Is Netflix's Move Into Gaming a Sign Its Best Days Are Over?

Motley Fool2021-07-29

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) gave investors a lot to chew on in its second-quarter earnings report. The company beat its own guidance for subscriber additions, but it disappointed with lower-than-expected ...

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EATDREAMLIVE
2021-07-29
EATDREAMLIVE
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GuSen
2021-07-29
GuSen
Imagine hotels & hospitality sector adopting Netflix as their default room entertainment instead of some crappy movie channels such as HBO, AXN & Star Movies cos it is cheaper than the latter. This would bring a new meaning to ‘Staycation’ if gaming and entertainment combined, in light of all the travel restrictions.
- JCBL:
  yes, so there is still room for growth other than gaming...but gaming do carry more potential, just look at EA and Blizzard..so it might be a good move as a few hit titles can make tons of money..
AcidIce
2021-07-29
AcidIce
From movies to gaming, then later to gambling? The company just want crowds of fools to sign up with him, cheaply. It doesn't cost much to only host movies, doing nothing more than that. Netflix is another OVER Priced company that is worth LESS than it is!!
mark01bravz
2021-07-29
mark01bravz
With Netflix expansion into gaming, it will be a future behemoth that's for sure
tungleh
2021-07-29
tungleh
I am not in the preference to see how people play their games, haha... But I still like the movies n drama available in there. Hehe.
peng321
2021-07-29
peng321
With herd immunity and movement allowed, screen time will be reduce..everyone is looking forward to step out
- gunsonfire:
  Bye bye netflix. Just unsubscribed too

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The company just want crowds of fools to sign up with him, cheaply. It doesn't cost much to only host movies, doing nothing more than that. Netflix is another OVER Priced company that is worth LESS than it is!!","listText":"From movies to gaming, then later to gambling? The company just want crowds of fools to sign up with him, cheaply. It doesn't cost much to only host movies, doing nothing more than that. Netflix is another OVER Priced company that is worth LESS than it is!!","text":"From movies to gaming, then later to gambling? The company just want crowds of fools to sign up with him, cheaply. It doesn't cost much to only host movies, doing nothing more than that. Netflix is another OVER Priced company that is worth LESS than it is!!","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/808904402","repostId":2154927641,"repostType":4,"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":808063917,"gmtCreate":1627544965839,"gmtModify":1703492042025,"author":{"id":"3568769977321272","authorId":"3568769977321272","name":"mark01bravz","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/a5b7674da5bdda08c302399c7d276a6c","vip":1,"crmLevel":6,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"authorIdStr":"3568769977321272","idStr":"3568769977321272"},"htmlText":"With Netflix expansion into gaming, it will be a future behemoth that's for sure","listText":"With Netflix expansion into gaming, it will be a future behemoth that's for sure","text":"With Netflix expansion into gaming, it will be a future behemoth that's for sure","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/808063917","repostId":2154927641,"repostType":4,"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":808085752,"gmtCreate":1627544569676,"gmtModify":1703492035844,"author":{"id":"3581840130059040","authorId":"3581840130059040","name":"tungleh","avatar":"https://static.itradeup.com/news/e7cd8f0c265e9dabe49dea7b97ffe6b9","vip":1,"hat":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/4c5ceab71416b120bab4604c0754b52a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"authorIdStr":"3581840130059040","idStr":"3581840130059040"},"htmlText":"I am not in the preference to see how people play their games, haha... But I still like the movies n drama available in there. Hehe.","listText":"I am not in the preference to see how people play their games, haha... But I still like the movies n drama available in there. Hehe.","text":"I am not in the preference to see how people play their games, haha... But I still like the movies n drama available in there. Hehe.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":14,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/808085752","repostId":2154927641,"repostType":4,"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":808039979,"gmtCreate":1627541757591,"gmtModify":1703491995161,"author":{"id":"4087387556186030","authorId":"4087387556186030","name":"peng321","avatar":"https://static.laohu8.com/default-avatar.jpg","vip":1,"crmLevel":4,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"authorIdStr":"4087387556186030","idStr":"4087387556186030"},"htmlText":"With herd immunity and movement allowed, screen time will be reduce..everyone is looking forward to step out","listText":"With herd immunity and movement allowed, screen time will be reduce..everyone is looking forward to step out","text":"With herd immunity and movement allowed, screen time will be reduce..everyone is looking forward to step out","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":6,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/808039979","repostId":2154927641,"repostType":4,"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"comments":[{"id":5366687,"gmtCreate":1627542245324,"gmtModify":1663231662140,"authorId":3582251522172350,"author":{"id":3582251522172350,"idStr":"3582251522172350","authorId":3582251522172350,"name":"gunsonfire","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6b74c7a33fa03de37c4879761460f702","vip":1,"crmLevel":5,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"individualDisplayBadges":[]},"repliedAuthorId":0,"objectId":808039979,"type":1,"supId":0,"prevId":0,"content":"Bye bye netflix. Just unsubscribed too","text":"Bye bye netflix. Just unsubscribed too","html":"Bye bye netflix. Just unsubscribed too"}],"langContent":"EN"}],"isCommentEnd":false,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":292,"commentSize":31,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":0,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false},"APP":{"userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)","isDev":false,"isTTM":true,"deviceId":"web-server-community-laohu8-v3","version":"4.29.1","shortVersion":"4.29.1","platform":"web","vendor":"web","appName":"ttm","isIOS":false,"isAndroid":false,"isTiger":false,"isTHS":false,"isWeiXin":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"isWeiBo":false,"isQQ":false,"isBaiduSwan":false,"isBaiduBox":false,"isDingTalk":false,"isToutiao":false,"isOnePlus":false,"isHuaWei":false,"isXiaomi":false,"isXiaomiWebView":false,"isOppo":false,"isVivo":false,"isSamsung":false,"isMobile":false},"href":"/m/news/2154927641"}