Subj : Netflix is running tests to bring video games to your PC, Mac and
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Aug 15 2023 10:30:04

Netflix is running tests to bring video games to your PC, Mac and TV

Date:
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 09:07:14 +0000

Description:
Netflix is rolling out a limited beta test to certain members to try out game 
streaming on more devices.

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Netflix is experimenting with the idea of bringing video games to more 
platforms via a limited beta test, which is currently accessible to select 
members in Canada and the UK. 

Video games were added to Netflix back in 2021 - right now, every paying 
Netflix member, regardless of their subscription tier, can get free access to 
a plethora of titles, including Oxenfree and its recently released sequel, 
Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals , Before Your Eyes , and Teenage Mutant Ninja 
Turtles: Shredders Revenge . However, up to this point, they were only 
playable on mobile devices. 

Announced yesterday (August 14) by the vice president of games at Netflix, 
Mike Verdu, a small number of Netflix members in Canada and the UK can 
currently try out playing Oxenfree and Molehews Mining Adventure on select 
TVs thanks to a limited beta, which aims to test out Netflixs game streaming 
technology and controller. The controller? Your mobile phone. 

Initially, TV gaming will operate solely on select devices. Right now, that 
includes Samsung Smart TVs, Roku devices (and TVs), LG TVs, Chromecast on 
Google TVs, Walmart ONN, NVIDIA Shield TVs, and Amazon Fire TV streaming 
media players. More will be added to that line-up in the future, however. 

Whats more, in coming weeks, the limited beta test will expand to supported 
browsers on PC and Mac, where members will be able to play the titles using a 
mouse and keyboard. 

By making games available on more devices, we hope to make games even easier 
to play for our members around the world, Verdu wrote in a post via Netflix 
Newsroom. While were still very early in our games journey, were excited to 
bring joy to members with games. We look forward to hearing feedback from our 
beta testers and sharing more as we continue on the road ahead. 

Netflix hopes that the test will ultimately improve the member experience 
over time. 

 If youre into mobile gaming, be sure to take a look at our selection of the 
best Android games available right now. You can also peruse our list of the 
best PC games .



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/netflix-is-running-tests-to-bring-video-games
-to-your-pc-mac-and-tv


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