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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/10937445

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

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[–] [email protected] 73 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Bestselling console in Latvia

[–] Harbinger01173430 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Where tall Latvian women? 🧐

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Glados: Nani?

[–] [email protected] 73 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] Duamerthrax 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Or just a Steam Deck with a Z painted on.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 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).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Those are fun, though. You get a single console that emulates a lot of systems for a good price. Some have cute retro styles!

I got the Miyoo Mini Plus that runs on Linux. It emulates many old consoles like GB and GBA, and can even run some DS, N64, and PS1 games, which are a great addition. Of course you need to tweak it a little with a good OS (not the Chinese one) and a good SD card with a library of games from the buccaneer communities. Edit: It's not hard at all.

The Steam Deck is amazing, so I don't think they can rival it, but if they make a better Odin 2 cheaper than the Steam Deck, I'd be tempted, lol.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

Miyoo Mini Plus

Odin 2

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.

[–] Libertus 61 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

They've already done it ;)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Libertus 2 points 10 months ago

You're welcome :)

[–] Duamerthrax 4 points 10 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

[–] [email protected] 38 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"home grown" aka mostly Chinese parts

[–] Son_of_dad 8 points 10 months ago (4 children)

What's the difference then?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] Son_of_dad 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 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.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

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

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[–] snekerpimp 35 points 10 months ago

In Soviet Russia, steam decks you!

[–] spongeborgcubepants 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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

[–] MolochAlter 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

No, but russians game a lot.

[–] woelkchen 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, but russians game a lot.

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Its the only way they get out of the shithole called Russia... At least for a little while with their minds.

[–] MolochAlter 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sad but true, escapism is a huge factor.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I mean its not much better everywhere else but its especially obvious in Russia.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Idk, most of the country is frozen tundra, and their beaches are pretty much all in the arctic ocean. There's not a lot of grass worth touching...

[–] MolochAlter 2 points 10 months ago

I'd say it's waaay better in a lot of places.

By and large most gamers are not dysfunctional, if they use something as escapism it's not to a pathological level, it's simply a hobby.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Lmao. Hope they explode like the Samsung phones did!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Putin orders development of homegrown rifles that can be fired by next generation of young conscripts with stubs for hands

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Accessibility rifles

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

So ak47 but without trigger guard?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

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

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