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Title: Netflix Launches New Controller App for iPhone in Preparation for TV Game Expansion Post by: HCK on August 10, 2023, 04:05:04 pm Netflix Launches New Controller App for iPhone in Preparation for TV Game Expansion
Netflix today released a Netflix Game Controller (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/netflix-game-controller/id6447582581) app, which is designed to allow users to play Netflix games on their TV sets. The App Store (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/app-store/) description says the Game Controller app will pair with a TV for playing Netflix games using an iPhone (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/iphone/). (https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2023/02/Netflix-Smaller-2.jpg) As of right now, Netflix games are limited to the ‌iPhone‌ and iPad (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad/), with no option to play them on the Apple TV (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-tv/) or other TV platforms. The app doesn't do anything right now, but it says that games available for the TV will be "coming soon to Netflix." The app features a directional button on the left side of the ‌iPhone‌'s display, along with A, X, Y, and B action buttons on the right side of the display. Netflix first began offering games (https://www.macrumors.com/2021/11/09/netflix-games-ios-launch/) in 2021, and there are now more than 50 titles available. Access is included in the Netflix membership, with no additional fees or in-app purchases. Some of Netflix's games (https://help.netflix.com/en/node/121442) include Tomb Raider, Stranger Things, Bloons TD 6, World of Goo, Exploding Kittens, Heads Up, and Cut the Rope. Last October (https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/netflix-cloud-gaming-confirmed), Netflix game development VP Mike Verdu said that the company was "very seriously exploring a cloud gaming offering," and it could be that Netflix is ready to launch a gaming service that would make its content playable on TV sets.<div class="linkback">Tag: Netflix (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/netflix/)</div> This article, "Netflix Launches New Controller App for iPhone in Preparation for TV Game Expansion (https://www.macrumors.com/2023/08/08/netflix-game-controller-app/)" first appeared on MacRumors.com (https://www.macrumors.com) Discuss this article (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/netflix-launches-new-controller-app-for-iphone-in-preparation-for-tv-game-expansion.2398116/) in our forums Source: Netflix Launches New Controller App for iPhone in Preparation for TV Game Expansion (https://www.macrumors.com/2023/08/08/netflix-game-controller-app/) |