{"id":101301,"date":"2022-10-19T03:34:56","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T03:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/netflix-to-expand-into-cloud-gaming-opens-new-studio-in-southern-california-techcrunch\/"},"modified":"2022-10-19T03:34:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T03:34:56","slug":"netflix-to-expand-into-cloud-gaming-opens-new-studio-in-southern-california-techcrunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/netflix-to-expand-into-cloud-gaming-opens-new-studio-in-southern-california-techcrunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix to expand into cloud gaming, opens new studio in Southern California \u2022 TechCrunch"},"content":{"rendered":"
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Netflix VP of Gaming Mike Verdu dropped two bits of news about the streaming giant’s foray into games. Verdu said that Netflix is \u200b\u200b\u201cseriously exploring a cloud gaming offering.\u201d The company will also open a new gaming studio in Southern California.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s a value add. We’re not asking you to subscribe as a console replacement,\u201d Verdu said on stage. \u201cIt’s a completely different business model. The hope is over time that it just becomes this very natural way to play games wherever you are.\u201d<\/p>\n
Google’s Stadia and Amazon’s Luna have made the same play, attempting to peddle video games that people can play even if they don’t have an expensive gaming computer or coveted console. But these services have struggled to attain mainstream user adoption. Google recently said that it will shut down Stadia in January.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile Stadia’s approach to streaming games for consumers was built on a strong technology foundation, it hasn’t gained the traction with users that we expected so we’ve made the difficult decision to begin winding down our Stadia streaming service,\u201d Stadia VP and GM Phil Harrison wrote in a blog post.<\/p>\n
Verdu thinks these products struggled due to their business models, not the technology itself.<\/span><\/p>\n