{"id":7615,"date":"2021-05-28T01:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T23:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2021\/05\/28\/what-is-amazon-luna-everything-you-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2021-05-28T03:31:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T01:31:19","slug":"what-is-amazon-luna-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2021\/05\/28\/what-is-amazon-luna-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Amazon Luna? Everything You Need To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Luna is Amazon\u2019s new cloud gaming service that was announced last year at the company\u2019s product launch event. At a glance, it\u2019s an answer to options like Stadia, GeForce NOW, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and Shadow.
\nWhat exactly is Luna, though? Should you care about the service and is it worth your time? Maybe one of the other cloud gaming services is a better fit?
\nIn this guide we\u2019ll walk you through exactly what Luna is and what it offers, so you can make the decision on whether or not you should be interested in it and give it a try.
\nWhat is Amazon Luna?<\/p>\n

Luna is a cloud gaming service that is offered by Amazon. It was announced September 24, 2020, and is the company\u2019s entry into the space that already contains major players like Stadia, GeForce NOW, Shadow, and Cloud Gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
\nAmazon was rumored to be entering the cloud gaming space last year, but little was known about it back then. Now, a lot more detail has been shared about it. Including what it costs, what games you can play, and where you can play them.
\nThere\u2019s still a lot about Luna that Amazon is changing or adding. But now it\u2019s possible to use the service. The idea is to offer people a slightly different model for cloud gaming than what\u2019s currently available from competitors. Luna will offer a variety of different games from publishers you know and love. Some of them will be new and some of them will be a bit older.
\nThe whole point of Luna, much like with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Stadia, is that you don\u2019t need to download games. There\u2019s no having to wait for games to install. you simply find a game you want to play and you launch it. Boom. Done.
\nIf that sounds appealing to you, then you may want to consider keeping an eye on Luna and signing up to request access to it.
\nSign up for Luna
\nWhat games are available on Luna?<\/p>\n

Like Amazon says, Luna has something for everyone when it comes to games. As for what games are available, there\u2019s actually a fairly wide variety of titles now. You\u2019ll some of the biggest games of the last few years as well as some old favorites. Resident Evil VII: Biohazard \u2013 Gold Edition for example is available to stream.
\nThere\u2019s also more recently added titles like Immortals Fenyx Rising, Ride 4, Far Cry New Dawn Deluxe Edition, and even Ghostrunner. You can also find Abzu, Everspace, Monster Boy And The Cursed Kingdom, Bloodstained Ritual of The Night, and Ys VIII: Lacrimosa Of Dana. All of these are located in the Luna+ channel. Some of them are also titles which have been added to Stadia over the least few months.
\nThe newest games to be added to Luna are the service\u2019s games for June, which include Yakuza 0, The Falconeer, and Killer Queen Black.
\nSo many of the games you see on Luna will be available through other cloud gaming options.
\nIn addition to the Luna+ channel, there\u2019s also the Ubisoft+ channel, which as you may have guessed is filled with a ton of different Ubisoft games. Far Cry New Dawn, The Division, The Division 2, and Watch Dogs are just a handful of the different available options. But there\u2019s also some fairly recent titles like Immortals Fenyx Rising (mentioned above), and Assassin\u2019s Creed Valhalla.
\nAs Luna grows, more channels are likely to be added as well. Though at this time Amazon has not shared anything specifically. It does stand to reason however that as long as things continue to go well, Amazon will add more partners to the program and roll out channels for them which contain only their games. Access to these would also cost extra as it does with the Ubisoft+ channel.
\nWhat devices can I play on?
\nAmazon\u2019s big thing here is letting you play games on the devices you already own. This is going to be limited to begin with, but it will hopefully start to expand soon.
\nNow that the service is open to some players, you\u2019ll be able to access it on Fire TV (any TV or device that has Fire TV baked into it), Mac, iOS via web apps, and PC. The service is also now available on Android devices, which Amazon just launched back in December of 2020.
\n\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hey @TheCodeB00K, as Raghu from Team Luna explains below, you won\u2019t have to wait very long for Android support (or, like, at all). Play Luna with early access now: https:\/\/t.co\/IU81kXZouU pic.twitter.com\/aVDCbQcP64
\n\u2014 Amazon Luna (@amazonluna) December 15, 2020<\/p>\n

How do I get access to the service?<\/p>\n

At the moment Amazon has made Luna an invite-only service. This means you can\u2019t quite yet sign up and create an account to play games whenever you want.
\nYou can however sign up to request access, as it\u2019s currently in a beta form. So long as you get an invite after requesting access, you can play games via the Luna+ and Ubisoft+ channels on the supported devices. There is one platform where you can access Luna without an invite at this point and it\u2019s through Amazon\u2019s Fire TV devices. Though not all Fire TV devices will be compatible.
\nSign up for access will not guarantee you a spot to play. It is however your best shot right now at trying Luna out. As the beta continues, following its availability going live, Amazon will eventually open it up to more people. Perhaps anyone that cares to test it out.
\nIf you\u2019re interested in trying the service, make sure to request access by signing up.
\nSign Up For Luna
\nHow much does Luna cost?<\/p>\n

The service is available at an introductory cost of $5.99 a month during the current beta period. This has also been the cost since the early access started back in 2020.
\nSince this is only the beta price though, it will probably cost more when it launches fully. When it\u2019s open to everyone and not just those invited.
\nThis is also the cost for the Luna+ channel only. If you want access to the Ubisoft+ channel, then it will cost you $14.99 a month for access. However, you do not have to subscribe to both. You can actually choose to subscribe to either the Luna+ channel or the Ubisoft+ channel. You can subscribe to both if you prefer though. And then have a lot more games to play.
\nWhat controllers work with the service?<\/p>\n

Amazon supports a handful of different controllers and has since the service went into early access. This includes the Luna controller, the Xbox One wireless controller, and the DualShock 4.
\nYou can also use a mouse and keyboard if you\u2019re playing games on your PC. Which might be the preferred input method for some.
\nThere will undoubtedly be more compatible controllers down the line, but in the beginning Amazon is starting small with the most popular and most used controllers out there. And it makes sense.
\nNow, that isn\u2019t to say that other controllers won\u2019t work. They might. But Amazon doesn\u2019t list anything else as officially supported. So anything other than what was mentioned here may not work at all.
\nWhat features does Luna have?<\/p>\n

You might be surprised at what\u2019s available. Then again maybe not. Since this is Amazon-owned, it naturally has integration with Alexa.
\nYou can ask Alexa to play games and it\u2019ll launch the game you mention. Not unlike Google has done with Stadia and Google Assistant. Luna also has integration with Twitch. Another Amazon-owned brand.
\nYou can watch Twitch livestreams on Luna and then from those streams launch into a game on the service yourself.
\nWhat sort of resolution does Luna support?
\nAmazon says that the service will support up to 1080p resolution for most games.
\nSome games will support up to 4K, but none of those are currently available on the service right now. Amazon says 4K is coming soon, so this is expected to pop up once the beta period is over. At the moment you can choose to play games at either 720p or 1080p. This can be changed in the settings menu once you\u2019re logged into Luna.
\nWhat internet speed do I need?
\nThe recommended internet speed is 10Mbps for your download speeds for everything that is streaming at 1080p.
\nIf you\u2019re going to stream in 4K, which isn\u2019t available at the moment and probably won\u2019t be during the beta period, you\u2019ll need a minimum of 35Mbps download. As always though, the faster and stronger your internet connection, the better your streaming experience will be. So keep that in mind. Also note that streaming in higher quality will use up more internet bandwidth.
\nCurrently, running games at 1080p will chew through about 10GB an hour according to Amazon. And about half of that if you\u2019re streaming games at 720p.
\nWhere is Luna available?<\/p>\n

The service is pretty limited for the early access period.
\nTo start, Luna will be available in the US only. This excludes Hawaii, Alaska, and any US territories. Amazon hasn\u2019t announced any plans for expansion outside the US at the moment. Though it likely will expand after early access, and perhaps even during.
\nFor right now, the mainland US is still the only available region where Luna is up and running.
\nSign up for Luna
\nThe post What Is Amazon Luna? Everything You Need To Know appeared first on Android Headlines.
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