It has become easier and more convenient to watch TV shows and movies from Amazon Prime Video with your friends remotely. The service’s “Watch Party” feature has received a much-needed expansion from limited use cases where it previously worked — on Fire TV devices, desktop web browsers and the Prime Video mobile app — and now supports smart streaming devices other than Amazon. Televisions and Xbox / PlayStation game consoles. Take Crunch I first reported about the expansion.
Watch Party allows up to 100 people with a Prime subscription to view content at the same time. The host is able to play, pause, skip, fast-forward or rewind the group, and everyone can chat about what they’re watching.
For now, Amazon’s Watch Party feature remains only available in the US. Amazon notes that “An error message is displayed if you are using a VPN” in FAQ. Everyone shares access to free streaming content with a Prime subscription. But if you want to watch a movie that can only be rented, everyone has to do it individually. Watch Party is not compatible with live events (such as Thursday night football), Amazon Prime Video Channels, or Freevee (formerly IMDBtv).
While many of these mass-watching experiences have emerged amid the COVID-19 shutdowns, Amazon began testing Watch Party in 2019 via its Twitch service. Hulu . Offers Similar feature With the same name, Disney Plus GroupWatch presentsTV streaming apps like Sling TV have also joined in.
