Tesla and Steam? It's coming and it sounds like it's progressing nicely with a demo to come soon to show it off.
Something that has been in the works for a while, and we already know their entertainment software uses Linux so it will use the Linux version of Steam. This will also include the Proton compatibility tool for running Windows games as well to enable plenty more gaming in your fancy Tesla.
We actually saw hints of this back in 2021, as Tesla were advertising for "Linux Game Development at Tesla" position which you can see via the Wayback Machine. This involved working with "Linux, Mesa, Vulkan, OpenGL, Proton/Lutris, Wine, etc." so it was pretty clear where they were going with it. Add to that Elon Musk said on Twitter in early 2022 that "We’re working through the general case of making Steam games work on a Tesla vs specific titles. Former is obviously where we should be long-term.".
Just recently on July 16, 2022 again on Twitter, Musk said: "We’re making progress with Steam integration. Demo probably next month.".
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
BlackBloodRum Jul 19, 2022
"I'm going out!"
5 minutes down the road, pulls over and continues their game on their Tesla Deck!
Kimyrielle Jul 19, 2022
CyborgZeta Jul 19, 2022
Quoting: sarmadWith all these companies investing in Proton we'll probably see the time when Microsoft adds a new feature to DX and at the same time adds it to Proton.
Well, it would be funnier if microsoft would have to port back fixes from Proton because otherwise the games/software won't run on ms-windows
Last edited by peta77 on 19 July 2022 at 7:55 pm UTC
mr-victory Jul 19, 2022
Quoting: MayeulCNow if the steering wheel can be used as a controller when stopped, that would make for a neat car sim rig. Just pair it with a VR headset for extra immersion :)https://twitter.com/teslaownersSV/status/1547997641253871624?s=20&t=AtRvl55FriKA2DLPXKGNSg
I can kinda see the criticisms that these innovations are all thought up of people that don't have to think about family life.
TheRiddick Jul 20, 2022
So any movement towards supporting more Linux and Proton stuff will be overall good in the long run for Linux as a echo-system; regardless of how much the extreme/hardcore workstation productivity users protest! (you know the ones that believe Linux is only for them and translation layers are the devil! Native or go home, we will bomb your house... those people...)
Quoting: denyasisSo, I buy this car for me put steam on. I'm home playing a steam game. My spouse then takes my car to do an errand, it turns on, logs into my steam account ( kicking me at home off). So now I'm trying to call my spouse while they are running errands to go back to the car and close steam?I thought Steam actually had some kind of family account thing.
I can kinda see the criticisms that these innovations are all thought up of people that don't have to think about family life.
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