Amazon Games' MMONew Worldis releasing with high expectations, for better and for worse. MMO fans are looking for a fresh experience in a unique setting, and Amazon is looking for a successto make up for the failure ofCrucible.
New World’s development has not been a smooth ride. Following its initial reveal, Amazon Games' had to rework the setting due to criticism for the game’s treatment of colonialism.New Worldalso faced multiple delays, presumably due to COVID-19 slowing down development.
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It hasn’t been all bad news, however. Amazon Games has been using the extra development time well, doing extensive play-testing andimprovingNew World’s combat systems. It’s safe to say that it’s made up for the rocky start, and players are counting down the days until the August 31 launch date.
Amazon needs this game to be a success, which begs the question: what platforms will it be on? For most major games online games, likeGenshin Impact, the best strategy tends to be putting the game on as many platforms as possible. ButNew Worldonly has a release date for PC. Are there plans to bring the game to consoles, like the Xbox One or Xbox Series X/S?
New World’s Chances on Xbox
Amazon Games has not stated any current plans to portNew Worldto other platforms. The studio seems solely focused on the PC build for the sake of stability and graphical fidelity.
If the game is eventually ported to consoles, the Xbox is a safe bet as a platform choice. The game is already playable on Microsoft PCs, so porting might be easier on Xbox compared to other consoles.Xbox’s Phil Spencer is also pushing cloud gamingwith Xbox Game Pass, and the xCloud system may be able to handle Amazon’s hardware worries.
Still, considering howAmazon is working on its own game streaming servicewith Amazon Luna, the company might not want to give a major title likeNew Worldto a competitor, even if it improves the game’s chance of succeeding.
It’s still up in the air on whetherNew Worldwill ever be ported. Players should expect PC exclusivity while the game launches and the developers work on ironing out the 1.0 version’s wrinkles. After that, it’s anyone’s guess.
New Worldis scheduled to be released on August 31 for PC.
