wraggster
January 18th, 2019, 16:54
Netflix sees Epic Games' Fortnite as one of its biggest competitors, the company told its investors yesterday.
In a letter accompanying its Q4 results, the streaming service told investors that the competition for "consumer screen time" plays out across both mobile and television, and against a "very broad" array of other companies.
"We compete with (and lose to) Fortnite more than HBO," Netflix said, offering Epic's game as the only example of major threats outside of the broadcasting industry.
"There are thousands of competitors in this highly fragmented market vying to entertain consumers... Our growth is based on how good our experience is, compared to all the other screen time experiences from which consumers choose."
This is another indication of just how big Fortnite has become. In November 2018, the various versions of Epic's battle royale title had a total of 200 million registered players (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-11-27-fortnite-passes-200m-registered-users) -- a number that has almost certainly climbed since then.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-18-netflix-we-compete-with-and-lose-to-fortnite-more-than-hbo
In a letter accompanying its Q4 results, the streaming service told investors that the competition for "consumer screen time" plays out across both mobile and television, and against a "very broad" array of other companies.
"We compete with (and lose to) Fortnite more than HBO," Netflix said, offering Epic's game as the only example of major threats outside of the broadcasting industry.
"There are thousands of competitors in this highly fragmented market vying to entertain consumers... Our growth is based on how good our experience is, compared to all the other screen time experiences from which consumers choose."
This is another indication of just how big Fortnite has become. In November 2018, the various versions of Epic's battle royale title had a total of 200 million registered players (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-11-27-fortnite-passes-200m-registered-users) -- a number that has almost certainly climbed since then.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-18-netflix-we-compete-with-and-lose-to-fortnite-more-than-hbo