Amazon Luna cloud gaming service comes to the UK at last
Amazon has finally launched its cloud gaming platform outside the US. Amazon Luna is now in the UK, Germany and Canada too, with the service and dedicated controller becoming available.
Amazon Luna is the retailer's answer to Cloud Gaming with Xbox Game Pass, Nvidia GeForce Now and the now defunct Google Stadia. It allows users to play games across multiple devices by streaming video of live gameplay over the internet from a remote server, with the controller movements heading the other way.
Amazon Prime members get a rotating selection of games to play as part of their existing subscription, at no extra cost. You just need to sign in to the service and away you go.
Alternatively, a larger selection of games are available to play as part of a Luna+ subscription. This costs £8.99 per month in the UK and includes titles across a healthy number of different genres — action, adventure and classic games included.
In addition, a separate subscription to Ubisoft+ Multi Access gives access to a vast library of Ubisoft games for £14.99 per month. This includes the likes of Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs, the Tom Clancy games, and Far Cry shooters.
Finally, a Jackbox Games subscription offers the off-the-wall party games studio's many titles for £3.99 per month.
As well as the service itself, you can purchase an Amazon Luna Controller for £59.99. As with the Stadia controller, it connects directly to your home network when indoors to reduce latency. Control codes are therefore sent directly to the servers via your router rather than having to travel through a streaming device instead. It does also feature Bluetooth connectivity if you want to hook it up to a phone or tablet too.
The Amazon Luna Controller supports both direct Wi-Fi
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