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Rare’s live-service action-adventure title Sea of Thieves is available now for PS5 players. First available on Xbox One and PC in March 2018 before receiving an Xbox Series X/S update, it’s the first game from the developer to release on a PlayStation platform. Check out the launch trailer below.

Sony has revealed the stats for its most downloaded games for the month of April. Going by the stats on the PlayStation Blog, on the PS5 side of things, Sea of Thieves topped the charts in EU, while Helldivers 2 led the way in US and Canada. The PS4, on the other hand, was dominated by Fallout 4 in both regions.

Xbox Game Studios’ pirate-themed co-op multiplayer game Sea of Thieves was the best-selling game on the digital PlayStation Store in Europe last month.

Demand for Sea of Thieves on PS5 skyrocketed pretty much as soon as it became available to pre-order on the platform, and only went on to increase from then on, so it’s no surprise that the game’s sales are reflecting that in the aftermath of its PlayStation release.

Remember that bit in that Guy Ritchie film where Dexter Fletcher shoot a guy and then throws a glowing jar over his soldier that summons a bunch of skeletons to help him out? Me too! Must have been the direct influence for Sea Of Thieves' new Season 12, which launched earlier this week with a bang - from two smoking barrels! Among the additions in this season of the ever popular salty sea-dog open-world adventure are double barrel pistols. They deal less damage per shot but have higher rate of fire, and you can charge them up to fire both barrels at once.

Developer Rare has released the patch notes for Sea of Thieves' Season 12 update, which includes new weapons, treasure, a cannonball type, and more. The major update arrives alongside Sea of Thieves' full PS5 launch.

A recently uploaded teaser for Season 12 of Sea of Thieves features some of the additional content that the upcoming major update will bring, including new weapons and items. The Unreal Engine 4-powered game, which is published by Microsoft and is part of the Xbox Game Pass subscription service, is set to become available on the PlayStation 5.

Rare has released a new update for Sea of Thieves, bringing a host of fixes to the game as well as making PlayStation 5 Early Access available for players who pre-ordered the Premium Edition. Sea of Thieves is set to fully launch on PlayStation 5 on April 30, but those who fulfill this criteria have access to the game after this latest update.

Microsoft has announced details of its next ID@Xbox Digital Showcase.

About a year ago, one of Rare's fans noticed something on Google Maps.

Rare has marked Earth Day by showing off its latest building, a sustainable workplace called Barn X.

Microsoft has heavily discounted a selection of its PC games in the Xbox Game Studios Publisher Sale.

A dedicated group of Banjo-Kazooie fans have created an impressive concept trailer for what they invision a «Banjo-Threeie» game could look like. With recent rumors of Banjo-Kazooie making a comeback, fans have remained optimistic that the beloved franchise may see a new installment. However, there has yet to be any official confirmation on such a project, so some fans have taken the opportunity to showcase the potential of a new Banjo-Kazooie title.

Booty called, and boy did we answer. Earlier this week, the Sea of Thieves team revealed that 40 million of us had embraced our inner pirate and set sail since the game's debut across Xbox and PC. We seas-ed the day, if you will.

Sea of Thieves has surpassed 40 million lifetime players, Rare has revealed. This remarkable user milestone was achieved around the time Sea of Thieves concluded its immensely popular PlayStation 5 beta.

Sea of Thieves has now been played by over 40 million people, according to developer Rare.

Sea of Thieves has turned into a juggernaut following a somewhat rough launch over the last six years, and it refuses to shed any of its momentum. In fact, developer Rare has announced that the game recently surpassed another major milestone where its player numbers are concerned.

Here is something to warm the soul on a rather chilly April afternoon (at least, where I am). One creative game developer has used Playdate — the palm-sized, crank-operated console — to propose to his girlfriend.

Developer Rare has kicked off the closed beta for the PS5 release of multiplayer pirate game Sea of Thieves. As a result, the studio has taken to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to announce that the PS5 players are facing waiting times that are much longer than usual because of an influx of new players.

The PlayStation 5 port of Sea of Thieves has debuted in beta to overwhelming success, to the point that its servers are presently struggling to keep up with all the traffic. The Sea of Thieves PS5 beta test is scheduled to continue until April 15.

It looks like PS5 players can't wait to don tricornes and raise anchor; Sea of Thieves is currently experiencing «longer wait times that normal», according to developer Rare, thanks to a «high volume» of new players joining the game as part of today's freshly launched PS5 Closed Beta.

Rare has launched the Sea of Thieves closed beta on PlayStation 5.

Three more SNES games have been added to the Nintendo Switch Online catalogue today, including early Mario title Wrecking Crew '98.

LocalThunk, the solo developer of hit poker roguelike Balatro, has released the game’s first major update for testing.

As a multiplayer-centric game, Sea of Thieves is going to benefit massively from its PS5 launch and the influx of new players that will go hand-in-hand with. In fact, developer Rare has already touched on at least one specific way that could eventually happen in the future.

Microsoft’s expanded multiplatform efforts are set to continue later this month with the release of Sea of Thieves on PS5, and ahead of the port’s release, Rare has published an official FAQ, where a handful of new details and tidbits have been revealed.

The early months of 2024 have seen Microsoft stepping up its efforts to bring its first-party Xbox titles to audiences on rival platforms, with Hi-Fi Rush having released for PS5 and Obsidian duo Pentiment and Grounded both having launched for PS5 and Switch. Sea of Thieves arrives for PS5 later this month, and though Microsoft hasn’t officially announced further plans to bring any other of its games to rival consoles beyond that, reports continue to insist that there’s more stuff in the pipeline.

Sea of Thieves developer Rare has shed more light on the game’s various cross-platform features before it sets sail on PlayStation 5.

Sea of Thieves is Rare’s first title on a PlayStation console, and it’s going all out to ensure it’s up to standards. Along with announcing progress transfer for Xbox and PC players and PlayStation-only servers, it also confirmed 4K/60 FPS (with HDR) and 1080p/120 FPS graphics modes on PS5. Check out the latest feature overview trailer below.

PlayStation 5 Trophy hunters are in for a challenge, as Sea of Thieves' approaching PS5 port features over 250 Trophies to unlock. Sea of Thieves releases for Sony's newest console on April 30 as part of Xbox's new multiplatform strategy.

Rare’s Sea of Thieves is out later this month for PlayStation 5, and it’s released a new blog post detailing everything they need to know before hoisting the sales. A Microsoft account is required, but existing players can transfer and share progress across all platforms.

Along with outlining cross-progression and PlayStation-only servers for Sea of Thieves before its PS5 launch, Rare also confirmed a date for its closed beta. It kicks off on April 12th and ends on April 15th, with Premium and Deluxe Edition owners receiving access.

Xbox head Phil Spencer wants to see more digital storefronts such as Epic and Itch.io on Microsoft's consoles.

It is understood the «majority» of Xbox games will eventually be coming to PlayStation.

The developers of Sea of Thieves have shared some of what players can expect in the remainder of 2024. Developer Rare, the team behind the hit pirate video game Sea of Thieves, has shared its 2024 roadmap for the game, announcing several new weapons, items, and even a brand-new ship will be added to the game.

Sea of Thieves is celebrating its sixth anniversary today, 20th March, and to celebrate, Rare has given an unprecedented look at the year ahead for its multiplayer pirate game, with 2024 bringing the likes of windy horns, roaming warships, and portable grappling guns that let you whizz around the place with giddy abandon.

Sea of Thieves has received a new update that introduces Epic Games' Easy Anti-Cheat, a solo mode for those without a Game Pass subscription, and more. This marks one of Sea of Thieves' final updates before its PlayStation 5 release on April 30.

Microsoft announced earlier in the year that Sea of Thieves would be one of several first-party Xbox titles getting multiplatform releases in the next couple of months. Shortly after pre-orders for Rare’s multiplayer pirate title went live, it’s proving quite popular with the PlayStation audience, with the game climbing high on PSN’s pre-order charts.

Sea of Thieves, one of Microsoft’s biggest live service success stories, wouldn’t have seemed like a very likely candidate to get a multiplatform release until not that long ago, but times are a-changing, and Rare’s multiplayer pirate game is now just a few weeks out from its PS5 launch. And ahead of its release, the game’s pre-orders have gone live on the console. A trailer has also been released to commemorate the same. Check it out below.

Sea of Thieves is currently the top of the pre-order charts on numerous PlayStation 5 digital storefronts.

Sea of Thieves is off to a strong start on PlayStation, taking the lead in preorders. In February, Xbox announced that some of its games would no longer be exclusive to its platforms, and that roster included Sea of Thieves. Several games were rumored for a while, and their official announcement during Xbox's Business Update podcast only confirmed what many had already suspected.

Following the launch of Sea of Thieves' radical structural overhaul last month, Rare is readying to release a new mid-season update next week that'll add anti-cheat and subscription-free solo play to its swashbuckling pirate adventure. Plus, a big 2024 content preview is on the way as part of Sea of Thieves' sixth anniversary celebrations.

Developer Rare has announced that Sea of Thieves will be getting an anti-cheat system in place with a mid-season update planned for release next week. During its recent Sea of Thieves News video, the studio revealed that the game will be making use of Epic’s Easy Anti-Cheat, which is also used by other major online games like Fortnite and Apex Legends.

Developer Rare has announced that Sea of Thieves is getting a new anti-cheat system in the near future. This marks the developer's first step in truly addressing cheating issues within Sea of Thieves.

Biomutant will be released for Nintendo Switch on May 14, 2024, THQ Nordic has announced.

Sea of Thieves' PlayStation Store page has revealed that PS5 players will need a Microsoft account to play the popular open-world pirate game. Once Sea of Thieves releases for the PS5, developer Rare will break a surprising 39-year streak.

We just learned there is a catch to PlayStation 5 owners who want to play Sea of Thieves on their preferred console.

Rare's Sea of Thieves will soon be the first game from the studio to release on a PlayStation console. At one point in time, Sea of Thieves developer Rare was closely associated with Nintendo, developing games almost exclusively for the company's handhelds as well as its home consoles like the NES, SNES, and Nintendo 64.

As expected, Microsoft yesterday confirmed that four of their games are headed to rival consoles: Pentiment to PlayStations 4 & 5 and Nintendo Switch; Hi-Fi Rush to PS5; Grounded to PS4, PS5, and Switch; and Sea Of Thieves to PS5. It's nice to see barriers between systems coming down and all, and it'll likely have consequences of note to serious businessheads, but what relevance does this have for us as a PC gaming website? Well! Grounded and Sea Of Thieves will support cross-platform multiplayer, so we'll be able to play them with our consolatory chums. That's nice.

True to leaks, Microsoft recently announced that Rare’s multiplayer pirate game Sea of Thieves is indeed headed to PS5. The game will launch for Sony’s platform on April 30 as one of four first-party Xbox exclusives to get multiplatform releases, and will release with full cross-play support.

Alongside revealing that Hi-Fi Rush and Pentiment would be getting multi-platform releases, Microsoft has also revealed that two more of its first-party titles will be coming to other platforms—Grounded and Sea of Thieves. Grounded is coming to PS4, PS5 and Nintendo Switch on April 16, while Sea of Thieves is coming to PS5 on April 30.

World of Goo 2 will be released on May 23, 2024, it’s been announced.

Former Xbox console exclusives Hi-Fi Rush and Sea of Thieves are both confirmed to be coming to PS5 in the coming months. Hi-Fi Rush is slated to make the jump to PS5 on March 19 with Sea of Thieves joining later on April 30.

Microsoft has confirmed multiplatform release plans for four first-party titles.

Publisher Xbox Game Studios and developer Rare will release open-world pirate adventure game Sea of Thieves for PlayStation 5 on April 30, the companies announced.

Xbox has announced a PlayStation release date for Sea of Thieves, its popular pirate live service game from British studio Rare.

In a surprise announcement at the latest Nintendo Direct event, it was confirmed that five games developed by Rare are making their way to the Nintendo Switch Online subscription service later today. Four of the new game additions will be available to vanilla Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, while one of the game will require a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription, which is a little pricier but gives subscribers access to even more legacy games.

Several classic Nintendo games by Rare have been released for Nintendo Switch Online.

Nintendo will add five classic Rare games to Nintendo Switch today, including SNES hit Killer Instinct and N64 great Blast Corps.

Sea of Thieves has released a large new update that comes in at around 100 GB on Xbox consoles and PC. Although the Sea of Thieves patch does introduce plenty of improvements and bug fixes, the real reason for the update's large size is that it implements the latest Xbox Game Development Kit, which will benefit users in the future.

This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss Microsoft's business update that brought us confirmation Xbox will launch four console exclusives — for now — on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.

The Secret Rare cards in ’s expansion for will likely be the most sought-after items in the collection. Not only are they hard to obtain from boosters given their low pull rate, but they also boast exclusive artwork. Secret Rares tend to be the most valuable cards in any set and are composed of different categories. As of the start of the series, Illustration Rare Pokémon, Full Art Pokémon, Full Art Supporters, Special Illustration Rare Pokémon, Special Illustration Rare Supporters, and Gold Cards are all considered Secret Rare cards.

Rare have attempted a Valentines poem which included  rather blatant hint that Sea of Thieves would be heading to PlayStation and Switch. “Rowboats are red, And sometimes they’re blue, Other times they’re green, Occasionally they can be white…” they tweeted.

Following mounting reports Xbox is preparing for some kind of multiplatform future, Microsoft has confirmed it'll be bringing four previously Xbox-exclusive first-party titles to PlayStation 5 and Switch later this year, with more likely to come in the future.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of today's Xbox business update, where we expect Microsoft to lay out some form of plan for launching first-party Xbox games on Nintendo and PlayStation platforms.

Xbox has rolled out a new update for February, adding touch controls in remote play and more.

Xbox president Sarah Bond reportedly told staff that «every screen is an Xbox». These words come ahead of Microsoft's business update later today, in which the company is expected to lay out its plans to publish some Xbox games on PlayStation and Nintendo platforms.

Rare have attempted a Valentines poem which included  rather blatant hint that Sea of Thieves would be heading to PlayStation and Switch. “Rowboats are red, And sometimes they’re blue, Other times they’re green, Occasionally they can be white…” they tweeted.

Rare seems to have themselves dropped a teaser for Sea of Thieves going multiplatform.

Games and accessories often appear with discounts in Nintendo Switch deals, but the console itself mostly only gets a price cut during special occasions. If you can’t wait for the next big sale, the good news is that there’s a rare offer from Walmart for the Nintendo Switch that drops its price from $300 to $260. We’re not sure how much time is remaining for the $40 in savings, but given the device’s popularity, we don’t expect it to last very long. If you want to get the console for a cheaper price, you should push through with your purchase as soon as you can.

A number of Sea of Thieves fans believe the latest tweet from the game’s official X account is hinting at upcoming PlayStation and Switch ports.

If you want to craft everything in Palworld — including all those big guns and lots of ammo — you’ll need rare materials. Resources like High Quality Pal Oil, Sulfur and Pal Fluid are needed to make some of the most common recipes as you level up.

Pokémon GO is gearing up to celebrate the season of love! The Carnival of Love event is back in the game with some rare adorable mon for you. So, trainers everywhere, get ready to join in on this Valentine’s Day bash, the Pokémon GO Carnival of Love!

Bungie releases the ahamkara inspired Risen emblem for all Destiny 2 players using a redeemable code in celebration of the Lunar New Year event. Although Season of the Wish has become much longer than players anticipated due to the Final Shape delay, Bungie is attempting to keep players busy with new content, such as activities like the upcoming Guardian Games or Into The Light event, but the company is also handing out more free gifts than it typically has in the past.

Over the course of Fortnite’s lifecycle, there have been thousands of unique skins released, with the majority of them locked behind a paid battle pass or a price tag in the in-game store. Some skins are rarer than others, only appearing in the game for a limited-time or released during a certain season and never to be seen again. One of the rarest skins in Fortnite history, Takara, has made an unexpected but welcome return to the battle royale in Chapter 5 Season 1.

Rare has released the Sea of Thieves Season 11 update which is full of adjustments and new content. Since beginning its Sea of Thieves seasonal model, Rare has come up with creative ways to evolve the open-world pirate game, and Season 11 is a packed update.

The Season 11 update for Sea of Thieves is releasing today, and at 10am UCT, the servers shut down for maintenance as they prepare for the update. Many players are now wondering at which time they’ll be over so we can dive into all the new features.

One particular item in Baldur's Gate 3 can prove to be very useful when playing through Tactician or Honour Mode, and it took five hundred hours for a player to come across it for the first time. It's no secret that Larian's latest release has seen a surge in popularity after winning Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2023, as the player count for Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam is still going strong. While the branching narrative and diverse class options can inspire fans to try a new playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3, the community's latest obsession has undoubtedly been Honour Mode.

Sea of Thieves developers have confirmed fans do not need to worry about the retirement of certain achievements with the upcoming changes in Season 11. With significant updates coming to voyages, fans were concerned that related achievements would be retired as legacy achievements, setting them out of reach for dedicated fans aiming to 100% complete the game. While fans were rightfully concerned, as Rare has shut down achievements before, it appears achievements related to voyages will not meet the same fate.

A unique Counter-Strike 2 weapon skin that apparently eluded gamers for around a decade has finally appeared online, and it could be worth up to $1 million. The skin is so rare that acquiring it through a loot box or trade has been considered a statistical anomaly.