Amazon Luna stops game purchases
Amazon’s Luna cloud gaming service has disabled in‑service game purchases and the ability to add third‑party subscriptions starting today, according to IGN’s post on X. (x.com) The immediate change removes a direct buying route inside Luna for players relying on the platform for both big‑budget and indie titles. (x.com)
Amazon Luna has stopped letting players buy games or add third-party subscriptions inside the service as of April 10, 2026. (ign.com) Amazon told customers it was removing game purchases and access to game stores from Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, and GOG, according to an email reported by IGN. Amazon also ended new Ubisoft+ and Jackbox Games subscriptions sold through Luna. (ign.com) (eurogamer.net) Players who already bought games through Luna can still stream them only until June 10, 2026, and Amazon is not offering refunds because the purchases remain tied to linked publisher accounts such as Ubisoft Connect, GOG Galaxy, or the Electronic Arts app. Amazon’s “Bring Your Own Library” feature, which let people stream supported games they already owned elsewhere, is scheduled to end on June 3, 2026. (ign.com) (clouddosage.com) Luna is Amazon’s cloud gaming service, which means games run on Amazon servers and stream to televisions, browsers, tablets, and Fire TV devices instead of downloading to a console or personal computer. Amazon’s current Luna home page says the service now centers on a rotating game library and GameNight party features included with Prime. (amazon.com) (luna.amazon.com) That marks a narrower model than Luna promoted even weeks ago. An Amazon help page for Luna Standard said the service included cloud streaming of games users had purchased, while separate help pages still described Ubisoft+ and Jackbox subscription options. (amazon.com 1) (amazon.com 2) (amazon.com 3) Amazon said the shift follows customer feedback asking for “easy access to great games,” more social features, and a steadier flow of new releases, and IGN reported the company is now focusing Luna’s future on games available to Prime members. Eurogamer reported the practical result is that Luna is dropping outside storefronts and subscriptions to emphasize Amazon’s own catalog. (ign.com) (eurogamer.net) For people who used Luna as a cloud front end for games bought elsewhere, the next deadline is June 10. After that, Luna remains available, but as a smaller service built around Amazon’s own Standard and Premium subscriptions, not direct game purchases. (eurogamer.net) (amazon.com)
