I was about to say, this sounds like a classic tax dodge. Start developing a ton of games, drop 8 of them come next year to make the charts look nicer for the shareholders, maybe release 1 game 3 years down the line.

[–] somegadgetguy@lemdro.id 8 points 10 months ago

I love the folks who just say "ugh shitty mobile games", but the hook is like Apple Arcade. If my 8 year old wants to play a shitty gem swap game, there are two on Netflix with all mocrotransactions removed. Plus: Into the Breach TMNT Shredder's Revenge + DLC Dust and Neon The GTA Definitive Games just went live Football Manager 2024 Asphalt Extreme Dead Cells Queens Gambit Chess Before Your Eyes Lego Legacy: Heros Unboxed Reigns Three Kingdoms Bloons TD6

So yeah, there are a bunch of mediocre "cute" games, but also some fun classics like cut the rope or world of goo. The point is, I'm already paying for Netflix, so these games are fun time wasters that won't gouge me or my kid for gem packs or in game currency. Like Netflix used to be for DVD, it can also be the "last life" for a good PC or console game. I wouldnt pay for Netflix for these, but they're nice to have while we still do pay for a single screen sub.

[–] FoundTheVegan@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Wait, what?! 😂 Okay, so is this gonna be a cloud based thing, because how stadia was so successfull? Or are these going to be downloaded apps? Or just stand alone choose your own adventure like black mirrors bandersnatch?

On its website, Netflix says by the end of the year it'll have 86 games for subscribers to play. This includes the recently announced Grand Theft Auto Trilogy - Definitive Edition off the back of the first trailer for GTA 6.

Or are they gonna mail me a disc for gta again? Lol I'm genuinely so confused what this will eventually look like.

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They have games for Android already and you actually download the games; you don't stream them. Notice that this article doesn't specify whether these 10 games are for mobile or PC, though....

[–] FoundTheVegan@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Orly?! I had no idea! And also... no interest in actually looking into those games or buying Netflix again.

Thanks for the clarification! ♥ 💕

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

Some of them are just good games where Netflix is publishing them on mobile. I got both Bloons TD6 and Into The Breach through Netflix.

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

So......11 games? I hate how press releases like this say "over" a certain number rather than just telling us the actual number.

[–] DontMakeMoreBabies@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

Nobody wants this.

[–] scottywh@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

I bet they're all shitty mobile games.

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Are these 10 mobile games? Last I went on Netflix all they had was mobile garbage.

edit: looks like GTA is on there so maybe there will be something decent

[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nobody even knows they have games anyways

[–] rubicon@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

To get on the way of whatever I'm trying to watch apparently

[–] obinice@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

but how do I play the games on my old TV, that's the only place I watch netflix.

[–] SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

There’s some you play on iOS already. For example storyteller and Into the Breach. It basically checks that you have a Netflix account and then you can play the game.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

They have games on Netflix already that you play using your TV remote. They're basically just choose your own adventure books, but in a TV show/movie format instead of a book.

There is also old crap like Doodle Jump, too, on other services that work on a TV using your remote.