如今,,Netflix正在計(jì)劃將其業(yè)務(wù)范圍擴(kuò)展到電子游戲領(lǐng)域,,并且聘請(qǐng)了一位曾經(jīng)擔(dān)任藝電公司(Electronic Arts)和Facebook公司高管的人士來主持這項(xiàng)工作——這是Netflix在影視業(yè)務(wù)之外的第一個(gè)重大舉措,具有里程碑式的意義,。
7月14日,,Netflix表示,麥克?韋爾杜將加入Netflix,,擔(dān)任游戲開發(fā)副總裁,,直接向首席運(yùn)營(yíng)官格雷格?彼得斯匯報(bào)工作。韋爾杜之前是Facebook的副總裁,,負(fù)責(zé)與開發(fā)人員合作,,將游戲和其他內(nèi)容引入Oculus虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)設(shè)備。
據(jù)知情人士透露,他們的想法是,,從明年起將在Netflix的流媒體平臺(tái)上提供電子游戲內(nèi)容,。這些游戲?qū)⒆鳛橐粋€(gè)新的類目,包含在當(dāng)前付費(fèi)訂閱的內(nèi)容中——類似于Netflix的紀(jì)錄片或脫口秀等欄目,。因?yàn)橛懻撌撬较逻M(jìn)行的,,所以這位知情人士不愿意透露姓名,但其表示,,該公司目前不打算對(duì)新內(nèi)容收取額外費(fèi)用,。
在彭博社(Bloomberg)報(bào)道該消息后,Netflix的股價(jià)在尾盤上漲3.3%,,至566美元,。截至7月14日收盤,該股在今年以來已經(jīng)上漲了1.3%,。
Netflix一直在尋找保持增長(zhǎng)勢(shì)頭的方法,,尤其是在美國(guó)等更為飽和的市場(chǎng)。該公司的嘗試包括開設(shè)兒童節(jié)目,、打造線上商店“帶貨”,,以及讓史蒂文?斯皮爾伯格為平臺(tái)爭(zhēng)取到更多大片。目前,,Netflix仍然遙遙領(lǐng)先于迪士尼+(Disney+)或HBO Max等一眾流媒體業(yè)的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手,,但在最近的季度報(bào)告中,新增的訂戶數(shù)量還是少于預(yù)期,。
進(jìn)軍游戲領(lǐng)域?qū)⑹荖etflix迄今為止最大膽的舉措之一,。有了韋爾杜的加入,該公司就擁有了一位曾經(jīng)在藝電公司開發(fā)出諸多大熱手游的高管——包括《模擬人生》(Sims),、《植物大戰(zhàn)僵尸》(Plants vs. Zombies)和《星球大戰(zhàn)》(Star Wars)系列游戲,。韋爾杜還在2009年至2012年之間擔(dān)任過游戲公司Zynga的首席創(chuàng)意官。
據(jù)知情人士透露,,Netflix將在未來幾個(gè)月內(nèi)組建其游戲團(tuán)隊(duì),。該公司已經(jīng)開始在其網(wǎng)站上打出“游戲開發(fā)”相關(guān)職位的招聘廣告。
視頻游戲?yàn)镹etflix提供了一條吸引新用戶的新路徑,,還提供了其直接競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手目前沒有的功能,。華特迪士尼(Walt Disney Co.)、美國(guó)電話電報(bào)公司(AT&T Inc.)旗下的華納媒體(Warner Media)和亞馬遜(Amazon.com)等流媒體平臺(tái)都可以觀看體育直播,,但它們都主要做視頻服務(wù),,沒有游戲。
最終,,此舉還可能還會(huì)讓Netflix在未來幾年里上漲訂閱價(jià)格顯得合情合理,。而且游戲服務(wù)還有助于推廣現(xiàn)有的節(jié)目,。
許多科技公司巨頭確實(shí)都一邊在視頻服務(wù)上發(fā)力,一邊也開始進(jìn)軍游戲業(yè),。蘋果公司(Apple)有一個(gè)名為Arcade的游戲平臺(tái),,還有提供原創(chuàng)視頻項(xiàng)目的TV+。但是玩游戲要另外收費(fèi),。
這一消息也讓一直試圖東山再起的電子游戲零售商GameStop的股票經(jīng)歷了一波震蕩,。它在7月14日的延時(shí)交易中下跌了10%。
iOS開發(fā)人員史蒂夫?莫澤對(duì)此展開過一項(xiàng)研究,,并將結(jié)果和彭博社共享,。研究結(jié)果表明,在該公司app的某些隱秘的文件中,,已經(jīng)顯露出Netflix有意進(jìn)軍游戲業(yè)的證據(jù),。
Netflix之前已經(jīng)授權(quán)了一些根據(jù)其影視改編的游戲,其中包括《怪奇物語》(Stranger Things),,但這項(xiàng)新計(jì)劃的范圍要大得多,。該知情人士表示,這家總部位于加利福尼亞州洛斯加托斯的公司尚未確定游戲開發(fā)戰(zhàn)略,。按照Netflix的典型行事風(fēng)格,,該公司可能會(huì)先從幾款游戲開始架構(gòu),然后慢慢推廣,。
互動(dòng)視頻節(jié)目
Netflix也很早就涉足交互式視頻了,,例如讓用戶自己選擇“下一步怎么走”的節(jié)目。這種形式的內(nèi)容包括《神偷卡門》(Carmen Sandiego)和《黑鏡》(Black Mirror)等,,但這些還不能夠完全算是真正意義上的電子游戲。
最近,,Netflix的兩位聯(lián)席首席執(zhí)行官里德?黑斯廷斯和泰德?薩蘭多斯就在與分析師的電話會(huì)議中表達(dá)了他們對(duì)進(jìn)軍游戲領(lǐng)域的興趣,。他們還將大逃殺射擊游戲《堡壘之夜》(Fortnite)視為競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手,以此制定爭(zhēng)取用戶的時(shí)間線,。
然而,,好萊塢的影視公司在電子游戲業(yè)務(wù)方面的發(fā)展卻歷盡坎坷。一些公司確實(shí)通過將影視版權(quán)授予游戲取得了很大成功,,華納兄弟影業(yè)(Warner Bros.)多年來也打造了一批熱門游戲項(xiàng)目,。
但是,全球最大的娛樂公司迪士尼卻在電子游戲領(lǐng)域碰壁,,慘淡經(jīng)營(yíng)多年之后,,不得不叫停大部分游戲業(yè)務(wù)。此后,,它就一直把重心放在將漫威(Marvel)和星球大戰(zhàn)系列的版權(quán)授給游戲公司上,。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
編譯:陳聰聰
如今,Netflix正在計(jì)劃將其業(yè)務(wù)范圍擴(kuò)展到電子游戲領(lǐng)域,并且聘請(qǐng)了一位曾經(jīng)擔(dān)任藝電公司(Electronic Arts)和Facebook公司高管的人士來主持這項(xiàng)工作——這是Netflix在影視業(yè)務(wù)之外的第一個(gè)重大舉措,,具有里程碑式的意義,。
7月14日,Netflix表示,,麥克?韋爾杜將加入Netflix,,擔(dān)任游戲開發(fā)副總裁,直接向首席運(yùn)營(yíng)官格雷格?彼得斯匯報(bào)工作,。韋爾杜之前是Facebook的副總裁,,負(fù)責(zé)與開發(fā)人員合作,將游戲和其他內(nèi)容引入Oculus虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)設(shè)備,。
據(jù)知情人士透露,,他們的想法是,從明年起將在Netflix的流媒體平臺(tái)上提供電子游戲內(nèi)容,。這些游戲?qū)⒆鳛橐粋€(gè)新的類目,,包含在當(dāng)前付費(fèi)訂閱的內(nèi)容中——類似于Netflix的紀(jì)錄片或脫口秀等欄目。因?yàn)橛懻撌撬较逻M(jìn)行的,,所以這位知情人士不愿意透露姓名,,但其表示,該公司目前不打算對(duì)新內(nèi)容收取額外費(fèi)用,。
在彭博社(Bloomberg)報(bào)道該消息后,,Netflix的股價(jià)在尾盤上漲3.3%,至566美元,。截至7月14日收盤,,該股在今年以來已經(jīng)上漲了1.3%。
Netflix一直在尋找保持增長(zhǎng)勢(shì)頭的方法,,尤其是在美國(guó)等更為飽和的市場(chǎng),。該公司的嘗試包括開設(shè)兒童節(jié)目、打造線上商店“帶貨”,,以及讓史蒂文?斯皮爾伯格為平臺(tái)爭(zhēng)取到更多大片,。目前,Netflix仍然遙遙領(lǐng)先于迪士尼+(Disney+)或HBO Max等一眾流媒體業(yè)的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手,,但在最近的季度報(bào)告中,,新增的訂戶數(shù)量還是少于預(yù)期。
進(jìn)軍游戲領(lǐng)域?qū)⑹荖etflix迄今為止最大膽的舉措之一,。有了韋爾杜的加入,,該公司就擁有了一位曾經(jīng)在藝電公司開發(fā)出諸多大熱手游的高管——包括《模擬人生》(Sims)、《植物大戰(zhàn)僵尸》(Plants vs. Zombies)和《星球大戰(zhàn)》(Star Wars)系列游戲,。韋爾杜還在2009年至2012年之間擔(dān)任過游戲公司Zynga的首席創(chuàng)意官,。
據(jù)知情人士透露,,Netflix將在未來幾個(gè)月內(nèi)組建其游戲團(tuán)隊(duì)。該公司已經(jīng)開始在其網(wǎng)站上打出“游戲開發(fā)”相關(guān)職位的招聘廣告,。
視頻游戲?yàn)镹etflix提供了一條吸引新用戶的新路徑,,還提供了其直接競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手目前沒有的功能。華特迪士尼(Walt Disney Co.),、美國(guó)電話電報(bào)公司(AT&T Inc.)旗下的華納媒體(Warner Media)和亞馬遜(Amazon.com)等流媒體平臺(tái)都可以觀看體育直播,,但它們都主要做視頻服務(wù),沒有游戲,。
最終,,此舉還可能還會(huì)讓Netflix在未來幾年里上漲訂閱價(jià)格顯得合情合理。而且游戲服務(wù)還有助于推廣現(xiàn)有的節(jié)目,。
許多科技公司巨頭確實(shí)都一邊在視頻服務(wù)上發(fā)力,,一邊也開始進(jìn)軍游戲業(yè)。蘋果公司(Apple)有一個(gè)名為Arcade的游戲平臺(tái),,還有提供原創(chuàng)視頻項(xiàng)目的TV+,。但是玩游戲要另外收費(fèi)。
這一消息也讓一直試圖東山再起的電子游戲零售商GameStop的股票經(jīng)歷了一波震蕩,。它在7月14日的延時(shí)交易中下跌了10%,。
iOS開發(fā)人員史蒂夫?莫澤對(duì)此展開過一項(xiàng)研究,并將結(jié)果和彭博社共享,。研究結(jié)果表明,,在該公司app的某些隱秘的文件中,已經(jīng)顯露出Netflix有意進(jìn)軍游戲業(yè)的證據(jù),。
Netflix之前已經(jīng)授權(quán)了一些根據(jù)其影視改編的游戲,,其中包括《怪奇物語》(Stranger Things),但這項(xiàng)新計(jì)劃的范圍要大得多,。該知情人士表示,,這家總部位于加利福尼亞州洛斯加托斯的公司尚未確定游戲開發(fā)戰(zhàn)略。按照Netflix的典型行事風(fēng)格,,該公司可能會(huì)先從幾款游戲開始架構(gòu),然后慢慢推廣,。
互動(dòng)視頻節(jié)目
Netflix也很早就涉足交互式視頻了,,例如讓用戶自己選擇“下一步怎么走”的節(jié)目。這種形式的內(nèi)容包括《神偷卡門》(Carmen Sandiego)和《黑鏡》(Black Mirror)等,,但這些還不能夠完全算是真正意義上的電子游戲,。
最近,Netflix的兩位聯(lián)席首席執(zhí)行官里德?黑斯廷斯和泰德?薩蘭多斯就在與分析師的電話會(huì)議中表達(dá)了他們對(duì)進(jìn)軍游戲領(lǐng)域的興趣,。他們還將大逃殺射擊游戲《堡壘之夜》(Fortnite)視為競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手,,以此制定爭(zhēng)取用戶的時(shí)間線,。
然而,好萊塢的影視公司在電子游戲業(yè)務(wù)方面的發(fā)展卻歷盡坎坷,。一些公司確實(shí)通過將影視版權(quán)授予游戲取得了很大成功,,華納兄弟影業(yè)(Warner Bros.)多年來也打造了一批熱門游戲項(xiàng)目。
但是,,全球最大的娛樂公司迪士尼卻在電子游戲領(lǐng)域碰壁,,慘淡經(jīng)營(yíng)多年之后,不得不叫停大部分游戲業(yè)務(wù),。此后,,它就一直把重心放在將漫威(Marvel)和星球大戰(zhàn)系列的版權(quán)授給游戲公司上。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
編譯:陳聰聰
Netflix, marking its first big move beyond TV shows and films, is planning an expansion into video games and has hired a former Electronic Arts and Facebook executive to lead the effort.
Mike Verdu will join Netflix as vice president of game development, reporting to Chief Operating Officer Greg Peters, the company said on July 14. Verdu was previously Facebook’s vice president in charge of working with developers to bring games and other content to Oculus virtual-reality headsets.
The idea is to offer video games on Netflix’s streaming platform within the next year, according to a person familiar with the situation. The games will appear alongside current fare as a new programming genre -- similar to what Netflix did with documentaries or stand-up specials. The company doesn’t currently plan to charge extra for the content, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private.
Netflix shares gained as much as 3.3% to $566 in late trading after Bloomberg reported the news. The stock had been up 1.3% this year through July 14’s close.
Netflix has been seeking ways to keep growing, especially in more saturated markets such as the U.S. That’s included building out its kids’ programming, opening an online shop to sell merchandise, and tapping Steven Spielberg to bring more prestigious movies to its lineup. The company remains well ahead of streaming rivals such as Disney+ or HBO Max, but it added fewer subscribers than expected in its most recently reported quarter.
Pushing into games would be one of Netflix’s boldest moves yet. In Verdu, the company has an executive who worked on popular mobile games at Electronic Arts, including titles in the Sims, Plants vs. Zombies and Star Wars franchises. He also served as chief creative officer for Zynga. between 2009 and 2012.
Netflix will be building out its gaming team in the coming months, according to the person familiar with the matter. The company has already started advertising for game-development related positions on its website.
Video games give Netflix another way to lure new customers and also offer something none of its direct competitors currently provides. Walt Disney Co., AT&T Inc.’s WarnerMedia and Amazon.com all have access to live sports, but they don’t have gaming within their main video services.
Ultimately, the move may make it easier for Netflix to justify price increases in coming years. Games also serve the purpose of helping market existing shows.
Many of the largest tech companies do sell gaming options in addition to their video services. Apple has a platform called Arcade for games -- as well as a TV+ service for original video projects. But it charges extra for the gaming.
The news jolted shares of GameStop, the video-game retailer that’s been attempting a comeback. It fell as much as 10% in extended trading July 14.
Evidence of Netflix’s plans to add games has already begun to appear in files hidden deep within the company’s app, according to research conducted by iOS developer Steve Moser that was shared with Bloomberg.
Netflix has previously licensed the rights to games based on its shows -- including Stranger Things -- but this new initiative is much larger in scope. The Los Gatos, Calif.-based company has yet to settle on a game-development strategy, said the person. In typical Netflix fashion, the company may start with just a few games and build from there.
Interactive shows
Netflix also has made earlier forays into interactive programming, such as choose-your-own-adventure-style shows. It created versions of programs like “Carmen Sandiego” and “Black Mirror” in that format, which stops short of being a true video game.
Netflix co-Chief Executive Officers Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos have shared their interest in pushing into gaming in recent calls with analysts. They’ve also identified the battle-royale shooter game Fortnite as a competitor for its customers’ time.
Still, Hollywood studios have a checkered history in the video-game business. Some companies have had a lot of success licensing their movies or TV shows for games, and Warner Bros. has created a handful of hit titles in-house over the years.
But Disney, the world’s largest entertainment company, shut down most of its in-house gaming operations after years of unsuccessful efforts. It has since focused on licensing Marvel and Stars Wars properties for games.