Tesla plans to offer Steam library games in its vehicles

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Elon Musk stated that Tesla is trying to integrate Steam's video game library onto its onboard computer. Tesla has made a concerted effort to increase its visibility in video games.



Currently, the focus is on adding value to the user experience, but Tesla may have broader ideas for in-vehicle gaming. Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has previously stated that he feels "entertainment will be crucial when the automobile drives itself." He believes Tesla can do it before the end of the year.

To prepare for it, the manufacturer has been expanding its Tesla Arcade, which it hopes to turn into a company. Tesla has indicated that it intends to sell paid bundles of various video games in its automobiles, so entering the same market category as Valve's Steam, the Playstation Store, or the Xbox Live store. Musk said today on Twitter that Tesla is working on directly translating Steam's catalog of games to Tesla's software, rather than porting particular titles. Musk reaffirmed his ambition on Twitter of getting Cyberpunk, a visually intensive game, to run on the future Cybertruck pickup. Tesla has equipped the Model S and Model X with a new entertainment computer optimized for video games. Tesla unveiled new gaming computers in the cars with the launch of the new Model S and Model X. With up to 10 teraflops of computing power, Tesla Arcade enables in-vehicle gaming on a level with today's top consoles. Compatibility with wireless controllers enables gaming from any seat.

Patrick Schur, a well-known chip leaker, published a schematic of Tesla's new gaming machine, which is powered by an AMD Navi 23 GPU. The system is incorporated and immediately links to the Model S and Model X's two touchscreens for gaming, entertainment, and other purposes.



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