Amazon Fire TVs find their place in the cloud | Tech Reddy

Amazon Fire TVs are getting their own cloud gaming hub called Games on Fire TV. The app is similar to the Samsung Gaming Hub, although it focuses on Amazon Luna rather than other streaming services.

According to a blog post published by Amazon on Wednesday, Games on Fire TV allows players to stream cloud games to their TV. If you already have a subscription to Amazon Luna, the company’s cloud gaming service, you can stream games like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, play a rotating selection of free games every month on the Prime Gaming Channel, or download games from the Fire TV app store. Games currently available on Prime Gaming Channel include league of legends, Fall 76, Total War: Warhammer IIand Middle-earth: Shadow of War.

The hub will feature new game trailers and Twitch streams, which can be accessed using either a game controller or a Fire TV Stick. If you have an Amazon Fire TV and want to jump into Games on Fire TV, pair any wireless Bluetooth controller of your choice – PlayStation 5 DualSense, Xbox Elite Wireless Controller, etc – and you can play your games right away. The app can be accessed through the Games section under the Find tab.

Amazon only mentions Luna integration, so it looks like the app won’t include services like Xbox Game Pass or GeForce Now at launch. It’s unclear if Amazon plans to bring more services to the app down the line, or if it’s just aiming to support its own services.

Amazon’s move to cloud gaming comes on the heels of the upcoming shutdown of Google Stadia in January 2023 and other gaming companies coming up with their own mobile gaming systems. Razer partnered with Verizon and Qualcomm to create the Razer 5G Edge, and Logitech came out with the Logitech G Cloud Gaming Handheld. Games on Fire TV are just an added bonus for those with Amazon Luna.

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