Lemmy users are just going to believe whatever they want to believe, instead of actually checking the facts.
It's 100% about privacy. Data collection, and algorithm manipulation to sway what users see in the interest of the Chinese government. If users think Russian interference is a problem, we'll this amounts to the same thing.
Worked great on ps5 so far. It came with mods by default, shortened load times significantly, increased the resolution and frame rate. That's enough for me. Everything else is bonus.