Netflix has revealed that it’s kicked off beta testing for a new cloud gaming feature on its service, which will work across compatible TVs as well as Windows and Mac computers via the Netflix website.
Right now, testing is happening in the US and Canada with a “small number” of participants on TVs, but will be rolling out to browsers over the following weeks. The two games featured are Oxenfree and Molehew’s Mining Adventure, with players controlling the games via smartphone app. The devices that Netflix currently has the service working on are Amazon Fire TV Streaming Media Players, Chromecast with Google TV, LG TVs, Nvidia Shield TV, Roku devices and TVs and Samsung Smart TVs.
“We’ve been focused on creating a great gaming experience for our members since 2021 when we added mobile games to Netflix. Our goal has always been to have a game for everyone, and we are working hard to meet members where they are with an accessible, smooth, and ubiquitous service. Today, we’re taking the first step in making games playable on every device where our members enjoy Netflix — TVs, computers, and mobile,” Netflix said in its press release.
“By making games available on more devices, we hope to make games even easier to play for our members around the world. While we’re still very early in our games journey, we’re 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 has just published a sequel to Oxenfree in Oxenfree II: Lost Signals, which we reviewed and scored an 8.5/10, saying “What impresses me the most about Lost Signals is how it takes everything Oxenfree did and dials it up, delivering a bigger story within a grander, still familiar, framework that keeps player choice at the centre of it all. Riley’s story is a brilliant footnote to the strange things that have returned to plague small town Oregon once more.”
