[NW News] Road to New World: Aeternum - Servers

• Each new world that releases with console will become a “Standard” World.
  
• The current “Standard” and “Fresh Start” Worlds will become “Legacy” Worlds onceNew World: Aeternum launches.

• Characters from Legacy Worlds will not be able to transfer into the new Standard Worlds. However, characters from Standard Worlds can transfer into Legacy Worlds. Once transferred, characters in Legacy Worlds cannot return to Standard Worlds.
  
• Characters from Standard Worlds can transfer into other Standard Worlds as long as the target world is not at capacity (“Full”) or blocked due to other reasons.
  
• New characters can be created on Legacy or Standard Worlds as long as the target World isn’t labeled as Full or "No In Transfer."

• Yes. New World: Aeternum allows players from Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Steam (PC) to all play together on the same World.

• No. In New World: Aeternum your character(s) are locked to the platform you create them on. For example, if you create a character on PlayStation 5, you will not be able to access/play that character on Xbox Series X|S or Steam (PC).

• Yes. Players on PlayStation 5 can create characters on Standard - PlayStation Only Worlds, while players on Xbox Series X|S can create characters on Standard - Xbox Series X|S Only Worlds. These Worlds will only be accessible by players on their respective platforms and will not allow cross-play with other platforms. For example, players on Standard - PlayStation Only Worlds can only play with characters on Standard - PlayStation Only Worlds.

• No. Standard - Console Only Worlds are limited to players on console.

• There are currently no plans to merge Legacy and Standard Worlds. However, this may change in the future depending on the needs of the game.

• Yes, PC players can create new characters on Standard Worlds. Current characters on Legacy Worlds will be unable to transfer to Standard Worlds.

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