With Open Beta there will be no Steam keys to redeem. We’re doing things a little differently this time around. Open Beta will begin on September 9 at 7:00AM PT (2:00PM UTC) and continue until September 12 at 11:59PM PT (6:59AM UTC). Servers will be available in North America, Europe, Australia and South America. The Open Beta test will utilize Steam’s new Playtest feature, which allows all interested players in our supported regions to request access to the test, for free. To ensure that everyone has a chance to experience New World ahead of our September 28 launch, we’re excited to announce that we will be holding an Open Beta test. We still have some work to do before releasing New World on September 28, and the Closed Beta has helped immeasurably by testing our servers, helping us find bugs, providing us with a ton of constructive feedback, and granting many more key learnings to help our team prepare and adjust.ĭuring Closed Beta, we ran into both server issues and over-population resulting in queue times, preventing some players from being able to experience the danger and beauty found in Aeternum. We’re humbled by the wonderful response, and extremely thankful for all the ways players across the globe have helped us prepare for launch. Before diving into the details and announcement, we’d like to extend another thank you to everyone who participated in our Closed Beta.
