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Russia Admits Its Homegrown Consoles Can't Match the PS5 or Xbox Series


Earlier this year, Russia President Vladimir Putin called on the government to 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 consol...

Earlier this year, Russia President Vladimir Putin called on the government to develop its own domestically produced gaming consoles with proprietary operating systems and cloud-based platforms. However, the processor is "designed primarily for domestic applications in critical infrastructure, defense, and other sensitive areas" and " can't match high-end CPUs from Intel, AMD, and Arm." "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.

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