After a hefty amount of alpha testing, and a delay from May of this year to August 25th, it looked like New World would finally be ready to go. And yet, with only a few weeks left until beta testing was supposed to begin, the game’s release has been postponed once more. And this time, it’s not just for a few months.
In a New World dev diary, Studio Director Rich Lawrence states that the studio has been “taking input from [their] Alpha audience”, and that he’s “proud of the hard work the team has done”. Despite his thanks for the development team and the game’s testers, Rich realised that more time would be needed to “ensure that the most dedicated players have plenty of middle and endgame experiences”, hence the delay.
New World’s new release date is a less specific spring 2021, meaning that it could be potentially delayed for almost a year. To make up for the wait, the studio is planning on opening up the game in its current state for a limited amount of time. This will be available for anyone who signed up for the Beta, pre-ordered New World, or is already an Alpha tester.
