The company said it would start testing its games across more devices, such as TVs and computers, apart from mobile phones where Netflix's games run today. Tests begin today in Canada and the UK with a "limited number" of Netflix subscribers who will get the chance to test the games on their TVs. The tests will then roll out over the coming weeks to PCs and Mac computers through Netflix.com using supported browsers.

The tests will feature two games: the first, "Oxenfree," from Night School Studio, the studio he bought in 2021; the second is Molehew's Mining Adventure, a gem-mining arcade game.

The games can be played on select devices from Netflix's initial partners: Amazon Fire TV Streaming Media Players, Chromecast with Google TV, LG TVs, Nvidia Shield TV, Roku devices and TVs, Samsung Smart TVs, and Walmart ONN. Surprisingly missing is Apple TV, which has a TV-based gaming strategy of its own through apps from its App Store.

It says more will be added over time, but it won't comment on which might appear later.
The launch last week of an iPhone controller app that lets games appear on TV suggested that actual testing could be just a matter of weeks away.

Today, Netflix is confirming that is indeed so, noting it's now formally launching a controller "that we already have in our hands most of the day—our phones."

The controller app reads a QR code displayed in the Netflix app on the TV to connect to the game.

Meanwhile, the games on PCs and Macs will be played by keyboard and mouse.

The company claims that within the limited beta, it is going to test its game-streaming tech and the controller and work to further improve the user experience.

According to the company blog, with games available on more devices, we hope to make games even easier to play for our members around the world, said Netflix VP of Games Mike Verdu. "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," he added.

This autumn the streamer signaled its ambitions to enter cloud gaming when Verdu told the crowd at our TechCrunch Disrupt event that the company was exploring such a service. He also indicated the company would open a new gaming studio in Southern California, led by Chacko Sonny, who was previously executive producer on Overwatch at Blizzard Entertainment.

According to Verdu at that time, however, "PlayStation on Xbox," didn't put Netflix and Microsoft in the same space of each other.

"It's a completely different business model," he added. "The hope is over time it just becomes this very natural way to play games where you are.".

Apart from 16 currently under production in its own studios, the streamer has scheduled 40 in total that will be launched this year, and 70 others through its partners. It has released 70 mobile titles since the company began to venture into gaming late in November 2021.