Netflix goals to double the variety of titles out there on its subscription service with almost 90 video games in improvement for the platform, says the corporate’s VP of video games Mike Verdu.
In a weblog put up, Verdu stated 40 video games had launched on Netflix this yr, together with Soccer Supervisor 24 Cellular, Storyteller and the upcoming drop of Grand Theft Auto Trilogy – The Definitive Version.
The yr additionally noticed the launch of the agency’s first two internally developed video games: Evening Faculty’s Oxenfree II: Misplaced Alerts and Boss Battle Leisure’s Netflix Tales: Love is Blind
By the tip of the yr, the corporate may have 86 video games out there to Netflix subscribers, with almost 90 extra on the way in which.
“Playable on each system”
Whereas Netflix’s gaming efforts have largely targeted on cellular, Verdu stated the corporate had already taken “step one in direction of our long-term imaginative and prescient to make video games playable on each system by rolling out a check for video games on TV and computer systems within the US, UK and Canada”.
“We’ll proceed to roll this expertise out to different international locations and add new video games to check as we go,” he added.
Verdu additionally stated that Netflix not too long ago up to date how video games curation works on its service, surfacing extra personalised suggestions to subscribers – a technique already employed for its different leisure choices.
“As we develop our video games choice and extra members play our video games, these suggestions will evolve and enhance over time,” he stated.
As Netflix heads into 2024, Verdu highlighted quite a lot of titles set for launch subsequent yr. These embrace Spry Fox’s Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit, Tilting Level’s FashionVerse, Greenheart Video games’ Sport Dev Tycoon and Sega’s Sonic Mania Plus. Different titles on the way in which embrace Hades, Katana Zero, Monument Valley 1 and a couple of, The Rise of the Golden Idol and extra.
Netflix can also be engaged on video games primarily based on its movie and TV content material, equivalent to Tremendous Evil Megacorp’s Insurgent Moon title and a brand new sport primarily based on its hit Squid Sport IP.
