Amazon erases Luna game libraries

May 27, 2026

Amazon is wiping purchased games from Luna cloud accounts on June 10, 2026, with no refunds. This is bad for gamers and a test case for whether the "Buy" button means anything online.

  • Amazon will delete games people paid full price for, arguing in court that "Buy" was just marketing, not ownership.
  • Google gave full refunds when Stadia shut down; Amazon studied that and chose not to.
  • Save data can be downloaded for 90 days, then gets erased in September, and may not work on other platforms anyway.
  • A California law now in effect bans calling something a "purchase" unless buyers actually own it or are clearly told it's a revocable license.
  • A class action lawsuit and a 1.29 million-signature European campaign called Stop Killing Games are pushing lawmakers to force companies to keep sold games playable.

Outlook: The June 10 wipe is going ahead, but lawsuits and new laws are quickly closing in on the whole digital "ownership" model.

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