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\nEver since Netflix took its first tentative steps into video games back in 2021, the company has reported a relatively modest response from subscribers, but new figures suggest its recent partnership with Rockstar to bring GTA to the streaming service has paid dividends, with monthly mobile game downloads nearly tripling to 28m in December 2023.\n<\/p>\n

\nAs reported by Mobilegamer.biz<\/a> based on data from Appmagic (thanks VGC<\/a>), Netflix’s monthly game downloads on iOS and Android climbed from approximately 10m last November to around 28m in December. That jump can be directly attributed to the arrival of Grand Theft Auto on Netflix<\/a>, with Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City, and San Andreas all joining the streaming service in their Definitive Edition guises on 14th December last year.\n<\/p>\n

\nAs per Appmagic’s figures, San Andreas was by far the most popular game among Netflix subscribers, and was downloaded 11.6m times. That’s compared to 4.1m downloads for Vice City and 2.4m for GTA 3. Combined, that accounts for 18.1m downloads, meaning a further 10m downloads in December came from non-GTA games. That’s approximately the same number of downloads Netflix generated in November, according to Appmagic.\n<\/p>\n

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Ever since Netflix took its first tentative steps into video games back in 2021, the company has reported a relatively modest response from subscribers, but new figures suggest its recent partnership with Rockstar to bring GTA to the streaming service has paid dividends, with monthly mobile game downloads nearly tripling to 28m in December 2023. As reported by Mobilegamer.biz based on data from Appmagic (thanks VGC), Netflix’s monthly game downloads on iOS and Android climbed from approximately 10m last November to around 28m in December. That jump can be directly attributed to the arrival of Grand Theft Auto on Netflix, with Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City, and San Andreas all joining the streaming service in their Definitive Edition guises on 14th December last year.…<\/p>\n

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