Teslaupdated Model S and Model XWhen it launched, the company boasted that its onboard computer not only could play the latest games, but also had performance on par with the latest game consoles. Elon Musk promised to support the entire Steam library of Tesla cars by August this year. August has come and gone, and Tesla has been quiet – until now.
When asked about updates on the integration on Twitter, Elon Musk said he was actually testing it that day. The feature is still on the cards at the time, but unfortunately there’s no word on how soon or how late it will be available.
Teslaalready offers video games in the infotainment system and works with many game studios to provide more, but all Steam library Integrating it will make Tesla cars the world’s most expensive game consoles. Elon Muskbelieves that when cars start to drive themselves, in-car games will be very important and it will happen very soon.
Tesla actually has a full team of software engineers working on video games at their Seattle office. This team is not alone – the second team is being assembled in Austin. Their mission is to further develop Tesla Arcade, a video game platform that isn’t too different from Steam and is clearly found in all Tesla vehicles.
The company is constantly updating the game library offered through Tesla Arcade and stated that it wants to offer a subscription to the game service by bringing different games together. If it sounds familiar, it’s essentially what Steam offers or Xbox Live Store and even PlaySation Store because it is. It looks like Tesla is just trying to get into the gaming business.
The whole situation shows how far ahead of its competitors Tesla really is. While other companies struggle with core software issues, outdated graphic design, laggy performance and unusable user interfaces, Tesla struggles with console-grade video games in its cars. It’s a completely different level of combat.
Tesla, FSD’While it manages to deliver good to the general public and is as good as it claims, having quality video games in the car is a great solution, especially for electric cars. It often takes about an hour to charge the car on the general charger, and if the driver is alone, a book or quickie on the phone YouTube or Netflix can manage with session. But if your family is with you, the situation is a little different.
Having a good gaming platform means keeping everyone busy in the car during long interstate or country trips; this means that charging is less of a chore and an excuse for some fun, making the ownership of electric cars much easier. Yes, we did in the days when we did without screens, games and YouTube – believe me, it wasn’t fun. Neither parents nor children.