Amazon Luna Controller Review

The Amazon Luna impresses with its performance and affordability. Credit at least part of the performance to the Amazon Luna Controller, a $49.99 gamepad designed specifically for use with Amazon Luna. The controller's a well-built and comfortable Bluetooth gamepad, but its real advantage is its separate Wi-Fi connection that significantly reduces input lag when playing Luna games. The Amazon Luna Controller is technically an optional accessory for the service, but we consider it a must-have device if you want to play games through Amazon's cloud. Factor in its impressive, general gaming chops, and the Amazon Luna Controller rides high an Editors' Choice award-winning gamepad.

[Editors' Note: Amazon released a driver that improves the Luna Controller when used as a Bluetooth gamepad, which prompted us to reevaluate the our original review and scoring. Given its dual functionality as a cloud gaming and conventional Windows 10 controller, the Amazon Luna Controller now earns our Editors' Choice designation.]

The Luna Controller is excellent, looking and feeling a lot like the It’s a very solid, black gamepad with dual analog sticks offset in the Xbox style, and A/B/X/Y face buttons arranged in an Xbox layout. The sticks, face buttons, and triggers all feel tight and well-made, though the plus-shaped directional pad is a bit spongy rather than clicky. It’s very similar in build quality to the Xbox Wireless Controller.