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Console Gaming Cafe Software for PS5, Xbox and Switch Lounges

Console gaming cafe software has different maths from PC cafes: you bill couches and controllers, not desktops. CafeNex handles per-console hourly rates, multiplayer couch pricing, accessories on the same bill, and food ordered to the couch — from ₹999/month with unlimited stations.

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Think before you switch tools

Free software is never free on a full floor

If the product is free forever, ask who the customer is. CafeNex is built so you pay for software — not with leaked free play, lost snack sales, or support that disappears.

If it is free forever…

Who pays? Ads, data, upsell walls, or a product that stops at marketing features when you are full on Saturday.

Can unpaid PCs stay locked?

A dashboard invoice does not stop free play. You need a Windows Station Agent that locks until the session is paid.

What happens in a food rush?

If kitchen and POS are bolted on later, snacks get lost. CafeNex runs desk POS + kitchen tickets on the same bill as the session.

What is the real cost of downtime?

One broken evening costs more than a month of serious software. Book a WhatsApp demo, run it against your floor — pay only when it earns it.

Go-live path on CafeNex

01

Create cafe

Sign up · Unlimited stations

02

Stations + rates

PC, PS5, packages, multi-player

03

Pair PC Agent

Lock seats until paid play

04

Run the floor

Sessions · food · kitchen · cash

Deep dive

What the product actually does

01

Bill the couch, not just the console

A PS5 with four controllers is one sale with four friends on it. CafeNex's multi-player pricing plans let a couch run as a single session at a per-head or flat couch rate — your choice. Start the session when the group sits, pause it for snack breaks, and check the whole couch out together with its food tab.

  • One session for the whole couch
  • Per-head or flat couch pricing plans
  • Pause for breaks without resetting the clock
  • Food tab merges into the same checkout

CafeNex floor

Real product UI patterns — sessions, lock, billing

02

Every console on one rate card

PS5 and Xbox Series machines command a premium over PS4 and Switch — your billing should reflect that. Set different pricing plans per console type or lounge zone, and let bookings hold the good couch for Friday night. When a group books two consoles for a FIFA night, both sessions live under the same account.

  • Different pricing per console or zone
  • Bookings hold couches for peak nights
  • Two-console group bookings in one flow
  • Wallets let regulars book without paying first

CafeNex floor

Real product UI patterns — sessions, lock, billing

03

Controllers, headsets and accessories on the bill

Accessories are where console lounges quietly lose money — a controller walks off, an hour of headset rental goes unrecorded. Ring up controller time and headset rental as items on the same session bill, track sellable accessories through inventory, and check that everything rented out comes back at checkout.

  • Controller and headset rental as bill items
  • Per-hour rental charged on the session bill
  • Accessory sales tracked through inventory
  • Rental returns checked at checkout

CafeNex floor

Real product UI patterns — sessions, lock, billing

04

Food to the couch, not a queue at the counter

Console players do not leave the couch mid-match. The food POS takes orders at the counter, routes them to a kitchen kanban, and settles them on the session bill — so a round of cold coffees lands on the same checkout as the console time, and inventory keeps counts honest on fast-moving snacks.

  • Orders taken onto the session bill
  • Kitchen kanban for prep flow
  • Loyalty points on food and sessions
  • Inventory counts on fast-moving items

CafeNex floor

Real product UI patterns — sessions, lock, billing

05

One system as you add consoles or locations

Lounges that start with two PS5s often end up with a Switch corner and a second branch. CafeNex runs on multi-tenant cloud, so every console, couch and cafe stays under one account — with staff roles, attendance and cash shifts working the same at each counter, and analytics that compare locations.

  • Add consoles and couches as you grow
  • Multiple cafes under one account
  • Roles, attendance and cash shifts everywhere
  • Analytics compare performance across locations

CafeNex floor

Real product UI patterns — sessions, lock, billing

Same OS that runs your floor

Not a PDF whitepaper — live CafeNex product

FAQ

Straight answers

Yes. Pricing plans are set per session type, so a PS5 couch can carry a different hourly rate from a Switch corner, and multi-player plans cover per-head or flat couch pricing. Groups spread across several consoles can still be booked and billed under one account.

CafeNex

Run the floor.
Own the revenue.

Sessions · PC Agent · POS · Kitchen · Wallets — unlimited stations.

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