Netflix bevestigde officieel hun plannen om videogames op hun service aan te bieden in een aandeelhoudersbrief waarin wordt bevestigd dat Netflix zich in de “vroege stadia” van deze nieuwe onderneming bevindt.
Volgens de brief zal Netflix zich in eerste instantie richten op ‘games voor mobiele apparaten’ en komen ‘zonder extra kosten’ voor de service.
Netflix gaat videogames doen
We’re also in the early stages of further expanding into games, building on our earlier efforts around interactivity (eg, Black Mirror Bandersnatch) and our Stranger Things games. We view gaming as another new content category for us, similar to our expansion into original films, animation and unscripted TV.
Games will be included in members’ Netflix subscription at no additional cost similar to films and series.
Initially, we’ll be primarily focused on games for mobile devices. We’re excited as ever about our movies and TV series offering and we expect a long runway of increasing investment and growth across all of our existing content categories, but since we are nearly a decade into our push into original programming, we think the time is right to learn more about how our members value games.
Nou, we zullen moeten afwachten wat dit inhoudt voor het consolelandschap.
