Netflix and Xbox Talks Reportedly Stall Over a $300 Million Gap

Netflix and Xbox may not be heading toward the expanded partnership many expected. According to a report, talks have collapsed over money. The sticking point is reportedly not whether Netflix should adapt Xbox's games for screen, but what it should pay. Netflix is said to have offered $500 million to adapt the console maker's games, while the reported figure was $800 million.

According to the report, that $300 million difference is what ended things. For a deal of this size, the gap is large, but the account suggests the two sides were otherwise close enough that price alone was the breaking point.

The context matters. Netflix already has Minecraft and Diablo television projects on the way, so the streamer has been building out a slate of shows based on popular games. A broader film and TV agreement with Xbox would have extended that strategy across more of the publisher's library.

Neither company has confirmed these figures or the state of the talks in public, so the numbers should be treated as reported rather than settled. If negotiations resume, the next signal will likely be a revised offer or an announcement from either side.