Netflix has failed in its ‘gaming’ business: hardly anyone plays Netflix games
August 9, 2022
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Netflix, which officially entered the gaming world in November 2021, is currently with only 24 games maintenance. However, according to new information shared by the company official, the
Netflix, which officially entered the gaming world in November 2021, is currently with only 24 games maintenance. However, according to new information shared by the company official, the company plans to increase its presence in the gaming world by the end of this year. The way to make this possible is of course by increasing the number of games.
According to the information CNBC obtained from the Netflix official, the company It aims to increase the number of games in its catalog to 50 by the end of this year. While it is not yet known what new games they will be, it has been announced that a chess game called ‘Queen’s Gambit Chess’ will be named after the Queen’s Gambit series, which has been viral for a while.
There is a game, but is it being played?
Although Netflix continues to plan its development on the game side, the current table shows that the games within Netflix are not played much. These games, which are exclusive to Netflix subscribers, are the number of 221 million subscribers of Netfl’x, according to data from Apptopia. It is played by only 1.7 million, which is less than 1%.
On the other hand, previous statements by Netflix do offer an explanation on this issue. Leanne Loombe, head of Netflix’s gaming division, will be at work in June. have they knowingly allowed to stagnateshared that they are still doing tests on what members would like to play and that they are continuing to learn about this area. Netflix co-CEO and co-founder Reed Hastings also shared the following statement:
“We have to satisfy our members by having the best in the category. We have to be distinctive in that regard. There’s no point in just sitting there.”
Although Netflix’s view on the gaming side is “to offer the best or not” at the moment, it is not yet known what the effect of the loss of subscribers will be on the gaming side. The company this year 200 thousand in the first quarterin the second quarter almost 1 million subscribers lost explained.
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