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Xbox Wanted $800 Million From Netflix for 7 Years of Its Biggest Characters, It’s Claimed

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Xbox is looking for partners to adapt its works to new non-interactive entertainment formats. The company's goal is to find a partner able to work in its catalog and not work with several, as it has done so far. Read more

Netflix wanted to acquire exclusive rights to film adaptations of popular Xbox franchises, but Microsoft set tough conditions. The information, Netflix offered a finger, but Microsoft wanted the whole hand. Leaked details of the massive deal for film adaptations of Xbox games were published by GRYOnline.pl on October 23, 2026.

Xbox games were to receive adaptations on Netflix, in an exclusive deal that didn't go ahead by not agreeing on the contract price.

It seems that the figures are dizzying in the negotiations between Netflix and Xbox for the translation of video games into TV series and movies, with an impressive counter-proposal from Microsoft.

NewsGaming.net Netflix would have proposed to Xbox to adapt its licenses for a $500 million contract, Xbox would have asked 800 million With everything going on at Xbox, we forgot about it, but a Gears movie [...] The Netflix article would have proposed to Xbox to adapt its licenses for a $500 million contract, Xbox would ask 800 million is available on NewsGaming.net

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ActuGaming.net broke the news on Friday, October 23, 2026.
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