Netflix is slowly including social options to its video games service

Netflix has added a gamertag system to a few of its video games, with extra social options apparently within the pipeline.

“Recreation handles”, a singular and public username, have been first noticed within the Netflix app by Steve Moser (later reported by Tech Crunch).

The launch of this characteristic occurred quietly final month and is at present solely accessible for a few of Netflix’s video games, together with Into the Breach, Mahjong Solitaire and Heads Up!. Solely letters and numbers can be utilized in handles, which will likely be displayed publicly whereas enjoying as an alternative of a profile icon and identify.

Tech Crunch additionally reported extra social options are talked about within the app’s code, particularly leaderboards and welcoming others to play collectively. Emma Roth of The Verge corroborated this in her report the place she examined the method of making a recreation deal with in-app, and located descriptions of how the leaderboard and invites could be utilized in tandem with recreation handles.

Each Tech Crunch and The Verge approached Netflix for remark. Netflix spokesperson Kumiko Hidaka confirmed to The Verge that the sport handles have been added final month, however was unable to make clear if they might be added to extra video games sooner or later. “We’re at all times trying to enhance our member’s [sic] expertise on the service,” Hidaka mentioned, “and are exploring totally different options to complement the Netflix cellular video games expertise.” Hidaka added that Netflix “haven’t got anything to share right now”.

Netflix’s video games service has but to take off. In the beginning of the month, it was revealed that less than one percent of subscribers engaged with the service every day.

Netflix has different video games associated choices – the various variations of video video games within the works, resembling Horizon Zero Dawn, BioShock, and the Cyberpunk 2077 anime. The corporate could also be hoping that these will bolster its subscriber count after a drop of 1 million between April and July.