Amazon Luna Announced (US only for now) 4K Game Streaming Service

Launches later this year

US Customers can apply for early access
Intro: price of $5.99 US per month
Luna Plus allows 2 devices to play simultaneously
Up to 4K/60FPS for select titles

Worldwide Rollout expected in 2021 (UK, Europe and Canada confirmed, Australia and NZ TBA)

Launch titles include Resident Evil 7, Control, Panzer Dragoon, A Plague Tale: Innocence, The Surge 2, Yooka-Laylee, GRID, Abzu, and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Appears individual developers can launch their own Add On Channels to the service with Ubisoft a "Launch Partner"
The company has also partnered with Ubisoft for a specific “gaming channel.” Here’s how Amazon describes it:
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.

Twitch Integration
Luna will also feature Twitch integration. “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

Alexa Enabled Luna Controller $49.99 USD
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 Wi-Fi 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.

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Comments

  • reductions of between 17 to 30 milliseconds

    But I wonder what the overall latency is?

  • Can't express how frustrating it has been to see Australia lose all of its game streaming services from Microsoft and Nvidia etc.

    There is little in the way of transparency and so many legal disputes between publishers, devs and service providers.

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