Whereas Google Stadia billed itself as a console replacement, Netflix is trying something else.
Netflix is pushing deeper into the world of video games.
It has55 new games in developmentand now ownsfive internal game development studios.
What’s next for Netflix’s big gaming push?
It could be a streaming service not unlike Google Stadia or Amazon Luna.
Netflix already releases games on mobile, but this new service would seemingly target those additional platforms.
“Stadia was a technical success.
It was fun to play games on Stadia.
It had some issues with the business model.
I look at the technology and say it worked,” Verdu said.
“For us, delivering games to your TV and your PC, it’s value add.
The hope is over time that it just becomes this very natural to play games wherever you are.”
That never happened, but there has been a resurgence in interest in gaming at Netflix of late.
Netflix Games offers members a catalog of mobile games for free, with no ads or microtransactions.
Netflix recentlyopened a new internal studio headed up by a former Overwatch and God of War veteran.
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