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Sony reveals price for its first car 'Afeela' that comes with an built-in PS5

Sony has officially unveiled its first-ever car called the 'Afeela,' which comes jam-packed with a bunch of gadgets and an in-built PS5.

www.tweaktown.com

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We caught our first glimpses of the Afeela exactly a year ago at CES 2024. With the Afeela still in its infancy, Sony took to the stage, highlighting the vehicle's design, entertainment capabilities, and, of course - AI integration features.

The division of labor between the two brands was simple: Honda built the architecture, and Sony took care of the tech. Fast forward a year to CES 2025, and we've taken a closer look at the technical features in Sony's answer to Tesla. What's among them is impressive - AI-enhanced self driving, screens that span the entire dashboard, Sony's signature noise-cancelling technology, a 'media bar' allowing you to display messages on the front bumper.

But the most important of all: is being able to play Baldur's Gate 3 on your commute through your on-board PlayStation 5. Sony did not specify exactly how, and where the console is accessed. However, one would assume it's through one of the many large screens located on the interior.

Sony's introduction into the electric vehicle market is exactly as you'd expect: visually stunning, with incredible sound, and packed with gadgets. For a brand we've come to associate with gaming consoles, televisions, and headphones, it's certainly fitting that these competencies are pulled together in this package.

The Afeela 1 will be made available in mid 2026, with prices for the Afeela 1 Origin, and Afeela 1 Signature, starting from $89,900 and $109,900, respectively.

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[LectureMaster]

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Sony reveals price for its first car 'Afeela' that comes with an built-in PS5

 

[adamsapple]

Gunning for Draugoth's crown, are we?

 

[Yerd]

Afeela lika I don'ta want it.

 

[Kilau]

Not even a Pro?

 

[adamsapple]

Not even a Pro?

When they remaster Afeela.

 

[LectureMaster]

Gunning for Draugoth's crown, are we?

 

[Unknown?]

Typical for an EV. Electric sucks, will never go back! Maybe hydrogen.

 

[Kotaro]

the thread title.....

 

[The Pleasure]

The car gives me these types of vibes

 

[diffusionx]

it'd be cool if you could use the dualsense to drive the car like the oceangate sub

 

[LectureMaster]

it'd be cool if you could use the dualsense to drive the car like the oceangate sub

Surprise surprise

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

I can see a few GUFU members buying this thing.

 

[Kataploom]

So I can play while I drive? That's great

 

[Orpheus]

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Sites will often append the article URL to anything copied and paste from the page.

Fixed.

 

[LectureMaster]

Sites will often append the article URL to anything copied and paste from the page.

Fixed.

Thanks Orpheus! Could you add the missed S to "ony" in the title as well? lol

 

[Quasicat]

…and no Car Play. I’m out.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Not even a PS5 Pro.

Guess they really cut corners to hit their price point.

 

[ResilientBanana]

A ps5 that can handle extreme heat and cold?

 

[Salz01]

Sony, I don’t want your TV shows, I don’t want your cars… I want more games. Diversify your games. Release some shit.

 

[PSYGN]

The design looks so generic and uninspired.

 

[GigaBowser]

should call it queen lartifa ahah

 

[Radical_3d]

Gunning for Draugoth's crown, are we?

LectureMaster. Not writing master.

 

[Hari Seldon]

Omg that interior looks like straight trash. Like concord they are 5 years too late with this design.

 

[ReBurn]

That's cybertruck money

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Afeela this won't do so good

 

[nowhat]

That's cybertruck money

...but seems like an actual usable car, so there's that.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Afeela this won't do so good

Not everyone can dine on prime rib in disposable containers 50USD production.

 

[poppabk]

Meh, meh, meh, wait a second, hello
".. a 'media bar' allowing you to display messages on the front bumper."
I need this for my commute.

 

[mckmas8808]

Typical for an EV. Electric sucks, will never go back! Maybe hydrogen.

Hydrogen?....




Electric is the future.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Afeela Deez Nuts

 

[Cyberpunkd]

But the most important of all: is being able to play Baldur's Gate 3 on your commute through your on-board PlayStation 5.

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That sounds like a perfectly reasonable and safe thing to do that will not get abused in any way, shape or form.

 

[Rentahamster]

Afeela? Who's in charge of naming this shit lol.

 

[EviLore]

 

[Randall365]

Hopefully you press L2 and R2 for launch mode. Does Astro Bot make noises when you steer?

 

[Allandor]

Ah.. Not another with digital mirrors. This is such a waste as the mirrors do almost nothing for the range. Instead they just introduce new problems (dirty/wet cameras, only work when the software works, lag, ...). It is much cheaper, effective and easier to just use classic mirrors.

Why so many screens? Also such a waste.

And an integrated PS5? Is this upgradeable to a ps6 or must I buy a new car in a few years?

And well I don't understand why to integrate such gaming devices into a car. Just creates additional problems.

Also there must be more physical buttons in a car to directly get something done. I have a id.3 and I really miss buttons to blindly control some functions. I must always look on the display if the desired action was a success. I really don't understand why they banned physical buttons since Tesla did it. Yes it looks cooler, but you need more attention to activate something which means less attention for the street. Also those actions just need longer.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

The design looks so generic and uninspired.

So fits right in into the rest of their current portfolio?

 

[MayauMiao]

Does it require monthly PSN+ subscription to get it to work?

 

[Killer8]

Actually looks good for a modern car in a world of over-designed rubbish

 

[sono]

When can we try it in GT7

Don't like the steering "wheel"

 

[xrnzaaas]

The pricing of this car will easily kill the project. If you're asking around 100k for an EV your car should feel special. Lucid managed to do that.

Not to mention they're pushing a bs subscription service on top of the ridiculous price.

 

[Cakeboxer]

Those rims are uglier than the PS5, otherwise not a bad design.

 

[RayBoy]

 

[Z O N E]

I won't lie... I LOVE those side mirror cameras and how large they are and I think more cars should start doing it like that going forward, the only gripe is what is going on with the size of the bezels of the displays.

I actually like it.

 

[Ronin_7]

That's expensive.

Wonder if EVs will really be the future, I've seen many friends avoiding those in favor of hybrid or petrol.

 

[NewYork]

I know it and you know it. Every 64 times you turn on this car for some reason left "mirror" won't turn on. And every 128 times middle "mirror" won't turn on, and you will have to reboot the car. Oh, and every 1024 times you have to manually reboot with a switch under the hood. And once every 8 months you will enter your car to find a system message on all screens that it attempted to update firmware during the night, but lost the connection, and now you must perform some system maintenance.

 

[Darchaos]

Imagine buying a car 2025 and its not even having a ps5 pro, omegalul. Will buy the ps6 car 2029 though

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

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Sony reveals price for its first car 'Afeela' that comes with an built-in PS5

Que oferton!!!

 

[SkylineRKR]

That's expensive.

Wonder if EVs will really be the future, I've seen many friends avoiding those in favor of hybrid or petrol.

In Europe they're going down. Because they just raised the taxes on them, I read its right now even more expensive per km han a car with petrol. These taxes are weight based, and those batteries alone are like 400 kilograms. Not to mention the environmental question of what to do with retired vehicles and their batteries? And what about the Lithium needed for these products?

Also, with electric you usually get less mileage, and then you need to charge a good time. With petrol you load up and continue. This causes other problems like people charging between 4 and 9 causing overload on the network. Or those asshats that keep their car hooked up to a public charger all night.

These vehicles are a scam really.

 

[MMaRsu]

What the fuck???

Are they sure it has enough screens to distract you while driving?