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> Available exclusively for Netflix members. Wat, why? I have a Netflix subscription, and I find this infuriating. Just let me pay for the damned game and kee

by donatj 3y ago

> Available exclusively for Netflix members. Wat, why? I have a Netflix subscription, and I find this infuriating. Just let me pay for the damned game and keep it.

tiedieconderoga 3y ago
The funny thing is, World of Goo was already released this way on Android, and the old version still works fine offline. Too bad it's no longer available on the Google Play store.
tantalor 3y ago
Netflix has a ton of games, if you've never noticed. https://help.netflix.com/en/node/121442 https://help.netflix.com/en/node/121442 It's a membership perk.
- yamtaddle 3y ago
  ... I had no idea this existed. I've been a member since the DVD days (with a couple brief interruptions—and I'll probably re-cancel again pretty soon, until something gets me back in for a while)
- epiccoleman 3y ago
  Wow, I was pretty skeptical but there are a few titles on here that are really good. Into The Breach is great, and I'm looking forward to trying it as a phone game. I also discovered Poinpy, which is by the creator of Downwell, and is a ton of fun. Also Moonlighter, which I've been wanting to try for a while. This is honestly pretty a cool subscription perk.
Gigachad 3y ago
Probably the Android equivalent to Apple Arcade. I know one dev who released their game on Apple Arcade and had said that the exclusivity deal is too good to reject. It isn't viable to sell the app stand alone because people just don't buy apps anymore. But bundling it in to an existing subscription works because you get paid regularly and don't have to convince users to buy anything which is a hard task.
- no_butterscotch 3y ago
  Do you know roughly how much the dev made from his game? What was the payment structure like?
  - ido 3y ago
    That stuff is all NDA. But Netflix pay for games like they for TV/movies. Upfront and a hefty sum.
lern_too_spel 3y ago
For the same reason they won't let you pay for a movie and keep it. It's a worse business to be in.

by donatj 3y ago

> Available exclusively for Netflix members. Wat, why? I have a Netflix subscription, and I find this infuriating. Just let me pay for the damned game and keep it.

tiedieconderoga 3y ago

The funny thing is, World of Goo was already released this way on Android, and the old version still works fine offline. Too bad it's no longer available on the Google Play store.

tantalor 3y ago

Netflix has a ton of games, if you've never noticed. https://help.netflix.com/en/node/121442 https://help.netflix.com/en/node/121442 It's a membership perk.

yamtaddle 3y ago
... I had no idea this existed. I've been a member since the DVD days (with a couple brief interruptions—and I'll probably re-cancel again pretty soon, until something gets me back in for a while)
epiccoleman 3y ago
Wow, I was pretty skeptical but there are a few titles on here that are really good. Into The Breach is great, and I'm looking forward to trying it as a phone game. I also discovered Poinpy, which is by the creator of Downwell, and is a ton of fun. Also Moonlighter, which I've been wanting to try for a while. This is honestly pretty a cool subscription perk.

Gigachad 3y ago

Probably the Android equivalent to Apple Arcade. I know one dev who released their game on Apple Arcade and had said that the exclusivity deal is too good to reject. It isn't viable to sell the app stand alone because people just don't buy apps anymore. But bundling it in to an existing subscription works because you get paid regularly and don't have to convince users to buy anything which is a hard task.

no_butterscotch 3y ago
Do you know roughly how much the dev made from his game? What was the payment structure like?
- ido 3y ago
  That stuff is all NDA. But Netflix pay for games like they for TV/movies. Upfront and a hefty sum.

lern_too_spel 3y ago

For the same reason they won't let you pay for a movie and keep it. It's a worse business to be in.