Amazon Confirms New World: Aeternum Server Shutdown for 2027 Amid Strategic Shift

Seattle, Friday, 16 January 2026.
Amazon Games will permanently shut down New World: Aeternum servers on January 31, 2027. This decision concludes a project that once boasted over 900,000 concurrent players, signaling a critical strategic pivot away from MMO development for the tech giant following long-term retention struggles.