"If you've played any of Jackbox's various multiplayer games, GameNight seems to use a similar setup. You load up the game in Luna, whoever's playing scans an onscreen QR code with their phone and then they can join the game using their device as a controller. Amazon hopes these smartphone-controlled games will lower the barrier to entry for anyone intimidated by a controller, or who hasn't already taken advantage of Luna as part of their Prime subscription."
"After a few years of mostly humming along in the background, Amazon's game streaming service is receiving an update. Amazon Luna will still act as a game streaming service with a rotating library of free games for Prime users, but now, Amazon also plans to offer "GameNight," a collection of social party games that you can play with your friends with just a smartphone."
Amazon Luna is receiving an update that adds GameNight, a collection of more than 25 social, smartphone-controlled party games. The GameNight lineup mixes reinterpretations of classics like Angry Birds, Exploding Kittens and Ticket to Ride with original titles developed by Amazon, including Courtroom Chaos: Starring Snoop Dogg. Players join by scanning an onscreen QR code and use their phones as controllers, a setup similar to Jackbox. Amazon positions GameNight to lower the barrier for players intimidated by traditional controllers and to attract Prime subscribers. Luna will also receive upcoming premium releases, while paid add-on subscriptions expand controller-required libraries.
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