Is Netflix Making Video Games Soon? Insiders reveal unexpected information

If insiders are to be believed, Netflix appears to be interested in video games.

Maybe there will be a subscription for games soon.

When it comes to streaming, Netflix * has long been considered one of the most successful platforms with millions of subscribers.

But the competition is growing: data analysts assume that Disney + could overtake the top dog in terms of user numbers.

To stay relevant, Netflix has to be creative.

So how about opening up a completely new industry?

The technology magazine

The Information

claims to have learned that the streaming service would like to occupy a management position in order to start an expansion into the field of video games.

Several insiders are said to have confirmed these details.

But what exactly can you imagine under games from Netflix?

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initial assumptions

about this as well

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Is Netflix Making Video Games Soon?

These could be the streaming service's plans

In order to fill the vacancy, Netflix is ​​said to have approached well-known veterans of the video game industry recently, reports

The Information

.

The company's future plans are likely to invest more money in games.

By the way, video games from Netflix are not entirely new: there was already a game for the hit series “Stranger Things” in the past.

The Information

suggests that the streaming service might consider an Apple Arcade-style game bundle.

This is a subscription service for games.

Users pay a monthly fee to be able to access a large number of exclusive games.

For example, Netflix would have the ability to publish additional games in addition to other films and series in-house productions.

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Netflix and Games?

Resistance is therefore to be expected

Should Netflix plan a subscription service for games, there could be problems with Apple and Google.

Futurezone

magazine

assumes that the streaming service would create an app that in turn offers games as apps.

The new Netflix app would have to be available for iOS and Android in the Apple and Google stores in order to reach as many people as possible.

Since the two companies market their own games, there would be a conflict of interest.

So it remains to be seen what a video game expansion of Netflix will look like in the end - if it takes place at all.

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