Amazon unveils Luna cloud gaming service: Here’s all you ought to know
Amazon Luna will combat Microsoft’s Project X, Google’s Stadia and Nvidia’s Geforce Now. Here’s everything you would like to understand about the new computer game streaming service.
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Amazon Luna currently has an introductory price of $5.99 (approximately Rs 441) during the first access phase.
Last night, Amazon announced its new cloud gaming platform, called Luna. the corporate aims to require on Microsoft’s Project X, Google’s Stadia and Nvidia’s Geforce Now services with Luna. the corporate is yet to announce when it’ll launch the service globally, however, if you’re the US resident, you’ll request early access to the service starting today.
The service will initially be made available on PC, Mac, Fire TV and iOS (using web apps). the corporate has said that it’ll launch an Android version of the service at a later date. it’s powered by AWS, the company’s own ubiquitous web platform.
Amazon Luna price
Amazon Luna currently has an introductory price of $5.99 (approximately Rs 441) during the first access phase. Under the paid plan, subscribers get the power to Luna Plus channel games across two devices simultaneously at a resolution of 4K at 60fps. However, as of now, the service is restricted to 1080p at 60fps.
To access the Luna streaming service, users are required to possess a compatible game controller or a mouse and keyboard. However, if they need the entire experience, they will get the new wireless Luna controller priced at $49.99 (approximately Rs 3,700) during the first access period.
Amazon Luna supported platforms
- Windows 10 with DirectX 11 support.
- MacOS 10.13 or above.
- Fire TV Stick 2nd gen, Fire TV Stick 4K and Fire TV Cube 2nd gen.
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- Chrome browser version 83 and above.
- Safari with iOS 14.
Note, the service streaming content at 1080p resolution requires a minimum speed if 10 Mbps. And for streaming within the 4K resolution the service requires a minimum speed of 35 Mbps.
Twitch integration
It has stated that its new Luna streaming service also will be integrated inside Twitch, its live streaming platform for gamers. It claims that inside the Luna experience, players will see Twitch streams for games. And from Twitch, they’ll be ready to instantly start playing Luna games.
Games
Amazon has announced that the Luna service will feature dedicated channels, which can host categorised games. the primary channel to launch is Luna Plus, which incorporates titles like Resident Evil 7, Control, an epidemic Tale: Innocence, The Surge 2, The Impossible Lair, Iconoclasts, GRID, ABZU, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Panzer Dragoon. the corporate claims that the Luna Plus channel will feature over 100 games by the time of launch.
Apart from this, Ubisoft also will be launching its own channel soon on the service bringing in games like Assassins Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6 and Immortals Fenyx Rising.
All of the channels will feature different prices, which can be confirmed at the time of launch.
