Overview
- Financial terms were not disclosed, and Netflix has not announced when or where the avatar technology will appear in its games.
- Around 20 Ready Player Me employees will join Netflix, with CTO and co‑founder Rainer Selvet the only founder moving over.
- Ready Player Me’s services used by thousands of developers, including the PlayerZero avatar creator, will go offline on January 31, 2026.
- CEO Timmu Tõke said the team will support Netflix’s gaming strategy with tech designed to let players carry identities across titles.
- The move aligns with Netflix’s shift away from in‑house AAA development toward integrating external tech and teams, after the startup raised about $72 million including from a16z.