Amazon Luna vs Tencent START

Amazon Luna streams cloud games from AWS servers to devices customers already own. Luna Standard is included with eligible Amazon Prime memberships and offers more than 60 games at no additional cost. GameNight provides local multiplayer games; players can use phones as controllers by scanning a TV QR code, and friends can join remotely without an additional subscription. Player limits may vary by game. Luna supports computers, phones, tablets and selected TV devices, including PC, Mac, Chromebook, iPhone, iPad, Android, Fire TV, Fire tablets, Samsung and LG smart TVs, Xumo Stream Box and Xfinity X1 TV Box. Supported browsers include Chrome, Edge and Safari on specified devices, subject to version requirements. Amazon lists a minimum internet speed of 10 Mbps. Most Luna games require a controller or mouse and keyboard; GameNight does not require a dedicated controller. Streaming quality and latency depend on device, location, network, bandwidth and subscription status, and Amazon does not guarantee resolution or quality.

Tencent START streams games rendered on cloud servers to supported devices, so players can start supported titles without downloading them. The app listing says progress can continue across devices when players log in with the same account. Its library includes online, single-player, and independent games, organized with personalized categories and recommendations. Listed devices include iPhone, iPad, mobile devices, tablets, computers, and TVs; the iPhone app requires iOS 14.0 or later. Tencent describes START ENGINE as supporting real-time biological and dense plant rendering, dynamic tree simulation, and GPU-accelerated fluid simulation. Tencent Cloud says streaming uses Tencent-RTC and Tencent Mingmou encoding technology, and documents JavaScript, Android, and iOS SDKs and APIs. Its Game Streaming product is a PaaS solution for PC and mobile games, with functions migrated to application cloud rendering. Each concurrent cloud gaming instance supports one player at a time. A free plan is listed, and named paid options include a STARTvip student monthly card at 28 CNY a month, an eight-hour package at 28 CNY, paid once, and a VIP monthly card at 29 CNY a month. Other listed plans have no prices shown.