Amazon Slashing Luna: Players Roast Storefront's 'Bare Bones' Competency While Asking for Steam Keys
Amazon is gutting its Luna cloud gaming service, eliminating in-platform game stores, third-party subscriptions, and access to previously purchased digital titles.
The backlash focuses on Amazon’s perceived failure in digital gaming. Some users feel Amazon is simply incompetent in this sector, with 'network_switch' calling the storefront 'bare bones' compared to rivals. Others are done, with 'sleepmode' suggesting the platform just 'let it die.' A major procedural demand came from 'Agent_Karyo,' who demanded Amazon issue transferable Steam/GOG/Windows Store keys for sunsetted titles instead of letting them vanish.
The consensus screams abandonment. Users feel Amazon is stripping away choice and eroding ownership rights, calling the changes a bait-and-switch that undervalues content compared to owning local PC installs.
Key Points
The cancellation of in-platform stores and third-party access.
Users view this as stripping away crucial player choice and diminishing owned content, with 'cyberpunk007' framing it as undermining user rights.
Amazon's competency in the digital gaming market.
Critics like 'network_switch' attack Amazon's execution, labeling the storefront underdeveloped compared to competitors despite Amazon's retail history.
The demand for transferable keys for purchased content.
'Agent_Karyo' proposed a logical fallback: Amazon should issue Steam/GOG keys for titles being sunsetted, rather than letting them expire.
Amazon's focus should shift away from gaming.
'devolution' suggested Amazon stick to its core strengths, implying gaming is a poor fit for the company.
The limited selection of both new and old content.
'marxismtomorrow' pointed out that the current offering is notably restrictive in both purchased and in-platform game selections.
Source Discussions (4)
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