The Confidential Console Closed Beta is Now Live

newworld.com:

Greetings, Adventurers!

Join the Confidential Console Closed Beta now through July 31 at 9:00 a.m. PT (4:00 p.m. UTC). We are excited for console players on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S to carve their destiny on servers in the following regions: US East and Central Europe. Check out our Confidential Console Closed Beta details article to make the most out of your experience.

To help us deliver the best possible experience at launch, we'll review large-scale, simultaneous new player onboarding, plus participant feedback on the first-time user experience and endgame features. We want to hear your feedback on as many features and systems as possible, so please share your thoughts.

Feedback can be shared either through:

The in-game feedback tool, accessible via the game settings menu.

A private Discord server used exclusively for this test. Players that have been selected for the Confidential Console Closed Beta will receive a Discord invitation alongside their beta code via email. Only invited players will be able to access the private Discord server. Due to the Non-Disclosure Agreement, discussion about the Confidential Console Closed Beta will not be supported in the Official New World Discord server.

This is a confidential playtest of New World: Aeternum on console, and your participation in this pre-release test is subject to the Non-Disclosure Agreement in Section 2.8 of our Terms of Use . By participating, you agree to keep it strictly confidential. You may not disclose, in any form, content from this playtest. This means no streaming, posting of videos, or sharing images from this pre-release version of the game. Any breach of confidentiality will be treated seriously.

Thanks for your support, and we’ll see you in Aeternum.