Amazon Luna revocation of third-party games: Difference between revisions
m Sojourna moved page Amazon Luna Revocation of Third-Party Games to Amazon Luna revocation of third-party games without leaving a redirect: Misspelled title: Not in sentence case |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Incomplete|Issue 1 = Needs more citations beyond a single source.}} | |||
{{Stub}} | |||
{{IncidentCargo | {{IncidentCargo | ||
|Company=Amazon | |Company=Amazon | ||
| | |StartDate=10 June 2026 | ||
| | |EndDate= | ||
| | |Status=Unresolved | ||
|ProductLine= | |||
|Product= | |||
|ArticleType=Revocation of Digital Goods | |||
|Type= | |||
|Description=Amazon removed the ability to stream previously purchased third-party games on its Luna cloud gaming platform without offering refunds, revoking the cloud access consumers paid for. | |Description=Amazon removed the ability to stream previously purchased third-party games on its Luna cloud gaming platform without offering refunds, revoking the cloud access consumers paid for. | ||
}} | }} | ||
On April | On 10 April 2026, [[Amazon]] announced it would end support for individual game purchases and third-party storefront integrations on its Luna cloud gaming platform, revoking cloud-streaming access for consumers who had purchased games to play via the service.<ref name="TheVerge_Luna_Shutdown">{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |title=Amazon Luna axes third-party game purchases |url=https://www.theverge.com/tech/910025/amazon-luna-third-party-games-subscriptions |website=The Verge |date=10 Apr 2026 |access-date=21 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260410173403/https://www.theverge.com/tech/910025/amazon-luna-third-party-games-subscriptions |archive-date=10 Apr 2026}}</ref> Effective 10 June 2026, the service removed previously purchased games from its cloud-streaming library, though users could still play them on other PC platforms through the accounts used to purchase the titles.<ref name="TheVerge_Luna_Shutdown" /> Amazon stated it would not offer refunds for third-party games purchased through Luna.<ref name="TheVerge_Luna_Shutdown" /> | ||
== Background == | ==Background== | ||
Amazon Luna launched in 2020 as a cloud gaming service competing with Google Stadia and Xbox Cloud Gaming.<ref name="TheVerge_Luna_Shutdown" /> In 2023, Amazon Luna introduced the ability to purchase individual games through the platform.<ref name="TheVerge_Luna_Shutdown" /> | Amazon Luna launched in 2020 as a cloud gaming service competing with [[Stadia|Google Stadia]] and Xbox Cloud Gaming.<ref name="TheVerge_Luna_Shutdown" /> In 2023, Amazon Luna introduced the ability to purchase individual games through the platform.<ref name="TheVerge_Luna_Shutdown" /> | ||
== Revocation of | ==Revocation of third-party purchases== | ||
Amazon's April 2026 changes prevented players from purchasing third-party games and discontinued subscriptions to third-party services | Amazon's April 2026 changes prevented players from purchasing third-party games and discontinued subscriptions to third-party services such as Ubisoft Plus and Jackbox Games.<ref name="TheVerge_Luna_Shutdown" /> The platform also eliminated its "Bring Your Own Library" benefit, ending support for [[EA]], [[Ubisoft]], and [[GOG.com|GOG]] third-party stores and blocking access to titles from those platforms on Luna after 3 June 2026.<ref name="TheVerge_Luna_Shutdown" /> | ||
== | ===Amazon's response=== | ||
Despite revoking the ability to stream the games via its cloud infrastructure, Amazon refused to offer refunds to users who purchased third-party games through Luna.<ref name="TheVerge_Luna_Shutdown" /> An Amazon spokesperson stated the service was transitioning away from à la carte purchasing in favor of subscription approaches.<ref name="TheVerge_Luna_Shutdown" /> | Despite revoking the ability to stream the games via its cloud infrastructure, Amazon refused to offer refunds to users who purchased third-party games through Luna.<ref name="TheVerge_Luna_Shutdown" /> An Amazon spokesperson stated the service was transitioning away from ''à la carte'' purchasing in favor of subscription approaches.<ref name="TheVerge_Luna_Shutdown" /> | ||
== | <!--==Lawsuit== | ||
{{ | {{Ph-I-L}} | ||
--> | |||
==Consumer response== | |||
{{Ph-I-ConR}} | |||
[[Category: | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Amazon Luna]] | |||
[[Category:Amazon]] | [[Category:Amazon]] | ||
[[Category:Digital rights]] | [[Category:Digital rights]] | ||