Putin asked and Russian engeneers delivered. The console's rocking the Russian Elbrus processor (made in Taiwan). The games like Doom 3 and GTA Vice City are already fully playable. Release date – 2028
Putin asked and Russian engeneers delivered. The console's rocking the Russian Elbrus processor (made in Taiwan). The games like Doom 3 and GTA Vice City are already fully playable. Release date – 2028
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Ah yes Putinbox
They got all the classics
It claims to be a “prototype”. Knowing how our Russian electronics business works, it would be a miracle if it even releases. If this thing has any government support/financing then it’s a corrupt scheme to steal some money. They’ll just release some cheap console made out of Chinese parts and call it a day
no dota 3 ?
Yeah… As a Russian, I guarantee that this thing is just a money laundering project, pretty much like many other government initiatives all around the world.
Nah not MineTest 💀
damn thats some old games , too bad all kids in russia are drafted into the military before 2028
Based on the games I am guessing it is just a pc with a new ui over it to make it look like a console
And of course they have Gaijin games
GulagBoy Monochrome
Russian components, American components, they’re all made in Taiwan! lol
NGL that’s a pretty solid line up for a broke gamer.
*Peers at the “S.T.A.L.K.E.R.” title, knowing where the developer, GSC Game World, is based.*
Ah yes, I can’t wait to play my 16+ year old games in just 4 more years
No Metro no buy.
Arx Fatalis, Prey, AND Stalker? Sign me up!
Oh wow, 20+ years old games. This elbrus cpu is a beast.
Ah yes, STALKER. Does glorious Putin know what country that game comes from?
Doesn’t Elbrus have their own CPU architecture? (Edit: wow yes and it’s VLIW even!) If the games have to be run in emulation, then it makes sense that only older games can run smoothly
Super Tux Kart? Minetest?!
This is just a Steam Box, isn’t it?
To be fair, most of those games are bangers.
Super Tux Kart? MineTest? This is just a Linux PC right?Â
So it’s a PC arcade emulator like the ones used in modern arcade machines. Neat.
Ah yes, the Russian staples – CSS, Enlisted, and War Thunder.
STALKER is a surprising inclusion, though – isn’t that franchise made in Ukraine?
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Wow when this comes out I will be able to play Morrowind and Stalker – I will be young again, mwahahha
I can read just enough to understand it’s both a prototype game console and a mini PC. Well it sure looks like it.
EDIT: Will it ship with pirated games?
The amount of amazing ID titles they packin
Games make sense since this is based on the Elbrus-2C3. Some ancient Russian microprocessor with 2 whole cores and 4mb L2 cache
Here’s a full translation:
Game console prototype
Mini PC based on the Elbrus-2C3 microprocessor.
Games and engines
already ported to the Elbrus platform
(Only the most popular ones shown below)
[Then you have the parade of logos. Finally at the bottom;]
Perspective of Elbrus architecture for gaming consoles:
The joint stock company “МЦСТ” [roughly MCST] is underseeing the development of a next-gen microprocessor:
[Redacted text follows.]
Holy shit this thing can handle morrowind?
Ah, featuring modern hit titles like…Doom 3 and GTA Vice City.
I guess when Putin said he wants it to compete with the Xbox, the engineers took that to mean the OG Xbox.