Amazon has introduced that it has stopped providing particular person sport and subscription purchases via its Luna streaming service.
In the mean time, Luna – previously often called Amazon Prime Gaming – affords two subscription providers, Luna Commonplace and Luna Premium.
Till right now, gamers may additionally hyperlink their Luna account to their accounts on the EA, Ubisoft or GOG shops and purchase video games on these shops. These video games would then even be playable on Luna’s cloud streaming service, permitting gamers to play them with out putting in them to their PC.
Nonetheless, in an e mail being despatched to some subscribers, Amazon has introduced that this characteristic has been stopped as of right now, because it focuses on the Luna Commonplace and Luna Premium providers.
Beginning right now (April 10), Amazon Luna now not affords “sport shops, particular person sport purchases or third-party subscriptions”, and has eliminated the EA, Ubisoft and GOG shops
Gamers who beforehand bought titles via Luna can proceed to play them till June 10, at which level Luna will now not assist them. They’ll nonetheless be playable via the EA, Ubisoft and GOG shops they have been redeemed on.
Video games that have been additionally carried over via the Carry Your Personal Library characteristic – the place purchases made immediately from the EA, Ubisoft and GOG shops could possibly be dropped at Luna for streaming – may also now not be supported from June 10.
Luna can be now not promoting subscriptions to Ubisoft+ and Jackbox Video games. Gamers who subscribed to those via Luna can have their energetic subscriptions cancelled at their subsequent billing cycle, which means they’ll need to re-subscribe elsewhere.
Some gamers shall be eligible for a free membership to Luna Premium – Amazon shall be contacting these gamers on or after June 10 with particulars on how you can declare the supply.
In its e mail to customers, Amazon pressured that the one change right here is the power to purchase and stream video games from the EA, Ubisoft and GOG shops, and that its personal providers shall be persevering with.
“What’s staying and getting even higher? We’re doubling down on a broad vary of gaming experiences, together with robust third-party titles, delivered in ways in which make nice video games extra accessible, in addition to new and distinctive gaming experiences like GameNight,” it wrote.
“We recognize you being a part of our journey, and we’re excited to proceed delivering nice video games and gaming experiences via Luna Commonplace and Luna Premium.”
Amazon launched its redesigned Luna streaming service final October, together with the addition of GameNight, a brand new number of round 30 celebration video games designed for informal gamers, who can use their cell phone as a controller with no app obtain wanted.
