Video game consoles under development in Russia illustrate the country’s efforts toward technological sovereignty. According to TechSpot, the Elbrus processor was developed by the Moscow-based SPARC Technologies center and designed primarily for defense, critical infrastructure and other applications. This processor isn’t up to par with what Intel, AMD, and Arm are currently producing, and it certainly won’t reach the power levels of the PS5 or Xbox. Despite the weaker chipset, Gorelkin emphasized that the console is not designed for playing ports of older games, but for playing “domestic video game products.” Presumably, this means that Russia will also need its own developer community to make these games. Another console called Fog Play is also in development, but it is more of a cloud gaming device. Users with high-end computers can rent them from Fog Play owners, who play games on these computers via the cloud.
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