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Amazon Luna ends third-party game buys and BYOL, shifting to a subscription-first model
technology18 hours ago

Amazon Luna ends third-party game buys and BYOL, shifting to a subscription-first model

Amazon Luna will stop allowing third-party game purchases and remove the Bring Your Own Library option by June 3, 2026. It will also drop EA, Ubisoft, and GOG stores, cancel Ubisoft Plus and Jackbox subscriptions, and remove previously purchased games from Luna on June 10, 2026 with no refunds. The service will continue to offer a subscription library (Luna Standard via Prime and Luna Premium) and focus on broader gaming experiences within those plans.

Amazon Luna ends third‑party storefronts and BYOL access
gaming21 hours ago

Amazon Luna ends third‑party storefronts and BYOL access

Amazon Luna is dropping support for third‑party game subscriptions and the Bring Your Own Library feature, automatically canceling Luna‑bought subscriptions at your next billing cycle. Ubisoft+ subscriptions purchased directly from Ubisoft will still work on Luna through June 10, and games bought outright on Luna remain playable until June 10 (no refunds). BYOL ends on June 3, after which access to those storefront games moves to their native clients; Luna Standard remains for Prime members and Luna Premium stays available as Amazon pivots toward a broader gaming experience.

GeForce Now Boosts 90 FPS Cloud Gaming on Quest 3, Pico, Vision Pro
technology22 days ago

GeForce Now Boosts 90 FPS Cloud Gaming on Quest 3, Pico, Vision Pro

GeForce Now now streams in Quest 3, Pico, and Apple Vision Pro headsets at up to 90 FPS for Ultimate subscribers, with 1080p 90FPS by default and options for 1440p 90FPS on Quest/Pico or 4K 90FPS on Vision Pro via Custom mode. The service offers Free, Performance ($10/mo), and Ultimate ($20/mo) tiers, with Ultimate delivering higher render power for 90 FPS across supported devices; Xbox Cloud Gaming remains available on Quest for flatscreen titles.

Xbox Game Pass Expands Stream-Your-Own Library with 45 New Titles
gaming25 days ago

Xbox Game Pass Expands Stream-Your-Own Library with 45 New Titles

Microsoft has added 45 new Stream Your Own Game titles to the Xbox Game Pass catalog in March 2026, expanding the cloud-streaming library for Ultimate, Premium, and Essential subscribers who can play owned games on Xbox consoles, PC, mobile, and Xbox Ally. The update includes a mix of newer releases and older favorites, including John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered, The Long Dark, GreedFall: The Dying World, WWE 2K26, and more. The library continues to grow monthly, offering a quick way to play games you own without installing them, though latency can affect some titles (notably Marathon) in multiplayer.

GeForce Now ups VR streaming to 90fps, adds GOG syncing and new cloud titles
technology1 month ago

GeForce Now ups VR streaming to 90fps, adds GOG syncing and new cloud titles

NVIDIA’s GeForce Now is getting a 90 fps streaming boost for supported VR headsets (e.g., Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest) for Ultimate members starting March 19, while adding GOG syncing, expanded account linking (Xbox/Ubisoft), and an Install-to-Play library with Xbox titles. It’ll also premiere new cloud titles such as Control Resonant and Samson: A Tyrdalston Story, as part of ongoing enhancements to its cloud gaming service.

Xbox Game Pass’s March Wave Brings Cyberpunk 2077, Silksong, Lana II and More
gaming1 month ago

Xbox Game Pass’s March Wave Brings Cyberpunk 2077, Silksong, Lana II and More

Xbox Game Pass reveals a busy March lineup across Cloud, Console, and PC, with day-one arrivals and upcoming titles like Cyberpunk 2077, Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, EA Sports F1 25, Construction Simulator, and more, plus titles leaving on March 15 and ongoing updates for Warzone and other games.

Xbox’s February Update Unlocks 1440p Cloud Gaming and More QoL Tweaks
gaming1 month ago

Xbox’s February Update Unlocks 1440p Cloud Gaming and More QoL Tweaks

Microsoft’s February Xbox update adds 1440p cloud streaming to Series X|S, One X, and One S, improves shader handling with an Advanced Shader Delivery Indicator, and enhances storage formatting for Xbox Ally. It also brings console-like audio cues to the Xbox PC app and previews new cloud gaming UI alongside the Postgame Recaps feature for Insiders, delivering across-console, PC, and cloud improvements without major feature overhauls.

Xbox February Update Expands 1440p Streaming, Handheld Enhancements and Retro Classics
technology1 month ago

Xbox February Update Expands 1440p Streaming, Handheld Enhancements and Retro Classics

Xbox’s February update unlocks up to 1440p cloud streaming for Game Pass Ultimate on Series X|S, One X and One S, adds new PC App sounds, updates ROG Ally (including removable storage formatting and a Shader Delivery indicator), and rolls out Postgame Recaps for PC Insiders plus a public preview of the refreshed Xbox Cloud Gaming web experience. It also adds Handheld Compatibility, expands Xbox Play Anywhere to 1000+ titles, enables Stream Your Own Game for 1000+ titles, introduces Retro Classics with 100+ games via Antstream Arcade, and broadens mouse & keyboard (130+ games) and touch controls (260+ games) support.

Fans Want Xbox Cloud Gaming's Web Dashboard on Console and PC
technology2 months ago

Fans Want Xbox Cloud Gaming's Web Dashboard on Console and PC

Xbox’s new Cloud Gaming dashboard on the web is earning praise for its clean, sleek UI and design cues from Xbox PC/Series dashboards, spurring calls to bring it to console and PC apps. Critics worry it could feel too mobile-like, obscure backgrounds, or face ad injections later. Microsoft hasn’t announced any official plans to broaden the UI beyond the web experience.