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Husqvarna has announced that an April 2024 update will allow users to play the Doom (classic) video game on their robotic lawn mowers.
Doom will only be playable on Husqvarna’s NERA series robotic mowers, via its onboard display and control knob.
Press the Start button to run forward, turn the control knob for left and right, and press the control knob to fire.
Here’s what they say:
In what we call “one hell of an update”, the software update will be released for download via the Husqvarna Automower Connect App. The decision to release the game to product owners follows the amazing response DOOM x Husqvarna robotic lawnmowers had at the gaming event DreamHack Winter 2023.
Husqvarna’s website suggests it will only be available in European markets.
There’s one more catch – it will only be playable during a limited time period, from April 9 thru September 9, 2024.
I had to check the calendar for this one. It’s March 1st, not April 1st. This looks legit.
Here’s their video announcement:
