Amazon’s In poor health-Fated MMO New World to Shut Down Subsequent Yr

Amazon has formally revealed that its ill-fated MMO New World, at present carrying the extra title of Aeternum, might be shutting down in January subsequent yr, so it is time to begin writing these bucket lists.

In a put up on the sport’s official web site, Amazon says New World might be taken down from all platforms on January thirty first subsequent yr. Keep in mind, that is 2027, not 2026, so don’t be concerned; the sport is not going anyplace simply but.

If you have not performed New World but and also you have been considering of giving it a attempt, you’ve got in all probability seen it isn’t obtainable anyplace anymore. That is as a result of Amazon delisted the sport yesterday. If you happen to already personal it, you may nonetheless play it, however in any other case, you are out of luck.

In addition to protecting the servers open, Amazon says it’s going to even be extending New World’s Nighthaven season all the best way up till shutdown, which implies you’ll expertise the seasonal occasions and content material for the following yr or so.

The in-game Marks of Fortune foreign money might be faraway from sale this July, and you will not be capable of get any refunds on purchases made earlier than then, so think twice earlier than you seize any foreign money bundles.

World bosses and bonus weeks will proceed till New World’s shutdown, however as Amazon has beforehand acknowledged, the sport will not be getting any new content material or bug fixes. What you see proper now could be what you get.

New World launched all the best way again in 2021 and skilled a considerably rocky launch, with the sport’s preliminary weeks being affected by numerous game-breaking bugs (to not point out hardware-destroying issues).

The MMO trundled alongside for some time earlier than shifting to a seasonal mannequin in 2023, a system it caught with till its demise. In June 2024, New World was relaunched as New World: Aeternum alongside its console launch, a transfer about which followers weren’t glad.

That is the place I might usually say that if you wish to try New World earlier than its demise, you are able to do so on numerous platforms, however, properly, you may’t (until you have already got, after all). Keep tuned for extra.