Since it hasn't been posted here, it looks like amazon have "productised" AppStream[0] and added a subscription based model a-la prime video. Interesting that

Since it hasn't been posted here, it looks like amazon have "productised" AppStream[0] and added a subscription based model a-la prime video. Interesting that they positioned it as a new product and not a prime offering, as increasing prime subs was always one of amazon's main drives recently (keep spinning that flywheel). They had a similar streaming integration with their games engine lumberyard[1] iirc, and used it for some of their first party titles[2] though as far as I remember, none of their first party games have taken off. Interestingly, in googling I found there is a "prime gaming"[3] option that amazon has, so I'm surprised this offering wasn't folded into that. Maybe the low uptake of prime gaming means they need to position it as a separate service to get press for it, or maybe the increased cost to serve can't be justified without charging an additional subscription. [0] https://aws.amazon.com/appstream2/?blog-posts-cards.sort-by=item.additionalFields.createdDate&blog-posts-cards.sort-order=desc https://aws.amazon.com/appstream2/?blog-posts-cards.sort-by=... [1] https://aws.amazon.com/lumberyard/ https://aws.amazon.com/lumberyard/ [2] https://www.amazongames.com/en-gb/games https://www.amazongames.com/en-gb/games [3] https://gaming.amazon.com/ https://gaming.amazon.com/