Amazon has announced today, on April 9, that the release of the MMO New World will be postponed. The new date is now set for August.
What has been announced? In a video message, Game Director Scot Lane addressed the community of the MMO. He announced that the release of New World will be postponed.
The new date is now August 25, nearly 3 months later. One reason for this is the current work from home situation due to the coronavirus. This has led to some complicated and technical issues, according to Lane.
MMO is making progress, but it takes time
What is the current status of New World? As Scot Lane reports, New World is currently making good progress, but the game is very ambitious, and that is why the release is currently being delayed.
To create the best possible experience for players, the release is being postponed.
Some players have expected the delay: Many players and some readers at MeinMMO have expected the delay of New World. A beta was officially announced for April, but so far there have been no information on when it would actually start.
Some have already concluded from the lack of information and the current situation with the virus that the release could be postponed. After all, it has already affected the Greymoor expansion of ESO and The Last of Us Part II.
But even the partially unfinished PvE content that was presented in February was already an indication for some that there were doubts about the original release date in May.
When does the beta for New World start now? According to Amazon, the Closed Beta is now scheduled to take place in July. The currently ongoing Alpha for New World is set to continue.
