Russia is making its own gaming console to compete with Xbox and PS5

The gaming console market is set to see a new competitor for the Xbox and PlayStation, as reports now reveal that Russia is also gearing up to enter the race under the order of Vladimir Putin himself with a domestic console. Although it will likely not be available anywhere else as they plan to compete within domestic borders.

As reported by HBR, Anton Gorelkin, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy revealed that the gaming console will be built on an Elbrus processor and will also use other domestic components for manufacturing. However, the competition is currently not even close, as the processors in talks are still far from matching current generation consoles like PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

“I hope that my colleagues will approach this task with full responsibility and come up with something truly breakthrough. After all, it is obvious to everyone: Elbrus processors are not yet at the stage of development that would ensure equal competition with PS5 and Xbox, which means that the solution must be non-standard,” said Anton Gorelkin, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy.

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Can Russia compete with Xbox and PlayStation?

The processor was originally designed for defence and infrastructure applications in Russia. Gorelkin clearly mentioned that these aren’t ready for gaming, but they are working on improving the performance. It is very unlikely that the console will be able to match the Xbox or PlayStation any time soon. 

Apart from the gaming console, there is also a cloud gaming console in development as purported by rbc.ru. This one is being designed to help people with high-end hardware play high-quality video games and is much similar to any other cloud gaming service.