Pick My Home Store Get access to great in-store deals and local pick-up Sign up for our email deals newsletter! CollectiblesMonitorMovies & TVObservation & Security Audio & VisualBatteries & ChargersCables & AdaptorsCameras & WebcamsControllersFaceplates & SkinsGame SystemsGaming FurnitureGear & ApparelHeadsets & MicsKeyboards & MiceMemoryMounts & BracketsNetworkingRepair & CleaningSpeakersStorage & Cases Amazon Fire TV Stick This item cannot ship to a PO Box or APO/FPO address. Ships to U.S. addresses only Add to Wish ListAmazon wants to remind you that the Fire TV can be used for gaming. In fact, to get your attention, the company has recently announced it added over 600 apps and games to the Fire TV platform, including the GameFly Streaming service.GameFly Streaming is an Amazon Fire TV exclusive as well, meaning you won't be able to access the service's catalogue of PC gaming titles (which includes things like Warner Brothers’ Batman series, Darksiders II, and Dirt 3) on any other set-top box or dedicated media-streaming device.
Well, here's what you can expect from GameFly Streaming on Amazon Fire TV...GameFly is online video game rental subscription service that provides games to consoles and handheld consoles.It originally worked similar to the DVD-by-mail service that Netflix and Blockbuster online offered back in the day, in which GameFly sends physical games to subscribers for a monthly fee, but the Amazon Fire TV deal is different. With Amazon's box, you'll be able to stream games from the GameFly for Fire TV app.GameFly Streaming is a new initiative that GamePlay is launching, and it was made possible through the acquisition of a cloud-based streaming tech company called Playcast Media Systems.GameFly is bundling titles into packages that start at $6.99 a month, and it lets you play each included title as much as you like. At launch, you'll be able to choose from six gaming packs (40 titles in all). To get started, just select a game pack from within the GameFly app, and then your Amazon account will be billed.
Read Pocket-lint's Fire TV review to learn all about how to download apps and games to the set-top box. In a nutshell: when in the GameFly Streaming app (here), you'll be able to select and play any tile from a package.You can use the Amazon Fire TV Game Controller (which is available for $39.99) with GameFly. It leverages Bluetooth to connect to the Fire TV, and then you're free to play as would with a typical console/controller setup.Apart from the controller, you will need an HDTV, Amazon Fire TV, and Amazon account. A wired connection of at least 10 Mbps bandwidth is also recommended. GameFly said all games run on its server and stream directly to your TV. GameFly Streaming will launch in the US via the Fire TV App store on 2 June.Check out the GameFly Streaming website for more details.Episode two has landed. The Grand Tour, the new show from former Top Gear presenters Clarkson, Hammond and May, is now firmly underway. Not with the BBC, ITV or Channel 4 though. Not even with Netflix, but Amazon Prime Video, the subscription-based, on-demand TV service from Amazon.If you're not familiar with the Netflix and Hulu rival, it provides unlimited access to more than 15,000 movies and TV shows, for a fee of course.
The first streaming service to offer high dynamic range content (expect brighter colours and enhanced areas of shadow), Prime Video is bundled in when you sign up for an Amazon Prime account, the honour of which will set you back £79 a year.It's not just about The Grand Tour either. With a number of original series including Transparent and Alpha House thrown into the mix, Prime is another service provider you need to keep your eye on. Here's how you can watch Amazon Prime on your TV, smartphone and tablet.How to watch Amazon Prime on your TVRelated: New on Amazon Prime VideoJust like Netflix, Amazon has Prime Video apps available for all manner of connected TVs, Blu-ray players, cinema systems and games consoles, meaning whatever home setup you have, you should be covered.The platform is compatible with more than 400 devices in total, a full list of which can be found in Amazon's support pages. If you've bought a connected LG, Samsung, Sony or Panasonic TV in the last few years, however, chances are you're covered.
The app can be downloaded - for free - from your TV's respective app store. Once you've signed in with your membership details that's it, you're set and ready to enjoy some streaming action.Getting into the Amazon Prime way of life is just as straightforward for console owners, with dedicated apps available for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Even those with a Wii or Wii U still sat under their TV can get in on the action.How to watch Amazon Prime without a Smart TVIf your home entertainment system is a little out of date and in need of some serious sprucing, fret not, Amazon has got your back with a couple of affordable own-brand, internet-connected hardware additions to give you instant Prime access.Amazon Fire TV is a £79 set-top box turned micro-console which lets you both live stream and enjoy a bit of big screen app-based gaming. By contrast, the £35 Fire TV Stick is a stripped-back answer to Google Chromecast.Pleasingly, both come bundled with a free 30-day Prime trial and if you plump for either, you're not going to be locked down to just Amazon's content services.
The connected tools let you download and enjoy services such as Netflix, BBC iPlayer, vevo and, if you're really desperate for something to watch, Demand 5.How to watch Amazon Prime on your smartphone or tabletWatching Prime Video content on your mobile devices couldn't be simpler. Just download the designated app, pop in your password and start enjoying hour after hour of TV and film goodness; that's it, yes, really.Prime videos can be enjoyed on all Android smartphones and tablets, each and every iPad, iPhones from the 3GS upwards and even the three most recent iterations of the iPod touch.If you run one of Amazon's own brand tablets such as the Kindle Fire HDX or, heaven forbid the Amazon Fire Phone, the Prime Video app should be sat front and centre on your UI homepage - making it even easier to sign up and splash the cash.PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox One Generally favorable reviews- based on 285 Ratings See all 66 Critic Reviews See all 53 User Reviews LEGO CITY Undercover - Co-Op Gameplay Trailer
