Back in February, Tesla chief Elon Musk revealed on Twitter that the automaker is working to carry Steam to its automobiles. Now, the corporate is formally rolling out Steam integration for the most recent variations of its Model S and X automobiles as a part of its vacation replace. In its promo video of the characteristic, you may see Tesla’s infotainment system operating Steam Beta and even graphically demanding video games like Cyberpunk 2077. 

By “new” Model S and X automobiles, Tesla probably means their “Plaid” variations, which began deliveries final yr. Both fashions’ infotainment methods use AMD’s RDNA 2 GPUs, that are additionally the know-how behind PlayStation 5, and AMD’s Ryzen chips. Tesla has been constructing its library of in-vehicle video games over the previous few years and has added titles akin to Cuphead, PUBG Mobile and Fallout Shelter to its choices. By bringing Steam to its automobiles, although, Tesla is including greater than only a sport or two to the rising record. The automaker stated in its announcement that the mixing will carry hundreds of video games to the aforementioned automobiles. 

Tesla beforehand bought into bother with the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for permitting folks to play video games even whereas driving. It disabled the potential following the company’s investigation, nonetheless, so folks almost definitely cannot play Steam video games whereas the automobiles are in movement. 

In addition to Steam integration, Tesla’s vacation replace additionally provides house owners entry to Apple Music integration for his or her infotainment methods. It provides them the power to schedule Light Shows on a number of automobiles concurrently, as nicely, and to view their cabin digital camera from the Tesla app whereas in Dog Mode or Sentry Mode.