Amazon Moonthe company’s cloud-based game streaming service, was officially launched in the United States and can be used by anyone, as well as adding a variety of new features, including free games for Amazon Prime members.
Luna was announced in Fall 2020, but has since only been available to a limited number of customers through an invitation-only “early access” program. The launch, however, finally opens the service to anyone in the United States, which could greatly expand the number of Luna customers.
In addition to the larger launch, Amazon also announced three additional “channels” (Luna’s term for game bundles customers can subscribe to monthly, similar to Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass).
The most notable of the new additions is the Prime Gaming Channel, which will offer Amazon Prime members a selection of free games to play on Luna that rotate each month. To start in March, Prime members will have access to Devil May Cry 5, Observer, System Redux, PHOG! and Flashback. Additionally, Immortals Fenyx Rising will also be available for free, but only from March 8-14 (instead of the entire month, as is the case with the other titles listed).
The “Retro Channel” will also be launched on Luna, which will include classic games such as Street Fighter II-Hyper Fighting, Metal Slug 3 and Castlevania Anniversary Collection, and the “Jackbox Games Channel”, which includes all eight Jackbox Party Pack titles. Amazon is also using the Jackbox Games Channel to debut a new “Luna Couch” feature that allows other friends to join even if they don’t subscribe to Luna. Both the Retro Channel and the Jackbox Games Channel will cost $ 4.99 per month.
Luna works differently from other cloud services, such as Google Stadia, where players can purchase games as they would any other non-streaming platform. Instead, with Luna, players sign up for individual channels on a monthly basis, which come with their own game packages. Currently, Amazon offers the main Luna Plus channel ($ 5.99 per month), the Ubisoft Plus channel ($ 17.99 per month), and the Family channel ($ 2.99), along with the new additions mentioned above.
Finally, Amazon is using the official Luna launch to debut some new features for the platform. The company is leveraging its ownership of Twitch to add native support for one-click broadcast – just press a button on the Moon and you’ll instantly be able to stream your game, complete with a camera feed overlay. There is also a QR code system for users playing on Fire TV to connect their phone to use as a webcam.
Source: The Verge.
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