Peacock is testing mini games and vertical short videos

Peacock will begin testing mini-games and short vertical videos in its iOS and Android apps. . These experimental features were available for preview at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. The company intends to begin testing them on users this month.

A Peacock representative said this. TechCrunch that during the testing period, some users will see games and short films, while others will only see one or the other. The rest will not be able to play games or watch short films.

There are five games planned for the test: Daily Sort, Daily Swap, Predictions, What The and Venn. These games are simple and don’t take up too much time, and some are even tied to different shows and sports. Players can predict the outcome of a series and come back later to see if they were right, enhancing their streaming experience.

As for the short films, they are based on materials from the Peacock library. They can be from TV shows or news and will be updated weekly and daily. Users can even click on them to enter the program page and watch the real thing.

Both And decided to quickly compete with TikTok, and YouTube especially has more than 100 games. Netflix doesn’t have much, but it does have appeared on the app last month. Peacock can compete with giants, but possible really gives him a better fighting chance.