4 outlets·5 reports
Xbox is testing ad-supported game streaming. Amazon is folding Luna into Prime Video. Both admit cloud gaming has not worked yet.
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Microsoft is testing a free, ad-supported cloud-gaming service for Xbox Insiders, restricting sessions to one hour and allowing play only of games the users already own. Amazon is integrating its Luna cloud-streamed titles, such as Fallout 4, into Prime Video. Both companies acknowledge that cloud gaming has not yet proven successful.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Verge·Microsoft is testing free, ad-supported cloud gaming for Xbox Insiders
- TechMeme·Microsoft is testing free, ad-supported cloud gaming for Xbox Insiders, limited to one-hour sessions for the games users already own (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge)
- The Verge·Amazon puts Luna cloud-streamed games like Fallout 4 inside Prime Video
- Engadget·Xbox is testing free, ad-supported cloud gaming
- The Next Web·Xbox is testing ad-supported game streaming. Amazon is folding Luna into Prime Video. Both admit cloud gaming has not worked yet.
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