Putin wants Russia to develop a console that will compete with PlayStation and Xbox - voila! The gaming channel. The administration gave the order to enter the console war by June 15, but it doesn't sound very realistic.
Many industry analysts have expressed doubts about the ambitious plans, claiming that developing from the ground up a stable system that will be able to compete with Xbox and PlayStation will take at least a decade. It's not just hardware development, but also its own operating system that includes a digital store and cloud services.