Discussing support measures for developers
Vladimir Putin instructed to study the issue of creating a domestic game console in the spring of this year, and now the Ministry of Industry and Trade has started searching for potential developers — The creation of the device is being discussed with various departments and with businesses, and possible contractors are being looked for among hardware manufacturers.
«If the appropriate decision is made, the process of developing a game console will need to be synchronized with the development or adaptation of games for it& ;raquo;, — told in the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The government noted that Russia already has its own services for publishing and distributing games. Among them — VK Play, MTS Fog Play and «Plus Gaming» from «Yandex». «The specified platforms allow Russian and foreign copyright holders to publish video games for their distribution among users, and also provide remote use of video games on various platforms», — reported by the government press service.