Amazon Luna announced changes that will remove the ability to buy third-party games and subscriptions through the platform. The shift, reported by The Verge, affects how Luna handles purchases from EA, Ubisoft, and GOG, and changes what players can access on the service after upcoming deadlines.
What Amazon Luna is removing
Amazon Luna announced that it will prevent players from purchasing third-party games and subscriptions. The cloud gaming service will remove previously purchased games on June 10, 2026. Those titles will remain playable on other platforms using the EA, GOG, or Ubisoft accounts that were used when purchasing the title.
Luna is ending support for third-party stores associated with EA, Ubisoft, and GOG. The update also includes discontinuation of specific subscription offerings sold through Luna: Ubisoft Plus and Jackbox Games subscriptions will be discontinued. For active subscriptions purchased through Luna, Amazon will cancel them at the end of the billing cycle.
The changes extend to account-based library access. Luna is removing its “Bring Your Own Library” benefit, which means players can no longer access titles from third-party platforms on Luna after June 3, 2026. Amazon Luna also stated it will not offer refunds for third-party games purchased through Luna.
How Luna’s subscription plans are positioned
While third-party purchasing and store access are being removed, Amazon Luna continues to offer games as part of its existing subscription tiers. The Luna Standard plan is included with a $14.99 subscription to Amazon Prime and includes titles such as EA Sports FC 26, Hogwarts Legacy, Skyrim, and Death Stranding. The Luna Premium tier costs $9.99 per month and features an expanded library that includes Alien: Isolation, Borderlands 3, and Sonic Frontiers.
This update will prevent users from playing games outside the ones included in their Amazon Luna subscription. The shift indicates that Luna is moving toward a model where access depends on the Luna plan’s included catalog rather than acting as a general-purpose streaming layer for third-party-owned libraries.
Amazon’s rationale for the changes
Brittney Hefner, a spokesperson for Amazon Luna, told The Verge in an email that the service is “transitioning away from certain subscription, game store, and a-la-carte purchasing models in favor of approaches we believe work better for our customers long term.” Hefner added that Amazon will continue to “invest in a broad range of gaming experiences,” which includes “strong third-party titles” available through the Luna subscription.
Amazon Luna frames the update as an intentional shift in how third-party content is delivered and monetized. Instead of enabling purchases and subscriptions through third-party stores inside Luna, the service is consolidating access into its own subscription structures.
What this means for players
The deadlines create a transitional window for players. Games removed from Luna on June 10, 2026 remain available to play on other platforms through the EA, GOG, or Ubisoft accounts used at purchase time. For access via the “Bring Your Own Library” feature, the cutoff is June 3, 2026. These dates indicate that Amazon Luna is aiming to preserve continuity of ownership outside Luna while ending the ability to stream those libraries through its own service.
Players who have active subscriptions to Ubisoft Plus or Jackbox Games through Luna should note that these will be cancelled at the end of their current billing cycle, with no refunds offered for third-party games previously purchased through the platform.
Source: The Verge