Shocking scenes as Sony reveals ‘gamer’ car with PS5 DualSense controls and UE5 customizations
CES 2024 shocked the tech world yesterday, packed full of all manner of interesting and exhilirating gadgets and gizmos. But perhaps the most intriguing to the video game fans out there is the Sony Afeela EV concept car – which was driven out on stage using a PS5 controller.
Now before you get all excited at the potential ramifications of PlayStation 5 owners driving their expensive cars around remotely, this feature is purely for tech-demo purposes. Your dreams and rampant rampages around town from a safe distance are exactly that – dreams. However, the car also comes with built-in cutomization features that makes use of Unreal Engine 5.
In the Sony presentation, we see a variety of options that affect not only the interior dash and screens of the car, but also a little panel on the front bumper. Using a phone, users can change the visuals from a variety of calming artistic shades, or a big garish Fortnite blue, or even a Spiderverse colour-scheme. The aim, according to this showcase, is to promote creativity among users, courtesy of a colaboration with Epic Games.