Sony and Honda have introduced that their upcoming Afeela 1 automobile will assist PlayStation Distant Play.
The 2 corporations shaped a three way partnership automotive firm referred to as Sony Honda Mobility in 2022, with the goal being to supply battery-powered electrical automobiles collectively.
The pair will launch vehicles below the Afeela model, and the primary manufacturing mannequin – Afeela 1 – is about to begin deliveries within the California area in 2026.
Now Sony Honda Mobility has introduced that Afeela vehicles will provide PlayStation Distant Play through the Afeela In-Car Infotainment system, permitting passengers to play PS4 or PS5 video games.
It ought to be famous that solely PlayStation Distant Play has been confirmed, quite than cloud streaming via PlayStation Plus, that means gamers might want to have a PS4 or PS5 console turned on at dwelling and streaming to their automobile.
“With PS Distant Play, customers can remotely entry and management their PS4 or PS5 console at dwelling immediately from the automobile’s interface utilizing the Afeela In-Car Infotainment system,” Sony Honda Mobility mentioned in a press release.
“It gives an pleasing means for customers to play video games remotely from their console utilizing an built-in show and premium audio system. Whether or not you’re ready in your parked automobile or protecting passengers entertained on a street journey, Afeela’s built-in options allow you to benefit from the PlayStation expertise proper out of your automobile.”
Sony Honda Mobility consultant director, president and COO Izumi Kawanishi added: “The introduction of PS Distant Play embodies Afeela’s imaginative and prescient for mobility: reworking the touring area right into a charming and emotional one. Via this integration, we’re elevating the client’s complete journey expertise to an unprecedented degree of leisure.”
This isn’t the primary instance of vehicles providing built-in assist for video video games. In 2022, Tesla launched a local Steam app for its vehicles which let customers play Steam video games on the automobile’s show whereas it was parked or charging. Final yr it dropped assist for Steam in its vehicles.
Microsoft additionally introduced in September that vehicles which make use of LG’s webOS Automotive Content material Platform can even have the ability to stream video games via Xbox Cloud Gaming, so long as they’ve an Xbox Sport Cross Final subscription and an automotive information plan.
