On October 15, 2024, New World Aeternum will officially be released on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. So that you know whether you can play or not, we will keep you up to date on the status of the new (and old) servers around the launch in our live ticker.
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
9:03 a.m
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s just after 9:00 a.m. What are the servers doing? Well, they’re live on Steam. Queues are already forming on Aries and Draco. Kronos, Nysa and Aaru came online a little later.
8:50 a.m
The servers are scheduled to go live in ten minutes, we’re excited to see whether everything runs smoothly. You too?
8:41 a.m
As in Throne and Liberty, New World can also have community events involving a large number of characters. This is what a video on Reddit from March 2022 shows:
8:31 a.m
A note to all PC players: The Aeternum update is only available for free if you own the base game and the “Rise of the Angry Earth” expansion! All console players have to buy the Aeternum package with both contents anyway.
8:24 a.m
If you want to while away the last few minutes until the launch of New World Aeternum, you will find the complete and very comprehensive patch notes with all the changes and innovations for the MMORPG here:
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07:47 am
Nice, some players said goodbye to the old version of New World last night:
07:40 am
Important: If you want to play on a platform-specific world for PlayStation or Xbox, you must turn off the crossplay setting on your console.
Platform-specific worlds are not visible as long as crossplay is activated. You can turn off the function in the “Social” tab in the settings under “Cross-Play”.
6:50 a.m
Have a beautiful good morning! The ticking Karsten is in touch to keep an eye on the launch of New World Aeternum on PC, PlayStation and Xbox Series. All twelve servers in the four regions are currently under maintenance. It is unclear how many servers will be added to the release at 9:00 a.m.
This is what you need to know: On Tuesday, October 15, 2024, New World Aeternum, the completely revised version of the MMORPG from Amazon Games, will be released for Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
All European servers for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC are scheduled to go live at 9:00 a.m. The preload for consoles has been running since October 13, 2024. PC players can download New World: Aeternum during downtime on October 15, 2024.
You can also find current reports on the server status on the official X channel of New World Aeternum or in the server status area of the official Discord channel. There is also an overview of the current server status on the MMORPG’s official website. You can find this overview on newworld.com.
What’s changing with New World’s servers?
If you are looking for guides for the best possible introduction to New World Aeternum, take a look here:
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The gameplay trailer for the launch of New World Aeternum:
New World Aeternum: Well-staged gameplay trailer for launch
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What do I need to know about New World Aeternum? To receive the overhaul and associated content, you need the New World base game and the first expansion, Rise of the Angry Earth. Players who already own both on Steam will receive a free upgrade to the Aeternum version on October 15, 2024.
Players on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S can easily purchase the new version in the shop. The same applies if you don’t yet own New World and/or the “Rise of the Angry Earth” expansion on the PC – then you can either buy the complete package or – if you have already purchased at least the base game – the expansion later secure.
New World: Aeternum supports crossplay and allows you to play together in the same world on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and Steam (PC). In New World: Aeternum, characters are tied to the platform on which they were created. For example, if you create a character on PlayStation 5, you won’t be able to play it on Xbox Series X|S or Steam (PC). You can find all further information about the release, the map, new content, PC version and more in our overview of New World Aeternum.