Special report | Distribution
Battles over streaming break out for video games
Streaming subscriptions have revolutionised music and television. What will they do to games?
In an airy Los Angeles office with a view of the Hollywood sign, Netflix executives are plotting the next stage of their streaming strategy. The company is the leader in digital streaming of video, with 230m subscribers paying for access to its huge online library of films and TV shows. But now Netflix is looking into whether it could stream something else: video games.
This article appeared in the Special report section of the print edition under the headline “The new streaming wars”
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