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Jenette Bregantini

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Aug 1, 2024, 11:59:05 PM8/1/24

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Usually, when you see that Netflix is making a big change you hope that it's because a great show is coming to the platform. But as we've come to learn over the years, it usually means a spike in prices or advertisements.

Unfortunately, the newest change coming to Netflix falls in the latter category, though prices won't technically be increasing. Instead, for viewers across the country, including Michigan, it just got more expensive to watch ad-free on the platform.

Last year, Netflix announced it would soon phase out its cheapest ad-free subscription option, which cost $11.99 per month. It served as a buffer price between having to sit through ad breaks or having an unencumbered experience regardless of how you watch.

Unfortunately, the change won't allow you to carry the package once Netflix removes it from your account. In other words, there is no legacy or grandfathered subscription to save you a few bucks and a few minutes per show. You'll have to re-up your subscription to the cheapest option and revert to ads, or take on a price increase to your subscription to avoid the commercials.

A Reddit post in /r/mildlyinfurating helped tip the world that the change was beginning to roll out. It's not affecting everyone just yet, as it appears the OP was based in Canada based on their subscription price. Canada and the UK were expected to experience the change first anyway.

Netflix has dropped a new list of video games that will soon make their way to the streaming platform. These upcoming titles will join existing games users can play in the Netflix app on Android and iOS devices without ads or in-app purchases.

These upcoming Netflix games include titles around popular TV series and franchises such as Emily in Paris, Too Hot To Handle, Lord of the Rings, Perfect Match, and more. Here are the 14 new video games Netflix will add over the coming weeks:

Interactive fiction titles based on series and films such as Emily in Paris, Perfect Match, and Selling Sunset are part of the Netflix Reality Universe. Netflix said that users need to pre-register Too Hot to Handle 3 on the App Store to be first to play the game.

The streaming giant, which now has over 270 million paid subscribers, launched its gaming platform in November 2021. Since then it has added over 100 gaming titles users can play as part of their Netflix subscription and acquired multiple studios such as Next Games and Boss Fight.

Last month, the streaming giant expanded its gaming catalog to include Sonic Mania Plus, Katana Zero, Braid, and more. However, it was reported earlier this year that Netflix has plans to charge extra for some games and bring ads.

Netflix began building out its gaming efforts slowly before barreling quickly into a library that will soon exceed 80 games. Over the weekend, the subscription streaming service announced another lineup of games, including new releases like Shadow and Bone: Enter the Fold and Chicken Run: Eggstraction and titles previously released elsewhere like Hades and more.

Some of these, like Oxenfree II: Lost Signals and Shadow and Bone: Enter the Fold are available right now on Netflix via mobile devices, but others like Hades and Braid: Anniversary Edition are "coming soon."

For more, read about how Supergiant Games is releasing Hades II into Early Access next year and then check out this story about how Braid: Anniversary Edition will turn back the clock next April. After that, read Game Informer's in-depth feature about Netflix's big bet on the game industry.