Amazon appears to have discontinued Prime Video-only plans in the US and UK. code busters reports that this little-known subscription, introduced in 2016, is no longer available to new users in either country. Those looking to sign up to the previous $8.99 per month (£5.99 per month in the UK) plan will now be directed to a landing page for the full Amazon Prime membership.
Prime Video plans launched eight years ago and were priced below Netflix’s (at the time) $9.99 per month for standard HD streaming on up to two devices. This option has existed for nearly a decade, but Amazon has increasingly buried it, making it impossible to sign up on a mobile device. It’s also increasingly difficult to find on desktop, requiring you to go to the often overlooked “See more plans” section on the Prime sign-up page.
During that time, the Prime Video plan never had a price increase, further showing how unclear Amazon clearly wanted this plan to remain. Now it seems like it’s completely gone. code busters It was recently removed in the US, and was also removed from Amazon UK earlier this week, according to the website.
If you’re already on a Prime Video-only plan, your subscription will continue to work. However, if you cancel or switch to a full Prime membership, don’t expect to see the option to return to your Prime membership.
Engadget contacted Amazon to ask about the changes. We will update this article if we receive a response.
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