Starting today, customers in the U.S. can
request an invitation for early access and help shape the future of
gaming on Luna
Luna Controller with Cloud Direct technology
provides low latency control and effortless play across screens
Ubisoft game channel gives players access to
new titles the same day they release
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Starting today, customers in the
U.S. can request early access to Amazon Luna, a new cloud gaming
service designed for instant play. With Luna and the incredible
scale and capability of Amazon Web Services (AWS), it’s easy to
stream high-quality, immersive games. Players can enjoy Luna games
on their favorite devices without lengthy downloads or updates,
expensive hardware or complicated configuration. They can even
start playing on one screen and seamlessly pick up and continue on
another. At launch, Luna will be available on Fire TV, PC, and Mac
as well as on web apps for iPhone and iPad, with Android coming
soon.
“We created Luna to make it easy to play great games on the
devices customers already own and love,” said Marc Whitten, Vice
President, Amazon Entertainment Devices and Services. “It’s Day One
for Luna—we are excited to work with gamers, streamers, and
publishers like Ubisoft and Remedy Entertainment to build a great
gaming experience for everyone.”
Great Games, Anywhere You Want to Play
Players can subscribe to the Luna+ game channel, which offers a
growing library of games to play on Fire TV, PC, and Mac, or
through web apps on iOS, with Android coming soon. During early
access, Luna+ will include action games like Resident Evil 7,
Control, and Panzer Dragoon; adventure games like A Plague Tale:
Innocence and The Surge 2; platformers like Yooka-Laylee and The
Impossible Lair and Iconoclasts; and fan favorites like GRID, ABZU
and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. Luna+ will be offered at an
introductory price of $5.99/month during the early access period,
with more titles to be added over time. Additionally, Luna+
subscribers can play on two devices simultaneously and get
resolutions of 4K/60fps for select titles.
Amazon also announced a new gaming channel with leading global
video game publisher Ubisoft, available directly through Luna.
Players who subscribe to this channel will have access to their
favorite Ubisoft titles in up to 4K resolution, mobile gameplay,
and access to new titles when the channel launches like Assassins
Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6, and Immortals Fenyx Rising the same day
they release. This is the first of multiple Luna game channels in
development, where customers can play games from their favorite
publishers and genres.
"We're proud to be working alongside Amazon on Luna, utilizing
the power of cloud gaming to provide our players with another way
to access our games, wherever they are," said Chris Early, SVP of
Partnerships and Revenue, Ubisoft. "Ubisoft's channel on Luna will
allow players to experience our new releases along with many of our
catalog games, while enjoying player-friendly features like Alexa
and Twitch integrations."
Play from Twitch
Gaming is more social than ever before and Twitch is where the
world’s best streamers meet the world’s most engaged gaming
community. Twitch is one of the most important ways that audiences
discover great games and experiences, and we think cloud streaming
can make that kind of discovery even easier. Inside the Luna
experience, players will see Twitch streams for games in the
service, and from Twitch, they’ll be able to instantly start
playing Luna games.
Amazon Luna Controller Delivers Low Latency with Cloud Direct
Technology
Customers can play Luna with a keyboard and mouse, a Bluetooth
game controller, or the new Luna Controller with Cloud Direct
technology. Luna Controller is Alexa-enabled and connects directly
to the cloud to effortlessly control your game, featuring a
multiple-antenna design that prioritizes un-interrupted wifi for
lower latency gaming. In fact, our testing showed a reduction in
roundtrip latency when playing Luna Controller with Cloud Direct
vs. Luna Controller via Bluetooth, with reductions of between 17 to
30 milliseconds among PC, Fire TV, and Mac. Because the Luna
Controller connects directly to cloud servers, players can easily
switch between screens—such as Fire TV to mobile phone—without
additional pairing or configuration changes. Luna Controller is
available at an introductory price of $49.99 during the early
access period.
Powered by AWS Game Servers
Luna is built on AWS and harnesses the power of the industry’s
broadest and deepest cloud platform. What’s more, as new features
and content are added for Luna customers, the backend tech that’s
driving it all will also be frequently refreshed, ensuring a
consistently improving experience whether they’re playing on their
Fire TV, their phone, or anywhere else.
Availability
Customers in the U.S. can request an invitation today for early
access to Luna. By choosing to participate, invited gamers will
have the opportunity to contribute feedback that will inform future
Luna features and development. Request an invitation to Luna today
at http://amazon.com/Luna/.
At launch, Luna will be available on Fire TV, PC, and Mac as
well as on web apps for iPhone and iPad, with Android coming
soon.
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