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In-vehicle games can be played on electric cars made by Tesla in the United States. Adopting it as a vehicle game, the game’s developer would receive a request from Tesla saying, “I want you to bring it for free, considering exposure (improving name recognition).”
Tesla in the United States is a major company involved in electric vehicles and clean energy businesses. Mr. Elon Musk, CEO, will be the face of the company and will develop electric vehicles such as Model S. Games can also be played on Tesla’s on-board computers. In addition to board games, there are popular titles like “Sonic the Hedgehog” and “Stardew Valley”. The new Model S is said to be capable of running “Cyberpunk 2077” with “PS5-class” game processing power. It is a policy that covers a wide range of works such as independent works and AAA titles.
However, when he adopted such a game in the vehicle, it was reported that Tesla “proposed a free port”. This was reported by Sam Barlow, who works on games like “Her Story” and “IMMORTALITY”. On October 31, Barlow revealed on his Twitter account that he had been contacted by Tesla to turn “Her Story” into a vehicle game. Mr. Barlow said he asked for considerations such as labor costs and porting fees. So, Tesla said, “Considering the exposure that can be gained from use inside the vehicle, how about for free?” In other words, it would be a proposal to use it as compensation because it will be advertised and known by being installed on Tesla vehicles.
Additionally, another industry insider also testified. Cabel Sasser from the game publisher Panic. He also posted “Untitled Goose Game ~ The Mischievous Goose Has Arrived!”, In a short tweet, he claimed to have received a similar approach from Tesla. Both are testimonials from individuals and it is unknown what kind of offer was actually offered. However, a well-known interested person stated, “Tesla has proposed to apply for a port in exchange for increased name recognition.”
In response to such a series of testimonials, there are many opinions on SNS that see Tesla’s approach as a problem. It seems that the tone of the argument is that “the fee for porting the game should be paid in cash, not on ‘display’ (improved name recognition)”. As for similar proposals, testimonials from creators and others are occasionally seen in Japan.PC playerForeign media also reported on this topic. Both are critical of Tesla.
The persuasion to replace advertising effects with compensation itself is a kind of sophism. It is also interesting to see what kind of offering Tesla has made to the already well-known Sonic the Hedgehog.On the other hand, Mr. Elon Musk plans to integrate Steam into Tesla cars in July of this year.revealing. If this is accomplished, “His Story” will also be “Untitled Goose Game ~ The Bad Goose Has Arrived!]Will also be able to play Tesla cars.
