The closed beta, which ran from July 20 to August 2, proved to be exceptionally popular for the game. In a message shared on Twitter, the developer noted that more than 1 million people signed on to explore Aeternum. In total, players spent over 16 million hours in the game, rocketing it to the top of the Steam charts.
New World delayed, hopefully for the final time
However, the New World closed beta shined some light on a few problems. Those among the community have reported stability issues and a host of annoying bugs while playing. It’s for this reason that the developer is holding off on the more recent August 31 release date.
“We want New World’s launch to be a smooth and fun experience for all players, and that means making some improvements based on what you encountered during Closed Beta,” the developer wrote in its Twitter message. “So we’re going to take a few extra weeks to smash bugs, improve stability, and polish the game.”
A message from the New World team. pic.twitter.com/oAZdK7dxTn
— New World (@playnewworld) August 4, 2021
