Given that the studio is allowing players to jump into an open beta in a few weeks’ time, we’re hoping this means it won’t be delayed again – though at this rate, we’re not holding our breath. New World has been received well so far: during the closed beta, more than a million folks played, and the game logged over 25 million hours – not bad for a brand new MMO. It also managed to attract an impressive 200,000 concurrent players too. Can it ever be as successful as Final Fantasy 14 or Wow? It reamins to be seen. Until then, you can read what James thought of the recent beta.