It appears to be like like Netflix is trying to get into the world of cloud gaming, as a current job itemizing is on the lookout for somebody to assist its cloud gaming service.
Netflix has roughly tackled the world of movie and tv, however with acquisitions like Night School Studio and Boss Fight Entertainment, and a number of video games out there by way of the service now, it is clear that the leisure service is trying to broaden its horizons. And these horizons seem to incorporate cloud gaming, as famous in a current job itemizing that references such (thanks, NME).
“We are on the lookout for a rendering engineer to assist our cloud gaming service,” reads the job itemizing. “In this position, you’ll assist optimise the rendering of video games so we are able to render a number of video games on our cloud gaming home equipment. You may even help with the event of SDKs to allow recreation builders to reach writing high-quality video games for the Netflix cloud video games ecosystem.”
It’s not significantly shocking that Netflix is heading in direction of cloud gaming, contemplating streaming is its complete deal. The doubtless scenario is that it desires its video games playable on as many platforms as potential, as cloud gaming would let gamers play on their TV, quite than simply on cellular which Netflix subscribers are presently relegated to.
While Netflix could be making an attempt its hand at gaming, apparently lower than one per cent of subscribers really play its video games every day, which does not bode nicely for the foray presently. However, if it follows the trail that Microsoft is taking with Xbox Cloud Gaming, by bringing the service on to Samsung TVs, eliminating the necessity for a console in any respect.
Even although nobody is enjoying Netflix’s video games, they actually ought to, as a result of they’re really fairly good, and figuring out what corporations are like when one thing would not work out precisely the way in which they need it, these video games won’t be round perpetually.
