Considered one of Amazon Gaming’s few main successes will not be getting new content material, and can doubtless shut its doorways completely on the finish of 2026.
New World: Aeternum is an MMO that launched 4 years in the past the place it attracted some reasonable success. Since then, it has chugged away, often bringing in 10,000-30,000 concurrent gamers per day on Steam, plus extra on consoles. That quantity would spike for some time across the launch of every new enlargement earlier than regularly fading away once more. In different phrases, whereas it has by no means been an enormous success, it did appear to discover a devoted viewers.
Apparently, although, this isn’t adequate to maintain the sport going.
“After 4 years of regular content material updates and a serious new console launch, we’ve reached some extent the place it’s not sustainable to proceed supporting the sport with new content material updates,” mentioned the builders in a brand new submit on the official web site.
The not too long ago launched season 10 and Nighthaven addon would be the sport’s final piece of latest content material, and as a thanks, the builders have making Nighthaven and Rise of the Indignant Earth free to all gamers.
The excellent news is that the sport’s servers will preserve operating all through 2026. It’ll additionally stay purchasable on storefronts, though I hope the builders do make it clear to potential new gamers that they’re shopping for right into a sport with a shortened lifespan.
“Relaxation assured, our intention is to maintain servers working by 2026, permitting our neighborhood time to proceed their adventures in Aeternum.”
In-game at the moment can even stay accessible.
Whereas they don’t truly outright say that the servers will shut down on the finish of 2026, it actually appears implied.
The choice to cease supporting New World is probably going tied to Amazon’s announcement that it’s reducing one other 14,000 jobs. Bloomberg is reporting the quantity will truly be nearer to 30,000. The Amazon Gaming Division is reportedly going to be hit onerous, and is planning on ceasing work on first-party triple A titles.
So elevate a glass to our brothers and sisters within the firing line, and to all those that have ventured forth in New World.
