In 5 Years, Will Netflix Still Be In Gaming? Here’s What The CEO Said

Netflix has been experimenting with video games for a while, but is the streaming giant going to eventually drop out of gaming? That's the question Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw put to Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos at the Screentime event this week.

Regarding whether Netflix will still host games in five years, Sarandos said, "I think so." He said Netflix's push into mobile gaming was "a gateway to cloud gaming," which is something Netflix is "much more interested in."

Netflix hosts a variety of mobile games, including Red Dead Redemption, Sonic Mania Plus, and RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch, just to name a few. The games are included with a Netflix membership and have no ads. Netflix also hosts streaming games that can be played on your TV, and they are more family- and party-focused.

Netflix's gaming ambitions have bounced around over the years. At one point, the company wanted to make big, AAA games, and hired some big names to get it done. …