Volkswagen on Monday introduced plans to make AirConsole’s video gaming platform accessible in its automobiles ranging from September.

The automaker mentioned the primary recipients would be the ID.3, ID.4, ID.5, and ID.7 electrical automobiles, in addition to the newest variations of the Golf, Passat, and Tiguan.

However the function will solely be accessible in a handful of European nations initially. Availability within the U.S. wasn’t talked about in Monday’s announcement.

BMW is one other automaker that gives AirConsole’s gaming platform in its automobiles, for instance in the newest 5-Collection.

The gaming platform lets occupants play video games on a car’s infotainment display, together with in multi-player format, utilizing a related smartphone because the controller. The system solely works when the car is stationary, making it a superb choice for EV house owners, as it may possibly maintain passengers occupied throughout prolonged charging periods.

AirConsole is an app developed by Swiss firm N-Dream. In response to its web site, it has 137 video games at present accessible, a few of them developed solely for the platform. There’s an enormous selection, together with instructional video games that provide quizzes or phrase guessing video games, in addition to classics like Tetris, and a few that look similar to Nintendo’s Mario Kart. The video games are free to play however there are additionally subscriptions that provide advantages, like permitting extra gamers to attach, skipping advert breaks, providing an expanded portfolio of titles, and extra.