Amazon’s MMO New World appears to be like set to hit consoles after the sport was noticed on the PlayStation Retailer.
Redditor OMG_R3A11Y noticed New World seem on their console’s PlayStation Retailer and revealed a screenshot earlier than the itemizing was apparently eliminated.
New World launched in 2021 on Steam and have become a uncommon online game hit for Amazon. The free-to-play MMO set in an alternate 1600s America noticed enormous concurrent participant numbers on Steam, and is presently the eighth most-played sport on Valve’s platform all-time with a whopping 913,634 peak concurrents. Participant numbers have declined since that peak, nevertheless, with Steam concurrents hovering across the 10,000 mark in latest weeks.
A console launch will surely present a lift, and a affirmation appears imminent after the official New World X/Twitter account teased “an thrilling announcement” for Summer time Recreation Fest, which kicks off at the moment, June 7, at 2pm Pacific / 5pm Japanese / 10pm UK.
A brand new daybreak approaches 🌅
Look out for an thrilling announcement tomorrow throughout #SummerGameFest.
Begins 2PM PT on https://t.co/TJhbZAoZWX. pic.twitter.com/57QLWyRAv0
— New World (@playnewworld) June 6, 2024
Questions stay, nevertheless. The PlayStation Retailer insert is for a sport known as New World Aeternum, whereas the Steam model is solely known as New World. Maybe the console model is a unique sport completely, or Aeternum is the identify of a brand new enlargement that may change the unique identify throughout all variations.
Or, New World Aeternum could mark a brand new starting for the MMO, comparable to Last Fantasy 14 A Realm Reborn. Followers are additionally questioning whether or not New World can also be set for Xbox Sequence X and S, given the insert was noticed on the PlayStation Retailer.
Picture credit score: OMG_R3A11Y / Reddit.
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