ay Movies adds pre-ordering

BY GreenBot Staff

Published 8 Oct 2014

ay Movies now lets you pre-order select titles so they’re ready to stream on the day they’re released.

This new feature arrives alongside version 3.3 of the  ay Movies app, which also adds a few bug fixes. Now when you hit the ay Store on the desktop or mobile you’ll see a pre-order button for films scheduled for digital release, which then gives you the option of buying it in stard definition or HD. 

en you preorder, the movie will be added to your library can be watched anywhere you sign in to your ay account. 

Here’s the full list of available titles.

  • Gone Girl
  • Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Dawn of the anet of the Apes
  • anes: Fire Rescue
  • rsey Boys
  • The Maze Runner
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • Maleficent
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2
  • Sex Tape
  • The Equalizer
  • cy
  • 22 mp Street
  • Tammy
  • Into the Storm

y this matters: wants its ay Movies app to be a digital hub for streaming films TV shows. It reaches multiple ecosystems, with apps for Android, Chrome, iOS, of course streaming to its Chromecast stick. 

However, has struggled to get the same kind of traction for its digital content as Apple’s popular iTunes, which has a longer history wider selection.