Amazon Luna Launches on Samsung Gaming Hub, Bringing Free Games with Amazon Prime and a Growing List of Partner Channels
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Amazon today announced that Amazon Luna is now available on the Samsung Gaming Hub¹ a new game streaming discovery platform available on 2022 Samsung Smart TVs² and 2022 Smart Monitor Series. Powered by Tizen, Samsung Gaming Hub allows players to instantly access the games they love from industry-leading partners such as Xbox, NVIDIA GeForce NOW, Google Stadia, Utomik, and now Amazon Luna all in one convenient place with no downloads or additional hardware needed.³
“With Amazon Luna joining Samsung Gaming Hub, we are offering more choices than ever for players to jump into the games they love and to discover new ones,” said Mike Lucero, Samsung Director of Product Management for Gaming. “The Samsung Gaming Hub is an all-in-one destination for gaming and entertainment. With the addition of Amazon Luna, we now offer over 1000 games to play instantaneously on Samsung Smart TVs, making Samsung Gaming Hub the number one destination to stream games.”
“Playing your favorite games straight from the cloud just became easier than ever with Amazon Luna and the Samsung Gaming Hub,” said George Tsipolitis, Director of Amazon Luna. “By teaming up with Samsung, we’re bringing our growing collection of games, unlimited gameplay channels including the Retro Channel and Jackbox Channel, and the Prime Gaming Channel that offers Amazon Prime members a rotating selection of games to play for free. It’s a winning combination that provides even more value and options to 2022 Samsung TV owners and gamers.”
Amazon Luna is a cloud gaming service that allows players to choose from more than 250 titles and play on PCs, Macs, Fire TVs, Fire tablets, iOS and Android phones and tablets, and Chromebooks. Beginning today, Luna users can also link their profiles to the Samsung Gaming Hub and continue to play on Samsung’s 2022 television models.
Using the Samsung Gaming Hub’s controller passthrough technology, gamers can choose to play their Amazon Luna titles with a Luna Controller or with any other supported Bluetooth controller. Also just launched this month are four free games as part of the Prime Gaming Channel offer, including: Control Ultimate Edition, Myst, Garfield Kart and Steel Assault.
The Samsung Gaming Hub began rolling out on June 30, 2022 and brings better, faster and more convenient access to all things gaming within Samsung TVs, bridging Samsung’s expertise in hardware and software for an optimal gaming experience. For more details on the Samsung Gaming Hub visit: https://www.samsung.com/us/televisions-home-theater/tvs/gaming-hub/ or Amazon Luna visit: www.amazonluna.com
