With the Steam Deck being so successful, it’s no surprise that we’ve seen a ton of Steam Deck alternatives being announced or released this year. But what is surprising is Vladimir Putin’s ordering the creation of a Steam-like ecosystem, as well as stationary and portable game consoles. What’s the story? The news broke when PCGamer‘s Joshua Wolens found the Russian government had published a document listing nine instructions from the Kremlin following a socioeconomic development meeting in late January. .stk-ab1b75c{box-shadow:0 0 0 2px rgba(120,120,120,0.1) !important}.stk-ab1b75c-container{background-color:#f3f3f3 !important}.stk-ab1b75c-container:before{background-color:#f3f3f3 !important} .stk-fff85bd{margin-left:-20px !important}.stk-fff85bd .stk–svg-wrapper .stk–inner-svg svg:last-child{opacity:0.7 !important}.stk-fff85bd .stk–svg-wrapper .stk–inner-svg svg:last-child,.stk-fff85bd .stk–svg-wrapper .stk–inner-svg svg:last-child :is(g,path,rect,polygon,ellipse){fill:var(–stk-global-color-56583,#911d9c) !important} .stk-75422ff{margin-left:-17px !important}.stk-75422ff .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important;font-weight:300 !important;font-style:normal !important;font-family:”Golos Text”,Sans-serif !important}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-75422ff .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important}}Consider the issue of organizing the production of stationary and portable game consoles and game consoles, as well as the creation of an operating system and a cloud system for delivering games and programs to users. Only last month steamcommunity.com and other community-focused parts of Steam were added to the Unified Register of prohibited websites by the Russian Interior Ministry. This move is another sign that Putin is pushing Russia to become less dependent on the West and move towards a self-sufficient Russia. I’m just not sure anyone expected gaming to be a priority part of that plan. Putin Deck Just like Putin’s “special military operation,” creating a new gaming ecosystem, including a stationary and portable console, while sanctions are in place, might not be as easily achievable as he thinks. With AMD and Intel out of…Putin orders Russia to develop its own Steam Deck ecosystem