Tesla owner Elon Musk said in July that the company was “making progress” toward integrating Steam into its cars(opens in new tab), something he’d first expressed interest in back in February. And now it’s happened: Full Steam store access is now available in new Model S and X cars.
“Access the Steam store directly from your Tesla,” the new Tesla update notes(opens in new tab) state. “Buy and play immersive games that have been verified on Steam Deck. With Steam’s cloud synchronization, resume your game from your Tesla or any Steam device. To access Steam, tap the Application Launcher > Arcade.”
Steam integration will be available on Tesla Model S and X vehicles from 2022 onward, and is currently in beta, so you may run into the occasional hitch or glitch, although hopefully nothing that will cause the car to catch fire or run over a child. It requires 16GB RAM, and also “premium connectivity(opens in new tab),” a subscription-based service that goes for $10 per month or $100 per year.
Musk said on his personal Twitter account that Steam “even works with keyboard and mouse” in Tesla vehicles, and also confirmed that “retrofit” for 2021 and base model cars will be offered as well.
