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Can Netflix Finally Deliver the Netflix of Games?

Alex S. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "The idea of game streaming on demand is clearly something many have tried but none have quite gotten right. Well, enter a new contender – one that has a lot of history in content streaming. So can they do it? Can Netflix finally deliver the Netflix of games?"

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NeoGamer2321020d ago

LOL

I have a Netflix subscription and more and more I am asking myself why have a Netflix subscription? Never mind if they got into gaming too. Netflix used to always get the latest movie releases by all movie publishers, but now that they have their own content, that has decreased a lot, and I watch Netflix less and less.

darthv721020d ago

the latest release thing changed about at least 3-4 years ago... maybe more. when studios were wanting retail to have a crack at selling new releases before hitting streaming and on demand services. i remember when WB, Paramount, universal (etc) instituted a 28 day delay on new releases. Especially to Netflix. People (myself included) would time it just right to get the latest release on release day and watch (some would pirate) and then return.

That obviously was cutting into the sales of the releases and the studios werent getting any more than they were contracted to get through netflix. So... they agreed to start withholding from the service to give retail (and their bottom line) a chance to make some $$ before they went into streaming. That was around the same time Netflix started investing into their own production companies and making their own content.

I only got back into netflix when making a murder hit the service and stayed for such hits as stranger things and of course the tiger king.

brewin1020d ago

Dont they need some kind of exclusive games for this to work? They have a LOOOOONG way to go to catch GamePass. GP is already the Netflix equivalent for gaming.

Knightofelemia1020d ago (Edited 1020d ago )

The Netflix subscriptions will go up in price if Nextflix jumps on board. Also there will also be licensing issues Netflix in the States is better then Netflix Canada because of stupid license issues. And if you want me to pay a subscription fee for a game I want it across the board not locked out because of some dumbass license issue. God I hate Canadian Netflix which is why I very rarely use it.

darthv721020d ago (Edited 1020d ago )

I stated this in another thread but on the subject of price increases... it has not gone up to the extent people think. in actuallity what they do is create new tiers that offer more features than an existing tier. Like currently there is a basic, standard and premium tier for streaming and each one differs from the next based on quality of content (SD or HD) and number of concurrent streams supported (1, 2 or 4). They didnt have that many before but added them over time.

The introduction of games, if it is successful, would more than likely not raise the price of the basic or standard tiers but instead be focused on the premium tier. Or quite possibly they would create sub tiers between them. Like a basic/game tier for $9.99 (basic is 8.99) or a standard/game tier for $15.99 (standard is $13.99) and a premium/game tier for $19.99 (premium is 17.99)

They wouldnt force people to pay more if they dont use that portion of the service, hence why they would create a new plan. Over the course of Netflix history, they have only raised their price twice and each time was $1 while at the same time introducing those new tiers (such as adding streaming when they initially were disc to home). So it isnt always only one way to go... they do provide options. You can even still get disc to home in different tiers.

https://www.businessinsider...

Knightofelemia1020d ago

You must not have tried out Canadian Netflix then and see what are subscription price is

darthv721020d ago

Yeah... sorry Im not Canadian.

plmkoh1019d ago

Subscriptions can piss off

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Gamescom Latam 2024 has just announced its finalists for the latam BIG Festival event

"The most important games event of Latin America, gamescom latam, has unveiled the finalists for its flagship award ceremony, the gamescom latam BIG Festival, which celebrates the best in the global market of games." - Gamescom.

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Helldivers 2: How to Link Steam and PlayStation Network Accounts

This article explains how to link your Steam and PlayStation Networks accounts, which is becoming a must for Helldivers 2.

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How Many More Victims, Like Garry's Mod, Will Nintendo's Hurtful Crusade Create?

Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."

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RiseNShine2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.

gold_drake2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.

nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.

people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly

mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.

zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.

nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.

its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.

but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.

Inverno2d ago

Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.