Get your game on!

As part of a recent and exciting announcement, the BMW Group has partnered with the gaming platform AirConsole to bring for the first time an offering that is right up any true gamers alley! In-car gaming, allowing drivers and passengers alike to take part, includes a variety of casual games that can help pass time while the vehicle is stationary. This app, in which games are run directly inside the vehicle’s entertainment system, will be presented for the new BMW 5 Series as well as offered in other vehicles in the lineup in 2024.

Here’s more!

How it works!

To take advantage of the in-car gaming, players need nothing more than their smart phone, which in this case acts as your very own controller, and the BMW Curved Display. Once the AirConsole app is accessed within the vehicle, a connection between the smartphone and your car happens instantly and intuitively after scanning the QR code on the curved display!

At that point, play can begin and can include multiple players simultaneously taking part, even including the rear passengers. To that end, drivers can have their very own friendly competition by including their car’s passengers if they choose.

How it looks!

A specific and unique gaming look is presented with a gaming wrap, the design of which symbolizes diving into the gaming experience right down to the individual pixels. These large pixels are very recognizable, while paying homage to what is now an iconic symbol of the 8-bit era of computer games. With a color scheme inspired by the various games within the AirConsole platform, elements of video game controllers wrap around the i5 with the smartphone, the controller, putting a variety of play options right at the players’ fingertips!

Types of games!

Casual and plain fun describe the games that are accessed through AirConsole. They span such areas as sports, music, racing, puzzles, strategy and more! With fun titles like “Go Kart Go,” “Music Guess” and “Overcooked,” downtime within your vehicle, perhaps while waiting for your battery to charge, has never been this fun!

Expert feedback!

Executives with BMW and the AirConsole brand applaud this partnership, stating unequivocally that in-car entertainment just took one giant step forward.

“With AirConsole, we will leverage innovative technologies combined with a broad variety of fun and multiplayer games,” Stephan Durach, senior vice president of the BMW Group Connected Company Development, said. “This will make every waiting situation inside the vehicle, such as charging, an enjoyable moment.”

Added Anthony Cliquot, CEO of N-Dream, the company behind the AirConsole brand: “We are extremely proud to spearhead gaming inside vehicles with BMW and are excited to create new games for in-car entertainment. Our ingenious architecture coupled with the ease of access of our platform will change the way people get entertained in their vehicles.”

See what this unique gaming experience is all about! Casual games for both drivers and passengers alike not only foster friendly competition, but allow for a new way to pass the time while waiting for your vehicle to charge, for example, or when it is stationary for whatever reason. Simple as accessing a smartphone app, get your game on today!