Amazon Luna to Drop Support for Third-Party Games and Subscriptions in June
Amazon Moonthe retail giant’s cloud gaming service, will be making a big change in June. In the same vein as Main videoUsers have been able to transfer their third-party subscriptions and use them to play games in the cloud, but all that will change on June 10.
Moon will no longer support third-party subscriptions or games, depending on the Luna Support Page updated Friday. This feature allowed users to play games purchased from other online game stores such as EA, Ubisoft or GOG, as well as titles available through Ubisoft Plus and Jackbox Games subscriptions. Starting June 10, Luna subscribers will only have access to games available in the Luna Library.
Amazon provided no other reason for the change other than to say, “As our library continues to grow, more of this content is available to Prime members, and that’s where we’re focusing our future.”
What is Amazon Luna?
Amazon Luna is the company’s cloud gaming service. It went live back in 2020 compete with Google’s now-defunct Stadia cloud gaming serviceas well as Cloud gaming on Xbox and PlayStation. Initially, Luna required its own subscription, but it has since been added as a perk with a Amazon Prime subscription.
The Luna Standard plan that comes with Prime includes nearly 100 games, including major titles like Alan Wake 2, Death Stranding, and Hogwarts Legacy. Luna Premium is a higher tier for the service that costs $10 per month and comes with a larger library of games that includes Madden NFL 26, Mafia: Definitive Edition, and EA FC 26.
Luna is available for use on PCs, laptops, phones, tablets, Fire TVs, Fire tablets, select Samsung and LG smart TVs, as well as Comcast’s Xfinity devices.
What’s different with Amazon Luna?
On June 10, users will only be able to access games in their Luna library. They will no longer have access to games from third-party game stores or through third-party subscriptions.
What happens to my game saves on Amazon Luna?
According to the support page, game saves will be available for download 90 days after June 10. Access to backups can be done through the Luna Settings page. Amazon warns that downloaded save data may not work on other platforms, and those users should access the saves immediately to verify compatibility.
