The latest development on Netflix centers on its new password-sharing crackdown and its shutdown of its DVD rental service, but the company is also looking into launching more games for its latest focus. Netflix Games recently claimed that it will add as many as 40 new games coming this year, slowly inching its number to as many as 100 titles offered in the service.
Still, this comes alongside the massive rumors behind its game streaming service that would soon feature smartphones appearing as controllers to play games on TVs and PCs.
Netflix Games is Adding 40 New Titles to its Library in 2023
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Netflix's Q1 2023 Earnings Interview was streamed hours ago, and apart from its future development of new shows and shutting down the DVD rental service, the company is also looking to expand its games division. Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters has unveiled what it has in store for the public this year and claims that there are more games to enjoy soon.
Forty new titles will arrive to the company's Netflix Games offers via the mobile platform, and it would add to its already extensive library that offers 55 titles to enjoy.
Last year was not entirely successful for Netflix as a CNBC report claims that only one percent of its subscribers have used the games feature available on the app.
Still, Netflix Games remain headstrong and looks to improve more of what it offers for mobile.
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Netflix Games: Cloud Venture for TV, PC Coming?
Apart from Netflix Games expanding its library, there would be another push to improve the company's streaming platform to feature new titles and experiences adept for the TV and PC. This remains a development over at Netflix, but it was already corroborated by two executives from the company that it is indeed developing a cloud-based game streaming, to use smartphones as controllers.
It is yet to be announced when this feature is coming from the company.
Netflix and its Focus on Gaming
Netflix Games came as a surprise to the public when it was released, and initial rumors behind it center on allowing the company's app to stream games on different platforms. However, it was not much of a success as it centered on mobile games, centering on the arcade titles which it previously offered, along with new additions to its library.
This is not yet the end of the line for Netflix though, as there were previous claims of the wider availability to different platforms it will center on a new cloud experience that would bring it to televisions and computers.
Reports also swirled in the idea of Netflix developing an AAA-rated PC shooting game to arrive, as evidenced by its search for a new games director to lead the charge.
Gaming and streaming are now synonymous thanks to cloud experiences from different companies like Ubisoft, Xbox, PlayStation, Amazon Luna, and more. Netflix Games is not backing down from the fight, as the company is looking to expand its library for more mobile experiences to arrive, but it does not stop there, as the rumors behind its cloud venture are still going strong.
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