{"id":10509,"date":"2022-11-23T18:14:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T18:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/23\/netflix-wants-to-make-a-triple-a-pc-shooter\/"},"modified":"2022-11-23T18:14:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T18:14:13","slug":"netflix-wants-to-make-a-triple-a-pc-shooter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/23\/netflix-wants-to-make-a-triple-a-pc-shooter\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix wants to make a ‘triple-A’ PC shooter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Netflix, that thing you only have thanks to a parent’s or ex’s password, is getting into the “triple-A PC game” business. That’s according to a job listing for a game director<\/a> on the company’s website, which also hints that the game Netflix has in mind will be a live service shooter.<\/p>\n

Spotted by MobileGamer.biz<\/a>, Netflix’s preferred candidate is an Unreal Engine maestro with “extensive experience” in live service games. They’ll also know all about “social systems […] both cooperative and competitive” and, preferably, have experience of working on “FPS and\/or Third Person Shooter games.” I don’t know about you, but I feel like I could write a preview of this game right now and have it be like 70% accurate.<\/p>\n

Intriguingly, Netflix says its ideal hire “will be able to create, ship and run a game without any competing design constraints due to monetization”. That suggests that, much like the company’s mobile games, its “triple-A PC” offering will be free of microtransactions. Maybe that’s to be expected based on Netflix’s track record, but it’d be an unexpected move from a live service game.<\/p>\n

As MobileGamer also points out, another listing for a lead engineer<\/a> specifically references a project to build a “3rd person action RPG.” It’s not totally clear if that’s the same game referred to in the director listing, but it would make sense based on what we already know.<\/p>\n

Beyond that, there’s not much we can divine from the job listing. There’s just the usual job ad pablum: Netflix wants a game director who’s aligned with its core values and who can “synthesise” Netflix’s “unique advantages” into a “massively successful game.” So don’t even think about applying if you can only synthesise Netflix’s unique advantages into a moderately<\/em> successful game, buster.<\/p>\n

Netflix has been branching out more and more into gaming recently. It established its first in-house studio<\/a> last September and says it’s “seriously considering” cloud gaming<\/a>. And why not? I suppose a little more competition in the games industry is never a bad thing. Hopefully this one works out better than Amazon’s F2P shooter Crucible<\/a>. Just please, please don’t make me have to install another bloody launcher.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[#item_image]Netflix wants to make a ‘triple-A’ PC shooter<\/p>\n

Netflix, that thing you only have thanks to a parent’s or ex’s password, is getting into the “triple-A PC game” business. That’s according to a job listing for a game director<\/a> on the company’s website, which also hints that the game Netflix has in mind will be a live service shooter.<\/p>\n

Spotted by MobileGamer.biz<\/a>, Netflix’s preferred candidate is an Unreal Engine maestro with “extensive experience” in live service games. They’ll also know all about “social systems […] both cooperative and competitive” and, preferably, have experience of working on “FPS and\/or Third Person Shooter games.” I don’t know about you, but I feel like I could write a preview of this game right now and have it be like 70% accurate.<\/p>\n

Intriguingly, Netflix says its ideal hire “will be able to create, ship and run a game without any competing design constraints due to monetization”. That suggests that, much like the company’s mobile games, its “triple-A PC” offering will be free of microtransactions. Maybe that’s to be expected based on Netflix’s track record, but it’d be an unexpected move from a live service game.<\/p>\n

As MobileGamer also points out, another listing for a lead engineer<\/a> specifically references a project to build a “3rd person action RPG.” It’s not totally clear if that’s the same game referred to in the director listing, but it would make sense based on what we already know.<\/p>\n

Beyond that, there’s not much we can divine from the job listing. There’s just the usual job ad pablum: Netflix wants a game director who’s aligned with its core values and who can “synthesise” Netflix’s “unique advantages” into a “massively successful game.” So don’t even think about applying if you can only synthesise Netflix’s unique advantages into a moderately<\/em> successful game, buster.<\/p>\n

Netflix has been branching out more and more into gaming recently. It established its first in-house studio<\/a> last September and says it’s “seriously considering” cloud gaming<\/a>. And why not? I suppose a little more competition in the games industry is never a bad thing. Hopefully this one works out better than Amazon’s F2P shooter Crucible<\/a>. Just please, please don’t make me have to install another bloody launcher.<\/p>\n

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