In Netflix They are very clear that one of the bets for the future is to consolidate their video game service. The titles present in the streaming service are only accessible through the application for mobile devices, but the company wants to bring them to televisions and PCs.
Thanks to TechCrunch Disrupt, we learned that Netflix is ”seriously exploring a cloud gaming offering.” This has been recognized by Netflix’s vice president of games, Mike Verdu, who explains that “it is an added value. We are not asking people to subscribe as a replacement for a console.”
According to him, we are talking about a “completely different business model. The hope is that over time it will become this very natural way to play wherever you are“Although we have examples of this type of service such as Amazon Luna or Stadia, with the future closure confirmed, Verdu believes that the key to success lies in which model to adopt.
“Stadia was a technical success. It was fun to play on Stadia. It had some problems with the business model, for sure,” says the person in charge. Although it is true that the technology would allow playing on other devices such as PCs and televisions, the truth is that It is not clear that Netflix will offer its own controller to play.
Finally, the company has revealed that a second internal study will be established in southern California after the one that opened in Helsinki recently. In total, we are talking about five developers for Netflix and in this case we will have Chacko Sonny, former executive producer of Overwatch, at the helm. Up to 14 games are in development to land on Netflix in the future.