will assume I am not a gamer.
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@nina_kali_nina Pretty much Frankenwindows.
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@mrcopilot No, but I'm sure it's a real mess. I don't usually play multiplayer games with strangers; I don't think that is the only "social feature" of gaming platforms, though.
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@evan Ever start a game of Marvel Rivals with the live chat sound on?
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@gam3 OK!
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@mrcopilot so, yeah, here's another issue. It seems like a lot of people have strongly negative ideas of what "social features" of a game or game platform could be -- especially related to interactions with strangers.
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@filippodb
io pensavo che si parlasse di come vedere youtube senza craccare app, mi sa che ho frainteso qualcosa
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@bonkers Spring 2024 or 2025?
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@philip Sure. It could also be related to your self-image.
