The Prime subscription, which guarantees free shipping from Amazon, among other things, costs EUR 8.99 per month with monthly billing and EUR 89.90 for twelve months with annual billing. In recent years, Amazon has significantly expanded the benefits of Prime membership – there are exclusive special offers and access to the Prime Music, Prime Video and Prime Photos services.
Until now, Xbox Live and PlayStation Plus have been the first port of call for gamers: for a monthly fee, the Microsoft and Sony networks regularly provided subscribers with new games. With Amazon and Twitch, a competitor is now opening up that is of particular interest to PC gamers.
