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LazyCommunist Member	Sun Mar 31 04:16:21 Paramount and TheChildren: here I present you guys your next gaming console http://gamerant.com/russia-gaming-consoles/ President Putin orders investigation into Russian consoles to rival PlayStation and Xbox. The Russian government aims to develop a homegrown gaming industry, including both console and games. Issues with Western games fuel Russia's push for domestic consoles. Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's government to explore the development of a series of homegrown consoles. The devices would presumably aim to compete with PlayStation and Xbox within Russian borders. Russia has taken issue with Western games and developers in recent years, leading the country to threaten the banning of certain titles like Apex Legends and The Last of Us Part 2. This is due to what the Russian government perceives as pro-LGBTQ messaging, which it openly opposes. In February, Russia's Organization for Developing the Video Game Industry (RVI) laid out a long-term plan that ended with the creation of a fully capable gaming console in 2026-2027. It seems that the Russian government may be attempting to follow through with this plan. Following a meeting on the economic development of Kaliningrad, Putin requested government officials to research the requirements for domestic production of stationary and portable gaming consoles. The Russian president also ordered the planning of an appropriate operating system and cloud system for the consoles. The deadline for these plans is set for June 15, 2024, and Russia's prime minister was designated as the official overseeing these tasks. A Kremlin spokesperson confirmed that the orders intend to develop Russia's homegrown gaming industry. President Putin ordered government officials to research the production of homegrown consoles These include both stationary and portable devices A Russian government spokesperson confirmed that Russia intends to develop its domestic gaming industry The previously mentioned RVI said earlier in 2024 that it aims to improve relations with various international gaming organizations linked to Russia, as well as lay a foundation for the development of domestic games going into the future. Similar strategies have been announced in recent years, like when Russia outlined plans to develop an Unreal Engine competitor in 2022. It's not yet certain whether the newest orders will result in anything concrete, but additional news may be released later this year. The Russian government's issues with the Western gaming industry aren't limited to developers, as a Russian court fined Twitch in 2023 for spreading what it called fake information. This ruling came as a result of Twitch refusing to delete content related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. More specifically, information related to civilian casualties and the "form and methods" of the Russian military. The Russian government certainly has its work cut out for it if it plans to compete with long-running console creators like Sony and Microsoft. The two companies seem to be full steam ahead with their next generation of consoles, with Microsoft's next Xbox Series X model recently leaking online. However, previous sanctions resulted in Microsoft and Sony limiting the sale of their products in Russia, which would make a domestic console much more feasible if the sanctions remain in place for years to come.
Habebe Member	Sun Mar 31 04:34:06 Are consoles still a thing? The soviets jad some wierd NES knockoffs, cool collectors pieces now.
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