The race for online game just got heated with the new Amazon Luna service. Amazon Luna is a cloud gaming service that allows you to play online games on any device you own. With an Amazon Luna account, you can play games on your TV, PC, or mobile device.
Much like fellow cloud gaming service, Google Stadia, Amazon Luna will offer users over 100 games to choose from.
Twitch and Apple on Amazon Luna
Amazon Luna comes integrated with Twitch. This is to be expected as Amazon already owns the game-streaming service.
In addition, Amazon Luna can be played on iPhones and iPads. While Apple have strict rules that prevent cloud gaming on its iOS platform, Amazon Luna has found a workaround by creating a Progressive Web Application (PWA) product. This means that Amazon Luna is not an app; rather, it is a website that can run independent of a web browser like Safari.
Most importantly for gamers, Amazon Luna will partner with game publishers to make new releases available to users when they are ready.
Fast Internet Access Needed
Amazon Luna will require a strong internet connection. Amazon recommends users have at least 10Mbps internet speed. To play 4K games, users would need internet speeds of up to 35Mps.
At 1080 resolution, cloud gaming can use up 10GB of data within an hour.
Devices
Amazon Luna is available on the following devices and applications:
- Google Chrome (version 83+) and Safari web app (iOS 14)
- Mac (OSX 10.13+)
- PC (requires Windows 10 with support for DirectX 11)
- FireTV devices (Fire TV Stick – 2nd gen, Fire TV Stick 4K, or Fire TV Cube – 2nd gen)
When to Play on Amazon Luna
Amazon Luna is yet to launch officially. However, there is an early invitation option for US gamers; this comes with special trial price of $5.99 per month.
In addition, gamers can play Amazon Luna using their keyboards, mouse, Xbox One and PS4 controllers. There is also a new Amazon Luna game controller available at $49.99; this can only be used to play Amazon Luna games.
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