Pocket-lint Daily - PS5 in your Honda, Apple and Google UK investigation

Good morning. By Chris Hall | Tuesday November 22 2022 Good morning!  - If you're enjoying the email, why not get a friend to sign up too, so they can also be in the know? Get them to [sign up here.]( [Facebook]([Twitter]([Instagram]( [Website](  Future Honda electric cars could include PS5 gaming hardware HONDA What's happened? Honda and Sony announced a joint venture in March with the aim to build future electric vehicles together. Now it seems their endeavours could include PlayStation 5 gaming hardware as part of their entertainment systems. Why does it matter? Sony Honda Mobility, as the new firm is called, plans to release its first car in 2025 with Honda in charge of design and Sony the service and entertainment platform. As well as gaming, the aim is to focus on music and movies for a best-in-class in-car experience. What's my take? This might sound like the stuff of weird concepts that never make it into the real world. However, I actually have some experience of this already. When I drove the [Honda e]( at launch, the car manufacturer was really keen to point out that it had an HDMI input and a power plug, so you could connect a console. Akinori Myou, who led the interior design, wanted it to be as much like a lounge as possible - and smashed it out of the park. We're sure that Sony will want integrate the PlayStation experience, and from what I've seen previously from Honda, I'd expect it to be fully onboard.  Apple and Google to be investigated in the UK in relation to mobile browsers and cloud gaming POCKET-LINT What's happened? The UK's [CMA has announced]( that it's going to be investigating Apple and Google in relation to cloud gaming and browsers. It feels like round two of the Epic Games cases we've seen recently. Why does it matter? "We want to make sure that UK consumers get the best new mobile data services, and that UK developers can invest in innovative new apps," said Sarah Cardell, interim chief executive of the Competitions and Markets Authority. What's my take? Apple and Google dominate the mobile space, controlling most of the access from mobile devices to online services. There have long been complaints that the conditions imposed by those platforms hamper innovation and restrict customer choice. The big issue here is that Apple and Google want a big slice of revenue generated from mobile games and that might deter developers from offering services. We've already seen Epic Games battle this out with Apple in the courts and this is likely to be another ruling that points to conditions that stifle competition. 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