Amazon’s new Prime Video feature could help you stay connected with friends even while distancing yourself socially. If you’re in the U.S., you can now host and attend a Prime Video Watch Party, a new desktop option that lets you watch together with Prime members and friends. As the host, you will be in charge of the controls, providing all attendees with a cinema-like synchronized viewing experience. And yes, you can choose what to watch on Prime Video’s TV and movie line, which currently includes Captain America the First Avenger and Amazon Originals like Tom Ryan by Ryan Ryan and Boys.
The new feature appears to be an expansion of Watch Parties for Twitch, which Amazon launched as a trial feature in late 2019, allowing users to watch videos with their viewers. As in the Twitch version, you will have access to a chat box with built-in stickers in Watch Party, so you can communicate with friends. If you are the host, you will be able to generate a link when a session starts and then invite up to 100 people as long as they are Prime Video subscribers or members based in the US based Prime.
