Streaming giant Netflix shared a blog post and announced a limited beta test to a small number of members in Canada and the UK on select TVs. The test will include PCs and Macs through Netflix.com on supported browsers in the next few weeks.
Currently, two games are available for testing; Oxenfree from Night School Studio, which was acquired by Netflix in 2021, and Molehew’s Mining Adventure. The blog post states, “This limited beta is meant to test our game streaming technology and controller and to improve the member experience over time. Games on TV will operate on select devices from our 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. Additional devices will be added on an ongoing basis.”
To play the games on TV, Netflix is also introducing a controller app that can be downloaded on phones. Members on PCs and Macs can play on Netflix.com with a keyboard and mouse.
Netflix has been very active in gaming since its launch in 2021. The streaming giant acquired several studios in addition to its own studios last year. Netflix also is reportedly developing a Dark Souls anime series based on the events of the first game in the series. Netflix has actively developed video games into both live-action and anime series.
