Amazon Luna shutdown

Amazon has begun dismantling key parts of Luna, its cloud gaming service, cutting off game purchases and outside subscriptions as of April 10. (amazon.com) Amazon said Luna will no longer offer game stores, individual game purchases, or third-party subscriptions. Players who already bought games through Luna can keep streaming them only until June 10, 2026. (pcmag.com) The shutdown also hits Luna’s “Bring Your Own Library” feature, which let people link outside accounts and stream games they owned from Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, and Good Old Games. Those third-party stores are being removed from the platform. (9to5google.com) Cloud gaming works like video streaming for games: the game runs on a company’s servers, and the player sees a live feed on a phone, television, or laptop. Luna launched with that pitch in 2020, promising no console downloads and later expanding into store links and add-on subscriptions. (amazon.com) Amazon’s current public Luna pages now center on a smaller package: games included with Prime, a Luna Standard tier, a Luna Premium tier, and GameNight party titles. The older store model is no longer featured as a core part of the service. (amazon.com) That leaves buyers in a narrower position than a normal digital storefront. If a game was purchased directly for Luna streaming, Amazon says it will be removed from Luna after June 10 rather than remain in a permanent cloud library. (9to5google.com) Some players may still keep access elsewhere, depending on where the game originally came from. Reports on Amazon’s notice said linked or purchased titles tied to Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, or Good Old Games accounts can still be played through those companies’ own apps and stores, outside Luna. (ign.com) Amazon framed the move as a refocus on its in-house subscription offering rather than a full closure of Luna. For now, Luna remains online — but the part that let people buy or import games is ending first. (amazon.com)