FIFA Arrives on Netflix Games

[CameronBanga]

This will be interesting to see, because it's not the FIFA game everyone who sees this press release is probably thinking about. EA didn't renew the FIFA license, so the game everyone plays is EAFC now. This will be a new game, and curious to see the quality.

[gausswho]

I don't want anything to do with EA nor FIFA. How's Konami's eFootball these days for couch play? I don't give a rats about pay-to-win online. Can I mod it with real player/team names and run it on Linux?

[dandellion]

Well see how it goes, but announcing the game without showing anything doesn't look like a good start to me.

[dylan604]

Is this another example of where the license holder feels like they can make more money directly than through the licensing fee?

[xacky]

Reminds me of "The World Is Not Enough" for the N64, which tried to capitalize on Goldeneye's success.

[walthamstow]

That naming deal renewal was one of the most bungled deals in history. FIFA wanted $1bn to renew for four years and to make it nonexclusive, EA told them to get fucked, now FIFA gets $0 and their name isn't even on the game.

[ekropotin]

Usually Netflix games are meh

[jerf]

No screenshots. Not even a title screen. No game videos, preliminary or otherwise. Barely a reference to what the genre is. Not a very good announcement for a game, from a strictly technical perspective.

[smileybarry]

Don't worry, it'll be the #1 FIFA-branded game when it comes out. That's nothing to do with it being the only one, of course.

[onion2k]

Nothing about how to play it either, on the press release or the linked page about Netflix games. Just "on selected TVs with your phone as a controller". Why do companies make it hard?

[Bengalilol]

Nor does the developer’s (or publisher/financier/co-developer?) website provide any additional details or information. In fact, as far as I know, it has not released any games yet (a 007 game is scheduled for 2026).

<https://www.delphiinteractive.com>

EDIT: the delphi website stores all files on website-files.com which is owned by Webflow (a no-code website builder).

[Macha]

I think the FIFA brand name has enough weight among its target audience that they know what genre it is. The rest, well, it’s a sign that whoever’s running the marketing doesn’t understand the gaming audience and whoever’s in charge is either inattentive or unaware enough to let that go out and try to treat it more like the typical tech market, which hasn’t worked out well for stadia, Amazon, etc

[Finnucane]

It's not much of a game. You play as Gianni Infantino, you sit at a desk while representatives of oppressive regimes hand you envelopes of cash to help whitewash their country's human rights abuses.

[tomasphan]

Curious that there are no images and no info about Delphi Interactive besides their Linkedin page. It won't be a FIFA competitor because of the compute limit of Netflix devices, but any more info would be great.

[ch2026]

I can’t wait to take first place and get awarded my own peace prize

[dylan604]

You don't need to win first place for that

[jscottmiller]

They are partnering with Delphi Interactive, which I hadn't heard of, though they are some partner with IO on the new 007 game.

> Delphi builds AAA games based on the most desirable IP franchises in the world. Delphi has pioneered a proven model to de-risk titles, reduce development costs, and create unprecedented alignment between IP owners, creatives, and developers.

I assume they are some kind of broker between IP and dev studios, though the PR implies they are developing it. The corporate slop tagline isn't encouraging but we'll see.

[gausswho]

Nowadays, the shareholders just talk to each other in these press releases, knowing the customer can't do squat about it. You'll get de-risked, unprecedented alignment and you'll like it too!

[jsheard]

> Delphi has pioneered a proven model to de-risk titles, reduce development costs, and create unprecedented alignment between IP owners, creatives, and developers.

Their model is already proven before they've delivered a single title, what a time to be alive.

[Finnucane]

Corporate slop! You think titles can just de-risk themselves?

[miladyincontrol]

Honestly most gaming market entrants would do best to try and capitalize on the lowest common denominator of gamers, ball and gun gamers. They're by far the least likely to care where their games are played, just that the games are accessible with the lowest barrier to entry.

Most other genres of gamers either have their preferred platforms and are far less likely to migrate.

[WD-42]

First I even heard that Netflix had a game platform. More subscriptions how exciting.

[bstsb]

i think it's the same one

[ChrisArchitect]

This title could be something like

"A newly reimagined FIFA Arrives on Netflix Games"

to not mislead/confuse with the widely held informal/former name of what's now called EA Sports FC

[kotaKat]

How much more will Netflix hike its price for... games?

I thought this was a movie streaming service.

[Fire-Dragon-DoL]

Why they are wasting my money on games rather than making decent shows...

[haile]

instead of Delphi Interactive, they should just partner with Konami and create this new game called Fifa. The PES gameplay + Fifa license would destroy EAFC any day.

[techterrier]

yes, but who got the Netflix Peace Prize?