It’s been almost two years since we first learned that Netflix was working on launching its own gaming service, though in reality his interest in playful designs comes from earlier. Recall that in 2018, for example, he released a virtual reality game based on his “Stranger Things” series. In 2019, it released “Bandersnatch”, an interactive episode of Black Mirror in which we could make decisions that affected the development of the story, and from time to time there were rumors that the company wanted to formalize this interest with a more concrete proposal.

Finally, in 2021, such interest was confirmed, albeit with a limited scope, as the original offer only included three games available only for Android and iOS. Since then, we’ve seen said catalog grow, though not in scale, although in October last year we had news that the company was considering creating its own cloud platform to make its games available, which should include triple And in which they work, they can achieve more devices.

So, as we’ve seen recently, Netflix executives seem to believe that including a game subscription service in the platform’s plans, without increasing their price, can be a necessary tool for to face competition that is fiercer every dayas well as the adverse effects of its policies on ending the use of shared accounts, which has a very negative impact on its image.

Now, as we can read on Engadget, Netflix has announced plans to add around 40 more titles to its mobile game library over the course of this year.. Although the company has yet to reveal which games will be available, it is expected that these will be exclusive titles on the streaming platform and that you will find some among them based on its content, which we have seen in the past. with Stranger Things. and that it would be a very smart move as it would provide a much more complete experience associated with its stellar titles.

In addition to expanding the library of mobile games, Netflix also confirmed this continues to work on its cloud gaming service. According to a report by The Verge, the company has been working on this new service for several years, but it is still in the early stages of development and there is no information on the expected date of its arrival for users. . Yes, we can say yes, the plan seems quite ambitious, as it aims to reach any device that can play Netflix content, according to what they say.