According to a report from Bloomberg, Netflix is looking to get into video games.
Though plenty of questions remain and nothing is locked down and certain at this stage. The company has hired former Electronic Arts and Zynga executive Mike Verdu to lead its efforts in this area as its vice president of game development, the report said.
“The idea is to offer video games on Netflix’s streaming platform within the next year,” Bloomberg reported, citing a source close to the situation.
The report goes on to say that Netflix is looking to expand its gaming team in the coming months, and some game development positions are already listed on Netflix’s careers page. Netflix has been involved with games before, through licensing deals like the one for its Stranger Things game, but Bloomberg reported that this deal is much larger in scope. Also, it’s still early days. The report said Netflix has yet to settle on a game development strategy. In typical fashion, the company may start with just a few games and build from there.
The Bloomberg report had no information on how users will play these games or what might be available. Netflix previously said it had no plans for a game-streaming service.