After last fall signaling its intentions to expand into cloud gaming, Netflix today launched a new app that will soon allow subscribers to play games on their TV. The app, dubbed “Netflix Game Controller,” lets you use your phone as a controller after pairing it with your TV in order to play the games available […]
Honestly it depends on the game. If it’s a purely mouse-controlled game like a point&click, why not use the phone as a trackpad so you can game on the far larger screen?
Sure it’s a bit silly, but even if we have controllers around the home few of us have trackpads like a Steam Controller, nevermind a whole lapboard.
Using your phone as a controller for your TV sounds extremely stupid.
Honestly it depends on the game. If it’s a purely mouse-controlled game like a point&click, why not use the phone as a trackpad so you can game on the far larger screen?
Sure it’s a bit silly, but even if we have controllers around the home few of us have trackpads like a Steam Controller, nevermind a whole lapboard.
It would also work fine for 2D platformers
I still disagree. If you have to constantly look away from the screen to look at your controller, the experience is suboptimal.
So does playing games on Netflix.
Why would it be bad? Its just cloud streaming.
I mean yeah if you’re playing the witcher, but if they are games like Jackbox style then it makes complete sense.
Granted Netflix has burned me too many times so I won’t be resubscribing for this.