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Netflix Claims Fortnite is Now a Bigger Competitor than HBO

posted by martyb on Monday January 21 2019, @12:55AM   Printer-friendly
from the That's-Entertainment! dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Gamasutra:

Streaming mogul Netflix claims Fortnite is now a bigger competitor than other media companies like Game of Thrones and True Detective producer HBO.

[...] It's a notable comparison that highlights not only how incredulously popular Epic's last-man-standing shooter has become, but also how its impact is now being felt by some of the biggest names outside of the games industry.

Indeed, it's easy to see why Netflix considers Fortnite a main rival. The free-to-play title is available on almost every platform imaginable, from consoles and PCs to smartphones, and hit 8.3 million concurrent players before Christmas.

Is Netflix right? Is gaming a bigger long-term threat to streaming services than the streaming services are to each other?

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 21 2019, @01:05AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 21 2019, @01:05AM (#789282)

    Now we can stop talking about religion, and, . . . NO! Fortnight? Bigger than HBO? Bigger than Netflix? Bigger than God? Repent, Soylentils! Truly this is the End of Times. Or at least of CableTV.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by stretch611 on Monday January 21 2019, @02:44AM

    by stretch611 (6199) on Monday January 21 2019, @02:44AM (#789361)

    Hopefully the end of Cable TV. (or a least made to become a shadow of it current self.)

    Actually there are many cord cutters now... they are a minority but increasing every year. Many are going to Netflix... or Hulu.. or Sling... or one of the multiple other current and future competitors.

    Personally, I have only gone to Antenna TV only at my house. Just some local news... all my other regular entertainment is on a computer. Mostly games. Now if I get bored of games, I still have a very large collection of DVDs that I have amassed over the last 20 years (and have ripped to be used on a Kodi box that I installed on a linux computer.)

    --
    Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P