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Netflix Now Testing Integrated Mobile Games in Poland

Netflix earlier this year confirmed plans to get into mobile gaming, and now the company is testing its gaming experience with Netflix users in Poland.

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Netflix's Polish Twitter account today tweeted that the Android Netflix app in Poland is offering access to "Stranger Things 1984" and "Stranger Things 3," two mobile game options.

According to NetflixGeeked, the games are included with a Netflix membership and feature no ads or in-app purchases, similar to how Apple Arcade works. The games are downloaded directly to a mobile device from Netflix and are not streamed from the Netflix app.

As noted by CNET, the games that are being offered have been available for a few years outside of the Netflix app and were created in partnership with Netflix for the second and third seasons of "Stranger Things."

Back in July, Netflix said that it considered gaming to be another new content category, similar to its expansion into original films, animation, and unscripted television.

With its expansion into mobile gaming, Netflix will compete directly with ‌Apple Arcade‌, Apple's $4.99 per month gaming service that allows users to access hundreds of ad-free games on the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV.

Given that the two games Netflix is experimenting with are already existing titles, we may need to wait for some time to see where Netflix plans to take its mobile gaming feature in the future.

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Top Rated Comments

sw1tcher Avatar
61 months ago

Sounds like Netflix just wants to copy Apple and Apple's business model.
Sell crappy games? :p
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
61 months ago

Sounds like Netflix just wants to copy Apple and Apple's business model.
It’s a tough job being Apple nowadays. Everyone wants a scoop of their ice cream 🍨.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
contacos Avatar
61 months ago
Will Apple even allow this or will they demand a copy of each game to review it?
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
61 months ago
Good that users will not have to pay anything extra to get access
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
MacBH928 Avatar
61 months ago

It’s a tough job being Apple nowadays. Everyone wants a scoop of their ice cream 🍨.
Not really
they are kind of like in last place when it comes to:
-SmartSpeakers
-VideoGames
-Streaming service
-Digital/Smart assistant
-I do not know where the Apple TV stand between Rokus, FireSticks, Chrome boxes

Software:-
-I think hardly anyone use Pages and Numbers
-I have no idea if Photos app, GarageBand, iMovies are as popular as they were mid 2000's
-Safari is like the least capable browser between FireFox, Brave, Chrome, and Edge.
-I think Final Cut Pro is no longer a main video editing software for Pros which seem to prefer AVID and Premiere but idk.
-I am pretty confident that Keychain password manager is the worst compared to: 1password, EnPass, Bitwarden, even Strongbox I must say
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
cuiver Avatar
61 months ago

Sounds like Netflix just wants to copy Apple and Apple's business model.
This is just another way of self promotion to reach their target audience (Stanger Things games to bring attention for the series), not really a push to sell games per se.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)