Netflix has added gaming features to its Smart TV app. Users can now use their phones as controllers to play games like Pictionary, Lego Party, and Tetris Time Warp on their TVs.
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Netflix launches gaming feature on Smart TVs
The phone will become the controller, a new Games Tab will be available in the app.
Titles like Pictionary, Lego Party and Tetris now on TV
Netflix has finally taken the step its users have been waiting for. Now, you can not only watch Netflix movies and series, but also play games on your Smart TV. The company has rolled out this feature with a major update, allowing subscribers to play games on their TVs using their phones as game controllers. This means Netflix is no longer just a streaming platform, but a complete entertainment hub.
According to Netflix, Smart TV users will now find a Games tab within the Netflix app where they can select and play games. The initial lineup includes popular titles like Lego Party!, Pictionary: Game Night, Boggle Party, Tetris Time Warp, and Party Crashers: Fool Your Friends. All of these games come with multiplayer support, making them possible to play with family or friends.
Netflix said that Boggle Party can play for up to eight players simultaneously, where you have to find words from a letter grid. Lego Party!, on the other hand, has small mini-games and gold-collecting challenges. Pictionary: Game Night is like the classic drawing game, now in digital form. Tetris Time Warp has players time-traveling to different eras to try to achieve high scores, and Party Crashers has players catching the fake player in the group.
launched its gaming segment four years ago, but games were limited to mobile apps at the time. Now, for gaming on smart TVs, the company has developed a dedicated Netflix Game Controller app, which is already available on iOS. Users can connect their phone to the TV and use it as a controller.
The company says that this update is not just a technical upgrade for Netflix, but a strategic move to move the platform beyond movies and series and towards interactive entertainment.
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