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AGrand Theft Autogame might debut on Netflix in the foreseeable future, according to a newly surfaced report. The move itself would be a huge statement of intent forNetflix’s efforts to build out a premium gaming service.
The streaming giant’s first major foray into interactive entertainment started in July 2021, when the company hired former EA executive Mike Verdu to lead its newly formed gaming division. Since then,Netflix launched a mixture of original and licensed gamesvia its Android and iOS apps.
And while the company is continuing to ramp up its in-house development efforts, it also appears keen to keep bolstering its gaming catalog by licensing third-party titles. Namely, Netflix has recently been discussing plans to release aGrand Theft Autogame on its platform, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources familiar with the matter. Whether those alleged discussions could have already led to a licensing deal with Take-Two Interactive is unclear, with the report merely stating that Netflix is currently interested in adding a single entry from the franchise to its games catalog.
Even if that wasn’t the case, Rockstar itself already demonstrated that modernGrand Theft Autogames are very much playable on mobile by porting the first three 3D entries in the franchise to Android and iOS. Technical feasibility aside,Take-Two has historically been reluctant to take advantage of game subscription services, which casts some doubt over whether the publisher would be willing to embrace Netflix as a distribution platform for any singleGrand Theft Autogame. Then again, doing so would be far from unprecedented, not least because several entries in the franchise likeGTA:San Andreas - The Definitive EditionandGTA 5previously made their way to Xbox Game Pass.
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