Sony drives its first automobile onstage the usage of a PS5 DualSense controller

What simply took place? The PlayStation 5 DualSense controller is often hailed as one of the nice console controllers of all time. As demonstrated at Sony's CES occasion, it could even be used to control a real automobile. The gaming large has partnered with Honda to create its first electric car, which turned into driven onstage by way of an government the use of the PS5 enter tool.

Izumi Kawanishi, president of Sony Honda Mobility, confirmed off the organisation's first electric powered automobile, the Afeela, at CES the usage of a DualSense controller. A video feed from inside the cabin shows the yoke guidance wheel shifting as Kawanishi maneuvered the auto slowly across the stage (around 29 minutes in the video underneath).

The concept of several human beings all controlling their own Afeela with a DualSense in a few form of actual-global Forza Horizon may sound cool however Kawanishi did say that the controller become for the functions of the tech showcase best.

"However, we agree with that software can outline new feature and value. We want to redefine the relationship between humans and mobility," he said.

If the Afeela cannot be managed with a DualSense while it is going on sale, why show this type of functionality on level? It's possibly because of it being the car's 0.33 appearance at CES, so Sony wanted to do something that makes headlines – which it has. Plus, it will in all likelihood give hackers thoughts.

One Sony impact with the intention to be in the Afeela is the use of Epic Games' Unreal Engine 5.Three inside the vehicle's massive infotainment machine. The game engine could be used to create 3-d maps, virtual areas, and augmented truth perspectives, shooting information which include vehicles, pedestrians, terrain, and even the weather. CNET writes that the screen could have internet-sourced metadata overlaid on the maps, and that media from Sony's catalog of movies, games, and TV shows could be to be had for passengers to enjoy, or when the car is parked and charging.

Unreal Engine 5.3 is being used to educate the Afeela's multicamera driver assistance structures, too. Sony also introduced a partnership with Microsoft to be able to see the Redmond's Azure AI cloud-scale computing tech used in the car's improvement.

Sony plans for the Afeela to launch in the US someday at some stage in 2026. The company hasn't found out details such as charge factor or variety. However, we're going to see the car in Gran Turismo 7 in some unspecified time in the future later this yr.