Amazon Games' New World delayed to September to focus on game polish

Following an explosive testing period, the game is being pushed back again.

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What you need to know

Amazon Games' MMORPGNew Worldis delayed to September 28, following feedback received during the recent closed beta for the game. The developers state that this delay will be used to ensure New World is as polished as possible, reducing the number of bugs players might encounter and improving general stability.

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Players found a lot to praise during the beta, alongside some technical issues like a brutal crashing problem affectinganyone using an RTX 3090. In ourpreview of the New World closed beta, we found it to have real potentional, alongside smaller issues that need to be fixed or things that could be improved to give players a better overall experience.

New World has been delayed numerous times in the past, with an original release date of May 2020 before the pandemic affected development, pushing the game back to August 2020,thento a Spring 2021 release window and then to August 31. Players have been waiting for a while, so they’ll need to hang on for just a few extra weeks while the developers are processing feedback from the beta.

Set sail on this brand new MMORPG

New World is shaping up to be one of the most interesting MMORPGs when it launches on August 31st.

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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.