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Putin orders development of homegrown Steam Deck-like gaming machines — 100% self-sufficiency goal apparently applies to gaming, too (www.tomshardware.com)

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Putin orders development of homegrown Steam Deck-like gaming machines — 100% self-sufficiency goal apparently applies to gaming, too

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[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 75 points 7 months ago

Here is new child’s entertainment. Be grateful to Putin.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 21 points 7 months ago

Bestselling console in Latvia

[-] Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Where tall Latvian women? 🧐

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[-] Senseless@feddit.de 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

There were times where Irish man would've killed for it. I.. don't even know where I'm going with this. K, thx, bye.

[-] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 2 points 7 months ago

Glados: Nani?

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[-] simple@lemm.ee 74 points 7 months ago

There's a 99% chance it'll be one of those fake emulation consoles with 5000 pirated roms loaded into it

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 28 points 7 months ago

Or just a Steam Deck with a Z painted on.

[-] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 13 points 7 months ago

Zteam deck

[-] Ilflish@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago

Wouldn't be too out of pocket for Putin to advocate pirating all games not developed in Russia

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 7 months ago

Good then maybe they'd stop with all the gray market shit that they're into. Stolen keys are worse for developers than piracy, and Russia is notorious for it (along with other countries).

[-] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

I mean a broken clock is right twice a day right?

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[-] Libertus@lemmy.world 59 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

They've already done it ;)

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[-] Hupf@feddit.de 8 points 7 months ago

I've had the top two as a kid. Thanks for the nostalgia!

[-] Libertus@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

You're welcome :)

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Oh hell, I didn't know those were real. I should have guessed though. They turned up in HROT, a very... "Soviet Core" game. If you're worried about the politics of the dev, the final boss is Putin

[-] nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works 38 points 7 months ago

"home grown" aka mostly Chinese parts

[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

What's the difference then?

[-] nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago

That Russia has no capability to produce something like this and isn't China also behind chip wise?

[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

I meant what's the difference with our game systems? They're mostly all Chinese parts too

[-] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago

I thought most of the major silcon like CPU and GPU chips were from Taiwan, with it being more simpler commodity and board manufacturing being done in the PRC.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 7 months ago

China doesn't have the capacity to make high performance computer chips.

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[-] minibyte@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago

Built in malware that phones home to the Kremlin, most likely.

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[-] snekerpimp@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago

In Soviet Russia, steam decks you!

[-] spongeborgcubepants@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

This is going to be a huge success, like the last time when they developed a "homegrown" cellphone.

[-] feine_seife@feddit.de 12 points 7 months ago

Well people with connections to the goverment need a way to launder money.

[-] nyakojiru@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Is Putin a gamer? 🤭

[-] index@sh.itjust.works 22 points 7 months ago

Yes just like any other ruler they play risk with real people

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Only because they can't realistically play Defend Your Castle.

[-] MolochAlter@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

No, but russians game a lot.

[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

No, but russians game a lot.

They get very cranky and invade other countries when they have nothing else to do.

[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

In fact right before the war in Ukraine kicked off it is said you could hear Putin shout “bloodseeker mid or feed”

[-] Neato@ttrpg.network 13 points 7 months ago

We see that PM Mishustin needs only to consider and create outline plans for the gaming ecosystem before the period of execution, which is set for June 15, 2024. Of course, preparing meaningful plans is still a big task, but it should be achievable enough for Mishustin to feel relatively safe standing on balconies.

Lol

[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 11 points 7 months ago

I guess the Ruzzian bread & circuses are getting a bit low on the circus part.

[-] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 8 points 7 months ago

i've seen a few videos of ukranians using decks to control drones. maybe he thinks there will be military applications on the russian side too

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 7 months ago

The reason you can control drones is that it's basically a full-on OS that can send to arbitrary system commands. If Russia wants it 100% home grown they're going to have to develop their own architecture. What I suspect is it won't actually be that home grown and will mostly be Linux based, but Putin doesn't know the first thing about computer systems so it'll be fun to watch someone have to tell him that.

It's the same with North Korea, they claim to have their own PC OS but it's just Windows XP with a custom skin.

[-] vox@sopuli.xyz 5 points 7 months ago

isn't the NK Red Star os a linux distro?

[-] azvasKvklenko@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago

Maybe they’re murderous zealots, but at least they use Leenox /s

[-] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

"and you will all only be allowed to play Pathologic!"

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[-] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago

so they have to develop this on the front during break time?

[-] humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 months ago

They have already announced that it will be Intel Atom X5 with 64Gb SSD for around $500

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