Russian government collides with reality, rejects plans to fund ‘national slot machine’ | Biden News

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Russia’s ambitions for “digital sovereignty” had a sudden encounter with the real world this week, as the country’s plans for a state-funded Russian “national gaming machine” (opens in a new tab) went up in smoke as soon as its parliament realized that the project would cost a lot and gain little. However, it is not dead yet, reports Vedomosti (opens in a new tab) that an unnamed private investor stepped in to continue the project.

Minister for Digital Development Maksut Shadayev branded the saga of the Russian technology industry’s plans for a domestic alternative to Unreal Engine and Unity as a “painful story”. For good reason, too: Shadayev told the Duma—Russia’s parliament—that the Russian engine proposal was “poorly monetized,” and would cost far more than it would bring in. A bucket of cold water for a national ambition that once burned. very hot indeed.

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