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Netflix has not been shy about entering the video game space, recently announcing that the streaming giant will expand to create game content as well as movies and TV shows for its platform. But a recent datamine suggests that a partnership could also be formed with PlayStation to bring some of the biggest PlayStation brands to Netflix in one form or another.
Reported by VGC, dataminer Steve Moser appears to have discovered PlayStation-branded images and content in the code for the Netflix app. Moser shared the information via a Tweeter, including pictures of the Ghost of Tsushima box and some PS5 controllers. It’s unclear exactly what this means for Netflix, but if there is an emerging partnership between Netflix and PlayStation, Ghost of Tsushima content could be coming to the streaming service in one form or another.
Netflix’s gaming feature goes by the current working name of “Shark” and is represented by this image in their iOS app: A Shark Fin. Could an image of PS5 controllers and Sony’s Ghost of Tsushima (director’s cut coming August 20) indicate a partnership with $ SONY? CC @HedgeyeComm $ NFLX pic.twitter.com/FLghlRlu20
-Steve Moser (@SteveMoser) July 15, 2021
Moser suggests that Netflix’s games section is currently codenamed “Shark,” and PlayStation IP’s placement inside suggests a collaborative approach. It wouldn’t be the first major deal between Sony and Netflix, as the two companies struck a deal earlier this year that means films from Sony Pictures Entertainment will arrive on Netflix first after their theatrical release.
Netflix has been aiming to get more into the gaming space for quite some time now. It was reported earlier this year that the company is looking to hire a gaming content expert to lead a gaming division, and it recently appointed ex-EA and Facebook Gaming Executive Mike Verdu to do just that.
The company has also experimented with interactive stories in the past through productions such as Black Mirror: Bandersnatch which has taken a sort of choice of your own adventure approach in its storytelling. However, the company has yet to release full video game content, and it is still unclear exactly what Verdu will do in the company, as Netflix has yet to comment on the role.
Sony has also made it very clear that it wants to do more with its franchises outside of gaming. We already know that a The Last of Us TV show starring Pedro Pascal is in development with HBO and that a Ghost of Tsushima movie has been given the green light. Since many first-party PlayStation games are narrative adventure games focused on cinematic stories, it makes sense to try and adopt games like Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us in movies and TV. While PlayStation already has a game streaming service, PlayStation Now, it could also look to push gaming content beyond the PlayStation console ecosystem, like Microsoft has done with Xbox Game Pass.
Netflix has a roster of upcoming video game content, with the recent release of Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, and shows such as The Witcher: Season 2, an adaptation of Assassin’s Creed and Sonic Prime. Would you like to see PlayStation content joining this lineup? And would you like to see actual games join the service, or just new content based on the existing PlayStation IP? Let us know in the comments below.
Liam Wiseman is a freelance news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @liamthewiseman
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