Netflix takes innovative leap and begins testing game streaming

In recent years, streaming services have been gaining increasing space in the industry, gaining surprising notoriety and revolutionizing the way we consume media entertainment. Their growth intensified after the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, the migration to digital media has occurred exponentially.

However, not only the streamings became famous; video games have experienced colossal growth in the last decade, currently becoming one of the main products of world entertainment.

Of course, large companies would not miss the opportunity to unify these two modalities into one, reaching an even wider audience and taking the offer of new experiences to a new level.

Considering this scenario, Netflix recently announced that it will expand its horizons beyond the films and series in its catalog, making games available directly on users’ TVs.

Netflix begins testing game streaming and revolutionizes the market

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You games The games available on the platform are not exactly new, since there were already versions for smartphones. However, the company recently revealed that its games can be accessed on both computers and Smart TVs.

So far, only a few users in Canada and the United Kingdom have been introduced to the new feature since last Monday, August 14. However, there is nothing stopping it from being released to the rest of the world in the very near future.

How will access to the games work?

Subscribers to the platform’s services will be able to access the games from the company’s website or compatible browser, and are available for: Roku TV, Chromecast Google TV, Samsung and LG Smart TVs, NVIDIA Shield TV and devices with Amazon Fire TV or Walmart ONN. However, there is no compatibility with devices from Apple.

Additionally, games can be controlled via an application available for download on smartphones and tablets, transforming these devices into controllers.

According to Mike Verdu, Netflix’s vice president of gaming, availability on multiple platforms has the potential to further democratize access to games. There is still no date for worldwide release. Even so, the service’s adoption is moving towards a promising future for the company.