Move over Google Stadia because Amazon is here with a cloud gaming service of its own.
Not content with infecting every other part of our lives, Jeff Bezos has decided to move into video games. Meet Luna, Amazon’s new gaming platform that, like Stadia, eschews expensive hardware in favor of streaming games in 1080p directly to smart devices that you probably already own. Amazon didn’t give a specific launch date, but Luna will work on Fire TV, Mac, PC, iPhone, iPad, and Android at some point down the road. And at least some games will be playable at 4K resolution and 60 frames per second.
Amazon is committing to an “early access period” with a starting price of $5.99 per month for Luna+, which grants access to a theoretically expandable library of games. Amazon didn’t say anything about Prime subscribers getting access to Luna, unfortunately. Read more…
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