Amazon Delists New World January 15, Servers to Close January 31, 2027

Amazon confirmed that New World: Aeternum was removed from storefronts on January 15, 2026 and that all servers will be taken offline permanently on January 31, 2027. The company said in-game currency purchases will be disabled starting July 20, 2026, and that the current Nighthaven season will be extended to run through the shutdown date. Players who already own the game will still be able to download and play up to the final day.

This puts a clear timeline on the wind-down of service. Removing New World from digital stores prevents new players from buying into the MMO, while disabling currency purchases in July cuts off an inflow of new revenue and stops players from acquiring paid items ahead of the closure. Extending the Nighthaven season keeps ongoing content active so guilds and solo players can continue seasonal progression until servers go dark.

The shutdown follows earlier corporate decisions and layoffs across Amazon’s games operations that impacted studio staffing and future project plans. Amazon’s public message thanked the community and laid out the sequence for ending service, giving players advance notice to plan events, clear in-game inventories, and preserve characters or screenshots they want to keep.

For active players, the practical steps are straightforward. If you already own New World, make sure the game is downloaded and up to date so you can play through to January 31, 2027. Consider scheduling endgame activities, final raids, or social events with your guild while servers are still live. Treat July 20, 2026 as a hard cutoff for store purchases; avoid relying on paid transactions after that date. Archive screenshots, logs, and any player-made guides or materials you want to preserve. If you maintain a community website, Discord, or social hub, start planning how to migrate players and conversations elsewhere.

Community organizers will need to decide whether to host farewell events on official servers or move to private fan-run spaces. Smaller player economies and singleton trades are likely to collapse as active population declines, so coordinate with your trading partners now if you want to move items or gold between accounts within the game's remaining rules.

This announcement closes a chapter for New World players but gives a measured runway for communities to wrap things up on their terms. Expect routine service notices from Amazon as shutdown milestones approach; keep an eye on official channels for any updates and for details about final server maintenance windows.