Amazon Luna is Sunsetting its Windows and Mac Apps

Amazon’s Luna cloud gaming service is pulling the plug on its PC and Mac apps to focus on the web experience. Amazon recently removed the download links for the Windows and Mac apps from the web app, and the company explained in a statement shared with 9to5Google that it’s focusing on the Luna web app as the desktop apps weren’t getting enough usage.

“Customers on PCs and Macs can continue to access and play Luna from supported browsers. We saw customers were spending significantly more time playing games on Luna using their web browsers than on native PC and Mac apps. When we see customers love something, we double down,” Amazon said in the statement.

Amazon also emphasized that the web app now supports the same set of features as the Windows and Mac apps. “We believe firmly in the future of cloud gaming and will be sunsetting the Luna PC and Mac native desktop apps so we can invest more time and resources innovating on behalf of our Luna customers,” the company added.

Amazon will also continue to support its Luna app for Fire TV devices, which is also compatible with Android TV and Google TV. On iOS and Android, users can continue to access Amazon Luna via the web.

Amazon Luna is currently only available in the US, Canada, the UK, and Germany. If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can access a rotating selection of Luna games for free. Amazon is also offering Luna games through various channels, and PC gamers can also stream the games they purchased on Ubisoft’s PC Game Store on Amazon Luna for free.

Even though Amazon has been slow to expand its cloud gaming service to more markets, the company appears to be committed to it. Just like Google did with the late Stadia, Amazon built its own Luna controller that connects directly to the company’s cloud servers to reduce latency, but gamers can also use Xbox or PlayStation controllers to play Luna games.