The MMO is taking a little extra time
Amazon Games’ MMONew Worldis taking another month to gets things just right. The studioannounced todaythat after hearing some feedback from its recent Closed Beta,New Worldwill be pushed back to Sept. 28, 2021.
In today’s statement, the team says it is humbled by the supportNew Worldhas received so far. Players have also provided a “ton of feedback” based on the Closed Beta content, and so Amazon Games is taking a few extra weeks to “smash bugs, improve stability, and polish the game.”
https://twitter.com/playnewworld/status/1422969580394319877
[Update:Amazonlater clarifiedthat players accumulated over 25 million hours played in the beta, not 16 million.]
The team acknowledge that this isn’t the first time thatNew World‘s launch date has moved, but it wants to be sure it can deliver the “highest quality game possible at launch.”
New Worldwas announced as one of three games that Amazonwould be developing back in 2016, alongsideCrucibleandBreakaway. The road’s been rough for Amazon Games since then, as bothBreakawayandCruciblehave been shuttered over the last few years.
ThoughNew Worldhas been pushed back a few times, the fantasy-colonial-era MMO didrecently hold a Closed Beta. And in terms of hands-on impressions, it seems like the MMO has alittle more push behind it, and hopes are a bit higher for this game.
If an extra month is what’s needed to make a good impression on the MMO player base at large, then that’s probably for the best. We’ll what theNew Worldhas in store for its global launch day players when it comes ashore on Sept. 28, 2021.
