Sea of Thieves News, Tips, Tricks & Ideas

Historically, Sea of Thieves and I go way back. I played a few hundred hours of Sea of Thieves up until when the Pirates of the Caribbean update came out. I quit because I felt like 80% of what I did was a waste of time. I did soldier through, mostly because I played the game with my family. Unfortunately, after we had to cut a lengthy adventure short for the Pirates of the Caribbean story and lost a few hours of progress, we all hung it up, and I uninstalled the game.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The third of Xbox's multiplatform efforts on PS5, Sea of Thieves, reportedly boasts superior visuals on the Sony machine. A recent analysis comparing the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 versions of Sea of Thieves revealed the latter pulling ahead on the graphical front.

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 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.

In another episode of heart-melting gamer stories, a game designer, who previously worked on Sea of Thieves, shared how he recently proposed to his girlfriend through the medium of video games. The former Sea of Thieves dev broke down the mechanics of his pixel graphics game, gaining appreciation online for the thoughtful gesture.

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.

As PlayStation 5 owners get ready to set sail on the high seas, the former Xbox exclusive is struggling to support the number of players eager to dip into a life of piracy. Following the shocking announcement that Microsoft was bringing over a handful of games to Sony's console, PS5 players expressed great excitement at being able to play a few games that were previously inaccessible to them. While Xbox fans may have felt hung out to dry by the non-exclusivity pivot, it seems that Sony's community is more than capable of sustaining Rare's live-service game.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Xbox Game Studios has flaunted extraordinary lifetime player numbers for some of its most successful first-party games, including Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite, Sea of Thieves, and more. Xbox's first-party portfolio is set to grow even larger this year, with several major titles planning to release, like Ninja Theory's Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 in May, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Avowed in the fall.

Microsoft first-party games Pentiment, Grounded, Hi-Fi Rush, and Sea of Thieves will soon be available on Nintendo Switch and Sony PlayStation platforms. Xbox confirmed on Wednesday that much like other popular multi-platform games like Minecraft, Call of Duty, Overwatch and Diablo, players will soon be able to access these exclusive games on their Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles. This move underscores a larger trend in the gaming industry towards greater accessibility and cross-platform interoperability. By adopting this strategy, the company hopes to encourage greater inclusivity and reach a wider range of gamers.

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.

Microsoft has confirmed that Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Grounded and Sea of Thieves are all coming to PlayStation 5 (and some to PS4), as part of the planned release of four Xbox exclusives on rival console platforms. Earlier today it was also announced that Pentiment and Grounded are coming to Nintendo Switch.

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.

will make land on PlayStation 5 systems soon. Microsoft's flagship co-op pirate game, was originally exclusive to Xbox consoles and Windows PCs. However, as part of the company's wider move to multi-platform, is one of the first Microsoft games coming to PS5.

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.

Some Xbox games and services are currently down on PC and consoles. The Xbox outages began on Friday and are yet to be fully resolved as of the early afternoon hours ET on Sunday, February 18.

The Verge claims to know the four games that Microsoft will be bringing to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch.

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.

Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, and Matt Booty have hosted the latest official Xbox Podcast which was trailered to announce an “Xbox Business Update”. This follows days of speculation that many Xbox exclusive games might be going multi platform, such as Sea of Thieves, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Starfield. There were even suggestions that Xbox legends such as Halo could be heading to PlayStation!

In a new video update, CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer has revealed that four previously exclusive .

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.

Rumors of Xbox going multi-platform have dominated discussion of gaming consoles recently, and as the time draws close for Microsoft to make an official announcement on the subject, there's already enough information out there to make a reasonably reliable prediction about what games Sony fans can expect to make the PlayStation 5 transition. Initial rumors of Xbox's transition away from exclusivity came as something of a surprise, especially considering Microsoft's recent focus on acquiring studios to push strong exclusives. At this point, however, it's hard to deny that there's a shift happening, whether Xbox fans like it or not.

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

The first wave of the widely rumored Xbox multi-platform lineup will comprise Hi-Fi Rush and Pentiment, a credible insider has said. The expansion of these titles beyond the Xbox ecosystem is expected to be officially confirmed at Microsoft's «business update» event scheduled for February 15.

With Microsoft confirming plans to discuss the future of Xbox on February 15th with the Official Xbox Podcast, everyone is wondering which first-party titles could arrive on other platforms. Sources familiar with the company’s plans revealed to The Verge that Tango Gameworks’ Hi-Fi Rush and Obsidian’s Pentiment are the initial two titles launching on PS5 and Nintendo Switch.

Following a weekend of reports and rumours about Xbox going cross-platform with PS5 ports, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has posted to Twitter to announce a “business update” that will reveal Microsoft’s “vision for the future of Xbox.”

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.

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.

Sea of Thieves' 11th season is right around the corner, and it looks like its arrival next Tuesday, 23rd January, could very well bring the most radical overhaul for the multiplayer pirate adventure since its launch back in 2018. Behold the advent of fast-travel.

Sea of Thieveshas released a video showing fans what new content will be coming with the arrival of Season 11. With concerns on the horizon about whether Sea of Thieves is still worth playing, Season 11’s fresh features will hopefully bring longtime fans and new players alike to the open seas.

If you’ve owned an Xbox over the last five or so years, you’re bound to have tried out Sea of Thieves. However, the widely popular online pirate game may have finally made its way to other platforms.

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Earlier today, reports started circulating from industry insiders that Microsoft has reportedly considered bringing one of its first-party IPs, Sea of Thieves, to rival Sony and Nintendo platforms.

Following speculation Microsoft may be considering bringing its acclaimed Hi-Fi Rush to Switch, new reports have claimed the company has also been looking into a PlayStation and Switch release for developer Rare's acclaimed multiplayer pirate adventure Sea of Thieves.

Prepare to sail the safer seas as Sea of Thieves launches its new private game mode option for solo players and small groups. 

It's taken five and a half years of asking from the community, but Sea of Thieves' oft-requested private servers are almost here, with Rare now confirming the feature will arrive as part of the multiplayer pirate adventure's third major Season 10 update on Thursday, 7th December.

It’s crazy to think that Everwild, Rare’s next game, was announced in 2019, especially since development has been ongoing since 2014. While there haven’t been any new announcements or details, the company is still hiring for the project.

The second major update as part of the tenth season of Sea of Thieves is now live. As part of the update, the game now has a PvP-centric world event dubbed Skull of the Siren Song. Check out the short trailer showcasing the new world event below.

Developer Rare has released a new video talking about upcoming content for Sea of Thieves. During the video, the studio announced that a new PvP-focused voyage, dubbed Skull of the Siren Song, will be coming to the game on November 16.

As we stroll gamely into month two of Sea of Thieves' extremely long-delayed Season 10, Rare has announced that the second of its three big tentpole features — the new PvP-focused Skull of the Siren Song voyage — will arrive next Thursday, 16th November.

Sea of Thieves is kicking off its tenth season, bringing with it a host of new features. Headlining the update is the ability for players to form Guilds, allowing them to unite under a single banner to take on greater challenges.

Sea of Thieves now has guilds. It is one of the major new features added to start Season Ten, designed to give more ways to play with friends, connect, and even share progress.

Microsoft is partnering with PepsiCo and Frito-Lay for the special promotion that will start October 9.

«The Lair of LeChuck», the third and final chapter in the Sea of Thieves collaboration with The Legend of Monkey Island , is now live. 

The final Tall Tale of Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island is out now. Titled The Lair of LeChuck, the third part of the Tall Tale takes players to the eponymous Monkey Island. Check out the launch trailer for The Lair of LeChuck below.

Developer Rare has revealed more details about the upcoming tenth season for Sea of Thieves. One of the biggest new features coming to the game when season ten hits on October 19 is the ability to form player-created guilds. Check out a preview of Sea of Thieves: Season 10 below.

There’s big changes coming to Sea of Thieves over the next few months, with Season 10 bringing player created Guilds for greater collaboration, competitive questing and, perhaps most significantly of all, new private servers so you can play without the threat of other pirate crews coming to sink your battleship.

There’s big changes coming to Sea of Thieves over the next few months, with Season 10 bringing player created Guilds for greater collaboration, competitive questing and, perhaps most significantly of all, new private servers so you can play without the threat of other pirate crews coming to sink your battleship.

Sea of Thieves is getting guilds in Season 10, along with new social and competitive ways to play. This and more was revealed today in a preview of the upcoming season, coming October 19th.

In its latest video, developer Rare has revealed that the third part of its Monkey Island collaboration with Sea of Thieves will be coming out on September 28. The third part of Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island will also be the last Tall Tale that is part of the collaboration.

The second Tall Tale for the Sea of Thieves and Monkey Island collaboration is now available. Dubbed The Quest for Guybrush, the Tall Tale kicks off where part one left off, tasking players with bringing Guybrush Threepwood back to his senses. Check out the trailer below.

The collaboration between The Legend of Monkey Island and Sea of Thieves continues with the second Tall Tale of the collaboration, “The Quest for Guybrush”. The new update arrives today, continuing the story of a distorted Mêlée Island and the delusion affecting one Guybrush Threepwood.

Developer Rare has announced that the second part of its Monkey Island collaboration for Sea of Thieves will be kicking off on August 31, bringing with it the second of three planned Tall Tales dubbed The Legend of Monkey Island.