Amazon Prime Video's Watch Party feature allows for up to 100 people in the US to watch a movie or TV episode at the same time. It is now available on most TV devices.
After launching on Fire TV devices, web browsers and mobile apps during the covid-19 lockdowns, Amazon Prime Video is bringing the feature to many more TV devices.
Watch Party is now available on Smart TVs from various brands, streaming devices such as Roku as well as PlayStation and Xbox game consoles. Just update the Amazon Prime Video app on your device.
- "Prime Video Watch Party gives customers an immersive experience to share with friends, family, and other Prime Video users. A host gets to kick off the party by sharing his or her party link allowing up to 100 people to join in on the fun and chat throughout the show or movie. Watch Party is bringing people together from the comfort of our own living room," said Amazon.
Amazon Watch Party now also works on TV devices
The host can play, pause, skip, rewind and fast forward for the whole group.
Watch together features started appearing on popular streaming services during the covid-19 lockdown. Disney+ is offering a similar feature with GroupWatch while Apple is trying to make SharePlay a system-level alternative that all apps can use.
Unfortunately, Amazon's Watch Party feature remains limited to users in the US.
- Source: TechCrunch
