Netflix tests idea of expanding gaming service to televisions

Code hidden within Netflix’s app includes references to games played on TVs, signalling that such a plan is in motion. The code also mentions using phones as video-game controllers. — Photo by Thibault Penin on Unsplash

Netflix Inc is working to bring its nascent video-game service to television sets for the first time, moving beyond smartphones and tablets in a sign of its growing ambitions.

Code hidden within Netflix’s app includes references to games played on TVs, signalling that such a plan is in motion. The code also mentions using phones as video-game controllers.