It looks like we can expect a lot more games on Netflix, as the platform currently has over 80 of them in development.
At this point, it’s pretty clear that Netflix hasn’t quite figured out video games yet. Sure, it’s dominated the film and television industry for years, and while it’s made some moves to make its mark on the gaming industry, like acquiring Night School Studio, the creators of Oxenfree 2 (which of course you can play on Netflix), there’s also been a free-to-play Sonic game, one of the best roguelite games, and more, but I wouldn’t say that most people aware of Netflix’s attempt to become a gaming serviceAs part of the company latest earnings informationwhile Netflix co-CEO, president and CEO Gregory Peters discussed the company’s plans for gaming and how it wants to grow the division (thanks, Eurogamer).
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Netflix is clearly moving pretty brisk on narrative games right now, and Peters said they’re “easier to build. And we’re putting them in a narrative hub that we call Netflix Stories.” Peters added that starting this month, in July, Netflix aims to “launch about 1 new title per month on Netflix Stories, and that’s incredible IP like Emily in Paris and Selling Sunset. And we have a lot more, including very different types of games, that are coming out in the coming quarters and years.”
Netflix’s other co-CEO, president and CEO, Ted Sarandos, also spoke about how Netflix can serve fandom through its games, saying, “I think the idea of taking a show and giving a superfan a place to be in between seasons and even beyond that, to be able to use the game platform to introduce new characters and new storylines or new plot twists, now you can do those things and then they can materialize in the next season or in a movie sequel.”
That sounds like a pretty bold ambition, though I’m not overly confident that something like that will work – remember Defiance? Still, there are a lot of really good games you can play through Netflix already, so I hope there are more that add a little bit of value to your dollar, especially considering how often it raises prices.
