Xbox's Ambitious Negotiations with Netflix: A $800 Million Counteroffer for Movie and TV Exclusivity

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Xbox's Ambitious Negotiations with Netflix: A $800 Million Counteroffer for Movie and TV Exclusivity

Xbox Reportedly Bungled $500 Million Netflix Exclusivity Deal To Develop Movies, Shows Based On Games

10/24/2026

According to industry insiders, newly appointed Xbox CEO Asha Sharma overplayed cross-media potential with recent Netflix exec Peter Rice to the tune of $800 million

IGN

Xbox Reportedly Asked Netflix for $800 Million for 7-Year Movie and TV Exclusivity Deal

10/23/2026

Pay more. Xbox reportedly asked Netflix for $800 million for a seven-year deal that would have given the streamer exclusive adaptations based on its games.Details on the behind-the-scenes dealings...

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Xbox wanted $800 million from Netflix for 7 years of its biggest characters, it’s claimed

10/23/2026

Xbox is now said to be pursuing smaller deals

Eurogamer

With Minecraft and Diablo shows already on the way, Netflix reportedly offered Xbox $500m for a bigger film and TV deal

10/23/2026

A deal between Netflix and Xbox has supposedly fallen through because of one minor quibble: Netflix wanted to adapt the console maker's games for $500m, not $800m. Read more

GamingBolt

Netflix Offered Xbox $500 Million to Adapt its IP, Xbox Countered With $800 Million – Rumor

10/23/2026

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has made no secret of the fact that she wants to expand the company’s various IPs into cross-media properties that could follow the success of Amazon’s Fallout series....