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As of April 10th they've begun doubling-down on their own direct features and built-in services, rather than partnering up with anyone else. Removing purchases, extra subscriptions and third-party stores. So this makes their service a lot more restricted in what you can actually play, with Amazon having full control over everything that's available in the rotating catalogue of titles.
The main changes are:
- A-la-carte game purchases are no longer available. Previously purchased titles will remain playable through June 10, 2026, after which they will be removed from Luna.
- Bring Your Own Library will no longer be supported. Games previously played in this manner will no longer be playable on Luna after June 10, 2026.
- Ubisoft+ and Jackbox Games subscriptions sold through Luna are discontinued. New subscriptions are no longer available for purchase, and any active subscriptions purchased from Luna will be cancelled at the end of your next billing cycle.
- Third-party game stores (EA, Ubisoft, and GOG) are being removed from the Luna platform.
Source: Amazon
You don't lose access to your third-party games, as you'll continue to have them on whatever store they were purchased through - you just won't be able to access them via Amazon Luna going forwards. However, titles purchased via Luna in their "A-la-carte" system will not be giving you any refunds for any lost titles.
This is on top of all the changes they made to Luna late last year, when they retired the Prime Gaming brand to bundle everything under the Amazon Luna label. Which included more of a focus on their social party games.
So with all these changes you still get access to Amazon Luna with Amazon Prime with a bunch of select titles, plus you can subscribe directly for the extra Luna Premium to get even more third-party title access.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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For what is worth, Google even with all its graveyard full of prototypes and such, actually fully refunded the titles bought under their platform.
At least gog keys they "offered" are still owned by us, not "rented".
At least gog keys they "offered" are still owned by us, not "rented".
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I actually miss stadia, but I won't miss luna. Yeah, I'm weird like that.
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Cloud gaming is a curse, but I expect it to be more popular with the memory prices going up.
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I don't think this will last much longer. I can see Amazon getting out of the game business entirely in the not-too-distant future. It will be interesting to see if they try to sell Twitch when that happens, and who would buy it, as I don't think there are many companies that would want it, due to all that's involved in running it and because it has been a money loser for years.
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Caldathras 7 hours ago
Quoting: ZlopezCloud gaming is a curse, but I expect it to be more popular with the memory prices going up.Nah, I just won't purchase games that won't run in the amount of RAM I have (i.e., they'll just have to design their games to run in less RAM or they won't get my gaming dollar).
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Wolfenprey 6 hours ago
I miss my Stadia a lot. Really.
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I despise cloud gaming, but I can see that I'm doing my hating from a position of privilege - I have a reasonably beefy PC to play demanding games on. How many people have bought demanding games to play on Luna because they don't have that privilege? And now they're out of pocket and out of luck.
I suppose they'll have to consider Geforce Now? At least while that's still around.
I suppose they'll have to consider Geforce Now? At least while that's still around.
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Have I been living under a rock or is this the first time anyone else has heard Amazon Luna even existed?
Apparently it's about 3 years old and it's already being chopped up. That's not encouraging.
Apparently it's about 3 years old and it's already being chopped up. That's not encouraging.
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I bought Madden on Stadia. Then it closed and I couldn't play it anymore because it closed.
I bought Madden on Luna in January. And now it's either gone or will be available still but with a premium subscription. I guess me and Madden are not going to happen.
Luna was OK-ish:
- game loading time was quite slow
- no IPv6
- no convenient app on Linux/Steam Deck. Browser wrapping is the only way and that also had some issues, e.g. after suspend.
I bought Madden on Luna in January. And now it's either gone or will be available still but with a premium subscription. I guess me and Madden are not going to happen.
Luna was OK-ish:
- game loading time was quite slow
- no IPv6
- no convenient app on Linux/Steam Deck. Browser wrapping is the only way and that also had some issues, e.g. after suspend.
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Quoting: scaineI suppose they'll have to consider Geforce Now? At least while that's still around."Advocates" of subscription bit on re****** side. Normal people, general populous who got (barely afford) low end (sub ~0.5K) PC or even mid range ones (1K+) won't be ditching nice cash (0.1K-0.2K annually, soon more) for subscription. Location important and internet service comes into play too. RAM (hardware) price increase won't drive people to subscribe, just simple BS. People skimping, not double down on spending if things get to expensive.
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Kimyrielle 4 hours ago
As a fierce supporter of the "I want to own what I buy, not rent it" idea, I love cloud gaming services struggling and closing down. I can tolerate them as a niche thing for people having potato PCs, but the idea that studios can literally force us into a subscription-only gaming world needs to leave these executives' heads rather soon.
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Quoting: scaineI despise cloud gaming, but I can see that I'm doing my hating from a position of privilege -I do my hating from a very different position of privilege. My rig is pretty old and was middle of the road when I bought it. But, I don't actually like playing any of the kinds of games that are very demanding on hardware, so it's fine. I'd say the closest I play to pushing the hardware would be . . . Stellaris?
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Quoting: Andy GneissHave I been living under a rock or is this the first time anyone else has heard Amazon Luna even existed?I find it encouraging to hear something connected with Amazon is doing badly! 😁
Apparently it's about 3 years old and it's already being chopped up. That's not encouraging.
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Quoting: shimmyI bought Madden on Stadia. Then it closed and I couldn't play it anymore because it closed.How Maddening!
I bought Madden on Luna in January. And now it's either gone or will be available still but with a premium subscription. I guess me and Madden are not going to happen.
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