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Putin Wants Russia to Create Its Own Video Game Consoles.

Putin calls for the development of both stationary and portable video game consoles. But local media says the plan could take up to a decade to bear fruit.

Putin floated the order when all the major video game makers—including Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo—have halted official sales to Russia, following the country's invasion of Ukraine. Nevertheless, the newspaper adds: “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.” Still, Kommersant says a more realistic option is for Russia to source the video game hardware from China to create a portable console similar to Valve’s Steam Deck.

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