Netflix Starting the first public tests of its cloud-streamed games. Some customers started from Monday Netflix Will be able to test games in Canada and UK Netflix Streamed to select TVs, connected TV devices and the web Netflix.com.
In a blog post, Mike Verdue, vice president of gaming Netflix, characterized it as a “limited beta test” for “a small number of members”, so not all customers in Canada and the UK will have access right away. While this initial release is small, it marks a potentially pivotal moment for gaming ambitions Netflix.
The company first introduced mobile game offers as a free benefit to customers in November 2021 As of now, the company’s titles are only available here iOS y Android. By bringing games to TVs and web browsers via cloud streaming, consumers will potentially be able to play titles Netflix In many other places, and it also means this Netflix You can start competing for TV and computer play time. The two games available right now are the first “Oxen free” (Made by Night School Studios, which Netflix now owner) and a new title “Mining Adventures of Molehew“, which Verdu describes as a “gem mining arcade game”.
When you play games on TV, you control the games using your smartphone. inside AndroidControl is available through application NetflixMeanwhile in iOS, you’ll need to download a special control app, spokeswoman Chrissy Kelleher told The Verge. If you have access to games on the web, you play them with a mouse and keyboard There are connected TVs and TV devices that will support the games Netflix For now:
Reproducible Multimedia Amazon Fire TV.
Chromecast with Google TV.
TV LG.
Nvidia Shield TV.
Roku TVs and Devices.
Smart TV Samsung.
Walmart is on.
Verdu promises that more devices will be added “on an ongoing basis.” I haven’t tried any of the streamed games Netflix Personally, so I can’t vouch for how it actually feels to play them. Given the long experience Netflix In streaming video, I suspect things work quite well. However, any streaming issues will be much more annoying in a video game when you’re watching an episode Stranger Things.
Even if there are some problems, I bet Netflix It’s okay with that; He’s obviously starting small to give himself room to fix any initial problems. And since Netflix Cloud sees gaming as “value added”, which is close to its approach Microsoft Its a failed strategy Google for Stadia, I guess you don’t need cloud gaming to work perfectly out of the box. its customers Netflix They can always go back to any of their 70 mobile games if they want.
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Editor’s note: I still believe that this cannot be the future… or I want to believe that it is not the future of gaming. It might capture an audience that isn’t part of today’s market, but I’ve never played its game NetflixMore than when I wanted to try Minecraft By Telltale.
