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Russia Admits Its Homegrown Consoles Can't Match the PS5 or Xbox Series (techspot.com)

(Tuesday December 31, 2024 @05:25PM (BeauHD) from the work-cut-out-for-them dept.)


Earlier this year, Russia President Vladimir Putin called on the government to [1]develop its own domestically produced gaming consoles with proprietary operating systems and cloud-based platforms. "With Russia heavily sanctioned and looking to promote its own products, one of its in-development consoles is powered by the Elbrus processor," notes TechSpot. However, the processor is "designed primarily for domestic applications in critical infrastructure, defense, and other sensitive areas" and " [2]can't match high-end CPUs from Intel, AMD, and Arm ." From the report:

> The Russian government admits that this device isn't going to be on the same level as current-gen machines. "I hope my colleagues will approach this task with full responsibility and come up with something truly groundbreaking," said Anton Gorelkin, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy. "It is obvious to everyone: Elbrus processors are not yet at the level required to compete equally with the PS5 and Xbox, which means the solution must be unconventional." Gorelkin said that Russian consoles aren't being designed only to play ports of hundreds of old, less-demanding games. He added that they should primarily serve the purpose of promoting and popularizing domestic video game products.

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> Another organization following Putin's instructions is Russian telecommunications firm MTS. Its console (above) will use the company's cloud-based gaming platform, called Fog Play. It allows owners of high-end PCs to rent out their computing power to those with less-powerful equipment, charging an hourly price. Those with more powerful PCs can access games on the service and use their own hardware to play them. MTS' device is expected to cost no more than $45 and come with an Xbox-like controller, suggesting it's unlikely to appeal to those who enjoy current-gen console games.



[1] https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/03/29/2244215/russia-is-making-its-own-gaming-consoles

[2] https://www.techspot.com/news/106133-russia-admits-domestic-consoles-cant-match-ps5-or.html



Re: (Score:2)

by Valgrus Thunderaxe ( 8769977 )

What does Russia have to contribute to console development? Asking seriously.

The Nintendo Switch taught us... (Score:3)

by Computershack ( 1143409 )

"It is obvious to everyone: Elbrus processors are not yet at the level required to compete equally with the PS5 and Xbox

It doesn't need to be as Nintendo has proven over the last 7 years. The Nintendo Switch is nowhere near the power of the PS5 and Xbox Series X yet it has outsold the PS5 and Xbox for most of their generation. Nintendo figured out it's about the games, not the power of the system you play them on.

Operation Desert Slash

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- High officials in the US military are planning on putting
the 'Slashdot Effect' to use against Iraq. Pentagon computer experts think
that the Slashdot Effect could topple key Net-connected Iraqi computer
systems. Such a Denial of Service attack could prove instrumental when the
US invades.

One Pentagon official said, "If I had a million dollars for every server that
crashed as a result of being linked on Slashdot, I'd be richer than Bill
Gates. The Slashdot Effect is a very powerful weapon that the US military
wants to tap into."

Rob Malda has been contacted by top military brass. According to anonymous
sources, Malda will play a key part in the so-called "Operation Desert
Slash". Supposedly Malda will post several Slashdot articles with links to
critical Iraqi websites right when the US invasion is set to begin.
Meanwhile, Pentagon operatives will begin a series of Denial of Service
attacks on other key Iraqi computer systems. One source notes, "Since many
Iraqi systems rely on Microsoft software, this task should be relatively
simple."