With all major console manufacturers (PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo) restricting sales of their consoles in Russia, the country’s president, Vladimir Putin, has issued an order to the government, to look into the creation of their own gaming industry, which includes a Russian made home and portable gaming console.
As spotted by PCMag, the Russian government has until June 15, 2024 to decide whether or not to move forward with plans of rebuilding their gaming industry. Local Russian press, Kommersant reports that those plans would not only include an ecosystem of games made by Russians, but also one that would supply its own home console and portable gaming device.
Though an ambitious one, they note that Russia likely won’t see anything for at least ten years.
“Market participants say that there is no competence to produce their own PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and creating such a system from scratch will take up to ten years.”
With all the sanctions placed on Russia as a result of their war on Ukraine, it isn’t surprising to see the country looking at self-sufficient alternatives.
However, given those sanctions include several critical components that make up the consoles of today, that ten year expectation may end up being longer.
Not only that, but would the country’s citizens embrace it? Especially if they can’t get to play titles like Call of Duty, God of War, Battlefield and the like. Not to mention there’s also the online aspect of it, which we’re assuming involves a lot of work as well.
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LOL that’s one game system that i won’t be purchasing, and im pretty sure almost no one would.