Tesla’s apparently seeking to increase its assortment of in-car video games… by including Steam. In a reply to a tweet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated the corporate’s “making progress with Steam integration” and that we are able to anticipate a demo “most likely subsequent month.”
Tesla already provides a lot of video games via the built-in Tesla Arcade, like Cuphead and Sonic the Hedgehog 1, however including Steam’s digital storefront may give customers entry to a complete lot extra. We nonetheless don’t know if the combination will go as far as to permit customers to make purchases on Steam whereas sitting of their automobiles, or if there will probably be any video games Teslas can’t assist.
We’re making progress with Steam integration. Demo most likely subsequent month.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 15, 2022
Musk nonetheless hasn’t adopted via on guarantees to carry Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher to newer Mannequin S and X automobiles, which come outfitted with an AMD Ryzen processor and a discrete AMD RDNA 2 GPU. However a possible Steam integration could possibly be a sign that Tesla’s inching nearer to its aim.
In February, Musk tweeted that the company is “working via the final case of creating Steam video games work on a Tesla vs particular titles.” This implies Musk is probably going seeking to make high-end titles out there via a Steam integration, somewhat than as particular person video games.
Tesla got here underneath hearth final 12 months after flip-flopping on its insurance policies, first permitting drivers to play video games solely whereas in park, after which letting drivers play video games when the car is in movement by bypassing a security affirmation. After going through criticism from the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration (NHTSA), Tesla walked again on this modification and as soon as once more pulled the plug on gameplay whereas driving.