Finally, Amazon has expanded its cloud gaming service, Luna, to Android users. After its launch on September 24, 2020, the Luna cloud gaming platform is available on PC, Mac, Amazon Fire TV and iOS (iPhone & iPad) users.
Starting December 16, 2020, Amazon’s Luna can be accessed by Android users on select Google, Samsung and OnePlus smartphones. However, access to the service is through early access at a cost of $5.99 per month.
For the unaware, the Amazon Luna is a cloud gaming platform on similar lines from Google’s Stadia, Microsoft Xbox Game Pass clouding game, Sony’s PlayStation Now and NVIDIA’s GeForce Now.
The USP of these cloud gaming platforms is that you don’t need any gaming PCs or gaming consoles. All you need to have is high-speed internet access i.e., 10Mbps or higher for 1080p video quality. Unlike streaming movies or music, cloud gaming can consume up to 10GB/hour at 1080p.
You can simply stream the games directly from the cloud to your screen.
The Luna “early access” is currently limited to US subscribers (Hawaii, Alaska, and U.S. territories) only. And moreover, it is available by invitation only. Interested users can register themselves and get the invite on the company’s website.
In order to use this Luna service, one can simply access it via the Chrome web browser. There’s no need of downloading Luna App. It involves a few steps.
The Luna+ subscription allows unlimited hours of play up to 1080p/60fps. 4K is coming soon to select titles. You can stream on 2 devices at a time.
The gaming library currently includes Resident Evil 7, Control, Panzer Dragoon, A Plague Tale: Innocence, The Surge 2, Yooka-Laylee, The Impossible Lair, Iconoclasts, GRID, ABZU, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, and many more.
Currently, Amazon’s Luna cloud gaming service is limited to select Google, Samsung and OnePlus handsets. Hopefully, the list would soon grow as Luna runs through a web browser and there are no requirement of high-end hardware.
The select list of Android devices supporting Luna is as follows:
• Pixel 4 XL
• Pixel 4a
• Pixel 4a 5G
• Pixel 5
• Samsung Galaxy S10
• Samsung Galaxy S10+
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10+
• Samsung Galaxy S20 5G
• Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
• Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
• Samsung Galaxy Note 20
• OnePlus 7
• OnePlus 7 Pro
• OnePlus 7 Pro 5G
• OnePlus 8
• OnePlus 8 Pro
• OnePlus Nord
• OnePlus 7T
• OnePlus 7T Pro
• OnePlus 7T Pro 5G
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