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Netflix to add video games to its streaming library | KitGuru According to Bloomberg, Mike Verdu is joining Netflix as Vice President of Game Development. Previously, Verdu worked at Facebook/Oculus to bring games and content to VR headsets. He also previously had a stint working at EA. Now at Netflix, he will be accelerating Netflix’s plans to get games showing up on the streaming platform. One source claimed that Netflix is looking to be able to stream video games to customers within the next year. Rather than launching a separate service for gaming, Netflix’s video game offerings will apparently appear alongside other ‘new programming’, like new TV shows and movies. Netflix is also not currently planning to charge extra for a video game tier, although that could change by the time this launches. There is also the chance that Netflix raises its subscription price again for all tiers to compensate for investing in this new content medium. I suppose I am interested if this will cause the price of the service to go up.
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
2021/07/15 05:14:27
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They might want to ask Google how that Stadia service is going for them...?... 
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
2021/07/15 05:48:54
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aka_STEVE_b
They might want to ask Google how that Stadia service is going for them...?...
Haha. I tried stadia when it launched. Returned within a week :/
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
2021/07/15 20:43:24
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I wonder what the cost delta is going to be?
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
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graysenwright
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They might want to ask Google how that Stadia service is going for them...?...
Haha. I tried stadia when it launched. Returned within a week :/
to be honest the issue just exist if you play stadia on PC, if you use chromecast and stadia controller the delay is non existing and games are smooth
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
2021/07/17 07:09:25
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Jax_2121
I wonder what the cost delta is going to be?
especially; given that Netflix prices increases every year
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
2021/07/24 12:53:01
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I feel like they’re pretty far behind in the video game department. Maybe too far
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
2021/08/10 10:20:18
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I believe that's great news!
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
2021/08/10 11:26:39
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that is interesting, although I doubt I would use it
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
2021/08/10 13:25:49
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So they want to compete with Microsoft and it's gamer pass for PC? Good Luck
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
2021/08/10 16:08:16
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does bandersnatch count as a "game" to netflix?
how much interaction does it take for something to be a game
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
2021/08/13 05:11:34
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Kinda excited to find out exactly what this means. Hopefully we don't just get a bunch of "Netflix original" games...
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
2021/08/14 12:34:36
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lol, maybe it'll brick 3090s.
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
2021/08/16 15:56:10
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This should be interesting.
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
2021/08/16 17:33:46
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If it's something akin to the Microsoft game-pass this'd be fantastic! Though somehow I doubt it.
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
2021/08/17 17:32:20
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Competition! Let them fight each other and lower the price
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
2021/08/30 02:50:18
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Streaming is interesting but most people prefer local I think :)
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
2021/09/01 11:11:13
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It will be interesting to see what the plan is for this. For the PC and consoles you of course have easy controls. If they plan to include a TV remote we might be looking at older arcade games or Bluetooth controller support which would be needed for more modern games since Netflix is built into most modern TV's and cable boxes as well as streaming sticks. It really though comes down to the games that they offer since for no price increase I am likely to check it out. In my mind if they can get past the need to own a PC or console then they might do well since they stream to millions of devices and that comes down to the way we control the games.
post edited by Hoggle - 2021/09/01 11:14:21
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
2021/09/06 04:48:14
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Netflix wants to become an all in one media shop through its online portal. To be successful, they’ll need to modify their app to be more useable instead of that muddled mess which is currently used to narrow your view of the catalog.
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
2021/09/09 07:08:04
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Interested to see how this turns out. I have boycott Netflix though so I probably won't be going back just for some game streaming.
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Re: Netflix to add video games to its streaming library
2021/09/10 09:20:33
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I've been curious to see how this works out. So many playwrights have been snapped up by streaming networks to write for new content, and just last week I heard of two playwrights getting jobs writing for games. Content creation is a booming field.
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