Amazon Luna

Amazon Luna
DeveloperAmazon
TypeCloud gaming service
Launch date
  • USA: March 1, 2022
  • Canada: March 22, 2023
  • EU: March 22, 2023
Operating system(s)Fire TV, Fire tablets, Samsung Smart TV, LG TV.
Windows PC, Mac, Chromebook, iPhone, iPad, Android (as a web app)
StatusActive
Pricing modelMonthly subscription
Websiteamazon.com/luna

Amazon Luna is a cloud gaming platform developed and operated by Amazon.[1][2][3] The platform has integration with Twitch and is available on Windows, Mac, Amazon Fire TV, iOS (as a progressive web app) as well as Android. Games and channels from brands such as Ubisoft+ and Jackbox Games are accessed via the Luna+ paid subscription.

Luna uses the Windows Server operating system and Nvidia Tesla T4 graphics cards from Amazon Web Services for streaming games,[4] and is available in the United States, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Luna's competitors include other cloud gaming platforms like Xbox Cloud Gaming, PlayStation Plus cloud streaming, and GeForce Now.

  1. ^ Webster, Andrew (September 24, 2020). "Amazon announces new cloud gaming service called Luna". The Verge. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Amazon's Luna cloud gaming service arrives next month". Engadget. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Blumenthal, Eli. "Amazon Luna takes on Microsoft's xCloud, Google's Stadia in cloud gaming battle". CNET. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Orland, Kyle (September 25, 2020). "Amazon Luna servers will run Windows games directly on Nvidia T4 GPUs". Ars Technica. Retrieved June 24, 2023.