Netflix Expands Gaming Horizon, Beta Test Launches on TVs and Computers

Netflix Inc NFLX is amid efforts to make its games available on more devices, including TVs, computers, and mobile. The streaming giant added mobile games to Netflix in 2021.

The company launched a limited beta test to a few members in Canada and the U.K. on select TVs starting and on PCs and Macs through Netflix.com on supported browsers in the next few weeks. 

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Netflix zeroed in on two games to be part of this initial test: Oxenfree from Night School Studio, a Netflix Game Studio, and Molehew's Mining Adventure, a gem-mining arcade game. 

Netflix rolled out a smartphone controller app to play the games on TV. Members on PCs and Macs can play on Netflix.com with a keyboard and mouse.

Games on TV will operate on select devices from its initial partners, including Amazon Fire TV Streaming Media Players, Chromecast with Google TV, LG TVs, Nvidia Shield TV, Roku devices and TVs, Samsung Smart TVs, and Walmart ONN. 

The vast majority of Netflix games are available on mobile devices. Interestingly, the company has expressed interest in expanding beyond iOS and Android. 

Reportedly, it plans to release games based on its hit franchises like Squid Game, Wednesday, Extraction, and Black Mirror, and it had discussions with Take-Two about licensing a match from the Grand Theft Auto series.

Sony Group Corp's SONY Playstation and Microsoft Corp's MSFT Xbox helped them dominate the gaming arena.

A lot has been happening in the gaming space. Microsoft completed the $69 billion acquisition of American video game company Activision Blizzard after winning the U.K. regulator's approval last week.

Price Action: NFLX shares traded higher by 0.05% at $361.01 premarket on the last check Tuesday.