We've got some cool Xbox releases on the way this week, including one that should prove particularly popular in the form of Amazon Games' New World: Aeternum. This is a game that was all the rage a few years ago, and to be honest we never thought we'd see it on Xbox - but now we're just a few hours away from release!
As we get closer and closer to the Xbox launch, we thought we'd put together a guide with all the information you need to know about New World: Aeternum - including dates, times, game info, impressions and plenty more! Let's go.
What Exactly Is New World: Aeternum?
Back in 2021, Amazon Games released an MMORPG on PC called New World. It got a lot of attention at the time, and although it's sitting on a "Mixed" rating on the Steam platform right now, it's racked up over 240,000 scores on there.
Then, earlier this year, Amazon announced that a new version called New World: Aeternum would be coming to PC as well as Xbox and PlayStation at the end of 2024. Aeternum not only includes all the base game and expansion content from New World, but it also makes a large number of improvements to essentially overhaul the experience.
"New World: Aeternum includes the New World base game, the Rise of the Angry Earth expansion and all update content like Brimstone Sands, plus a fully revamped storytelling approach with enhanced dialogue, in-game cinematics and pre-rendered scenes, the first-ever large-scale PvP zone, a challenging 10-player raid, new end-game solo trials, and more.
As you might expect, New World: Aeternum is an online game, so you'll need a subscription to at least Xbox Game Pass Core in order to play it. The good news is that you can link up with other players on PC and PlayStation 5 while enjoying the game on Xbox as well, as there's full crossplay support implemented from day one.
Pre-orders and pre-loads are available right now on the Xbox Store - the game starts at a price of £49.99 / $59.99.
"Discover the island of Aeternum: Explore a massive, beautiful world and uncover the secret truth of the eternal island and its strange inhabitants. Endless opportunities to fight, forage, and forge await among the island's wilderness and ruins. Play solo or use cross-platform play to team up with others, or compete head-to-head in a variety of PvP battles. Customize the look, skills, and abilities of your character, and experiment with different builds to suit your play style."
New World Aeternum: What Is The Release Date For Xbox?
New World: Aeternum officially launches for Xbox Series X and Series S on October 15th, 2024.
Although a Deluxe Edition is available for this game, it doesn't include any kind of early access whatsoever.
New World Aeternum: What Are The Xbox Release Times?
The release times for New World: Aeternum have been confirmed as 6am PT / 8am BST / 9am ET on October 15th.
This was revealed by Amazon Games on social media a few days ago:
What Are The Reviews Saying About New World: Aeternum?
As for the final version, the official reviews for New World: Aeternum aren't going to be available until at least launch day, so we'll have to wait and see what kind of Metacritic score it gets. We'll update you just as soon as we can!
Is New World: Aeternum Included With Xbox Game Pass?
New World: Aeternum is not included with Xbox Game Pass at launch in October 2024.
Obviously that could change in the future, but we've seen no indications of how likely that could be. As mentioned up above though, you'll need at least Game Pass Core in order to access New World Aeternum due its online-only features.
Is There An Xbox One Version Of New World: Aeternum?
Unsurprisingly, New World: Aeternum is not getting an Xbox One version as far as we know.
Amazon's other recent release, Throne And Liberty, skipped Xbox One as well, so don't get your hopes up!
We've seen a lot of confusion over New World: Aeternum since it was announced for Xbox earlier in the year, so hopefully this guide will have helped a bit! You can also let us know if you'll be getting the game in the poll down below.
Will you be picking up New World: Aeternum for Xbox? Tell us in the poll and comments section!
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I really enjoyed the beta & can see myself losing hundreds of hours playing this mmo. Sadly I dont have those hours to give right now but this is at the top of my must buy list for the New Year when hopefully things settle down a bit
This is one of those games that I wish had a tiered approach when it comes to sales:
Tier 1: Solo only. No PvP. No Access to the raids. Purely a solo experience. With much stripped from the game, it could be sold at a smaller and most importantly, cheaper price point.
Tier 2: Solo and multiplayer, including the PvP.
Tier 3: All the above, and the raids.
Or indeed, have just two entry points: one for just a solo experience, and then a second which would feature absolutely everything.
I feel absolutely certain that they would sell more copies of the game with that approach. People such as myself, often feel taken advantage of when they only want the solo experience. Take Destiny, as an example. If all you are interested in is the solo component, then you are excluding yourself from the PvP and the Raid, yet you are still expected to pay exactly the same as someone that wants to play the full experience.
It's all well and good the developers telling us we can play solo, but that is only true to an extent, as if you only want to play solo, you are immediately locked out of the Raids. Now I get that that is a personal choice, but if the game were to have a cheaper, solo price point, I just feel that they would sell way more copies, and probably, make more money too. Sell the other elements as add ons too, just in case people want to upgrade.
Anyway, I am mildly interested, but would only want to play solo, but hate that that choice would limit my experience of the game whilst expecting me to pay full price...
@Fiendish-Beaver That makes absolutely no sense. That would be like if I said I want only want to play the first 5 levels of a game instead of all 10 can I get it cheaper.
Raids aren't locked it's just group content. They provide ways for you to experience you can find other players through message boards and even in game. How is it the devs and games fault that you exclude yourself from parts of the game?
MMOs aren't made to be solo hence the name MMO.
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