---
title: "Elon Musk Plays Cyberpunk 2077 on Tesla’s In-Car Console"
description: "Elon Musk finaly showed off the new Tesla Model S Plaid playing the game \"Cyberpunk 2077\" during a brief demo event on Thursday."
date: "2021-06-11"
modified: "2021-06-11"
authors:
  - name: "Dan Robitzski"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/danrobitzski"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-cyberpunk-2077-tesla"
categories:
  - "Advanced Transport"
  - "Elon Musk"
  - "Future Society"
  - "Tesla"
  - "The Industrialists"
tags:
  - "elon musk"
  - "gaming"
  - "tesla"
  - "the digest"
  - "transportation"
---

# Elon Musk Plays Cyberpunk 2077 on Tesla’s In-Car Console

![Elon Musk finaly showed off the new Tesla Model S Plaid playing the game "Cyberpunk 2077" during a brief demo event on Thursday.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cyberpunktesla.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: CD Project / Futurism\</em\>*

## Grand Reveal

Tesla CEO Elon Musk finally made good on a big promise he'd made at the [beginning of the year](<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1354618772586426368>): that the [Tesla Model S Plaid](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-quarter-mile-record>) would be able to play the notoriously graphics-intensive game "[Cyberpunk 2077](<https://futurism.com/elon-musk-strong-opinions-about-cyberpunk-2077>)."

Now, half a year later, Musk briefly showed off the vehicle's onboard infotainment console running the game, [as spotted by *The Verge*](<https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/11/22529210/tesla-model-s-plaid-cyberpunk-demo-ps5-performance>). During a [livestreamed demo event](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUmkbzQ-BS0>), Musk compared the car's gaming capabilities to that of a PlayStation 5, which he says will be crucial in a future with fully-autonomous vehicles roaming the streets.

"There's never been a car that has state of the art computing technology, state of the art infotainment where this is literally at the level of a PlayStation 5," Musk said. "This is actual PlayStation 5-level performance… yes it can run Cyberpunk. It’s high frame rate, it will do 60fps with state-of-the-art games."

## $130,000 Gaming Rig

The new Model S has a graphics card with 10 teraflops of computing power — just barely falling short of the PS5's 10.28, according to *The Verge*. But the power difference is actually larger, since the car's tech will also be responsible for other car-related things instead of being dedicated entirely to gaming.

Still, alongside a Tesla-branded game controller that was also revealed at the demo, the automaker seems to be taking gaming seriously. And there's reason for that beyond the novelty. As *The Verge* notes, Musk believes that a car's entertainment offerings will become a crucial part of the driving experience, not unlike in-flight movies on an airplane.

"If you think about the future of where the car is often in autopilot or full self-driving mode, then entertainment is going to become increasing\[ly\] important," he said.

You can watch the whole event here — Musk starts talking about the PS5 around the 23 minute mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUmkbzQ-BS0

**READ MORE:** [Elon Musk demos Cyberpunk 2077 on new Tesla infotainment system with ‘PS5-level performance’](<https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/11/22529210/tesla-model-s-plaid-cyberpunk-demo-ps5-performance>) \[*The Verge*\]

**More on Tesla:** *[Tesla's Model S Plaid Breaks the Quarter-Mile Record at 152 MPH](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-quarter-mile-record>)*

## Author
Dan Robitzki is a senior reporter for Futurism, where he likes to cover AI, tech ethics, and medicine. He spends his extra time fencing and streaming games from Los Angeles, California.

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