Netflix is implementing gamertags.

Author

SB

Date

Aug, 29.2022

Netflix is testing with gamertag-like handles that users may create and make public while playing its mobile   games, according to mobile developer Steve Moser. Users ought to be able to recognise other users by their handles, invite them to play games, and see where they stand on leaderboards as a consequence. You can  use the feature after updating your Netflix app and downloading Into the Breach and Mahjong Solitaire. In both games, Netflix provides the option to create and manage the game handle linked to the player's own Netflix account. In the same way that you have to be unique when creating your gamertag (or community username for any other gaming website), Netflix will check your game handle after you've entered it.

The in-app language informs you when you generate your handle for the first time that "Your game handle is a unique public name for playing games on Netflix." Your profile icon or name won't be visible to anybody else (Emma). You can switch your game handle at any time.

By choosing the "Learn More" option from the menu, you may find out how to utilize game handles to invite and play with other members. It will also "show you where you are on leaderboards" and let you know whether specific players are online in order to foster a sense of social interaction inside its games. Because there were no choices for checking leaderboards or inviting friends when I tried out the new feature, it's conceivable that this feature isn't available now.

Netflix first started offering games in November, but they haven't exactly taken off. Just 1% of Netflix subscribers, or around 1.7 million users, play the service's games on a regular basis, according to statistics from app tracking company Apptopia, which was recently quoted in a CNBC article. Netflix wants to have 50 games in its library by the end of 2022 after purchasing Heads Up!, which is well known by the  fans of The Ellen Degeneres Show. As Netflix strives to get its dwindling subscriber base back on an upward track, its games might become more important, coupled with a new ad-supported tier and potential password sharing restrictions