This appears to be widely distributed with those with prior testing given a slight priority. This will also be a good opportunity to share info about the game. There is even a special invite for streamers to partner with amazon during this preview.
f you are an Amazon 2016 Pre-order, Amazon Pre-order, Alpha Tester, or Beta Sign Up, you will receive an invitation email with a new Steam code* granting you access to “New World Preview”. If you are a Steam Pre-order customer, you will automatically have access. Be sure to check your Game Library on August 21, 2020 at 10:00 AM PT (1:00 PM ET) for “New World Preview” to install the game in advance of the event. Please be advised that you will not be able to log in to a world and get started playing until August 25, 2020 at 9:00 AM PT (12:00 PM ET).
That said, I can’t go into specifics but in my opinion, it is worth checking out.
Yeah the delay did not bug me. I had zero eyes on the game until I built a computer this summer. I am pretty excited to try this and CorePunk. But I doubt I will get a code for CorePunk. I think they only send them for active forum users and community members. Hard to do when we only have 18 minutes of footage.