{"id":16017,"date":"2022-09-05T03:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T02:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/netflix-is-slowly-adding-social-features-to-its-games-service\/"},"modified":"2022-09-05T03:00:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T02:00:23","slug":"netflix-is-slowly-adding-social-features-to-its-games-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/netflix-is-slowly-adding-social-features-to-its-games-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix is slowly adding social features to its games service"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Netflix has added a gamertag system to some of its games, with more social features apparently in the pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Game handles&#8221;, a unique and public username, were first spotted in the Netflix app by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetapedrive.com\/p\/netflix-working-on-game-handles-for\">Steve Moser<\/a> (later reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2022\/08\/26\/netflix-tests-game-handles-in-select-mobile-titles-amid-development-of-social-gaming-features\/\">Tech Crunch<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The launch of this feature happened quietly last month and is currently only available for some of Netflix&#8217;s games, including Into the Breach, Mahjong Solitaire and Heads Up!. Only letters and numbers can be used in handles, which will be displayed publicly while playing instead of a profile icon and name.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/netflix-is-slowly-adding-social-features-to-its-games-service\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; eurogamer.net<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix has added a gamertag system to some of its games, with more social features apparently in the pipeline. &#8220;Game handles&#8221;, a unique and public username, were first spotted in the Netflix app by Steve Moser (later reported by Tech Crunch). 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