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Amazon challenges Google and Microsoft with subscription video games

9/25/2020, 2:09:12 PM


Launch the Luna service, one hundred titles and a dedicated gamepad (ANSA)Amazon enters the segment of subscription video game services. The online sales giant has unveiled Luna, a cloud gaming service that challenges Amazon's xCloud, Google's Stadia and Apple's Arcade. It will be linked to Twitch, the popular platform for broadcasting live video games, which has been owned by Amazon since 2014. Luna debuts in the US at an initial monthly price of around $ 6, which all

Amazon enters the segment of subscription video game services.

The online sales giant has unveiled Luna, a cloud gaming service that challenges Amazon's xCloud, Google's Stadia and Apple's Arcade.

It will be linked to Twitch, the popular platform for broadcasting live video games, which has been owned by Amazon since 2014.

Luna debuts in the US at an initial monthly price of around $ 6, which allows you to play simultaneously on two devices.

It will initially be available on televisions (with Fire TV), on PCs and Macs, and with web apps for iPhone and iPad, while an Android version is announced shortly.

Over a hundred titles that will be present, including "Resident Evil 7" and "Control". The service is paired with a dedicated gamepad, which integrates Amazon's Alexa voice assistant. There are currently no details on an international launch.