If you drive a BMW, you'll soon be able to play games in the car using your phone. The BMW Group is partnering with AirConsole to offer casual gaming in its vehicles by 2023.
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The games run directly on the vehicle's entertainment system on its curved screen and are controlled using smartphones connected by scanning a QR code.
AirConsole has a library of over 180 casual games and connects to computers as well as Android, Google , and Amazon Fire.
Obviously the games will not be played while the vehicles are in motion.
“With AirConsole we will leverage innovative technologies in combination with a wide variety of fun and multiplayer games. This will make every idle situation in the vehicle, such as charging the car for example, a pleasant moment,” said Stephan Durach – Senior vice president BMW Group Connected Company Development.
Anthony Cliquot, CEO of AirConsole developer N-Dream, added: “We are extremely proud to pioneer in-vehicle gaming with BMW and are excited to create new games for in-car entertainment. Our intelligent architecture combined with the ease of access to our platform will change the way people are entertained in vehicles .”
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So, if you want to play your favorite game using your phone while in a car, you'll soon be able to. Just not while driving.
Source of information: eurogamer.net
