Summary
Sea of Thieves' PlayStation Store page has revealed that PS5 players will need a Microsoft account to play the popular open-world pirate game. OnceSea of Thievesreleases for the PS5, developer Rare will break a surprising 39-year streak.
Sea of Thieves' cross-platform release marks the first timethat Rare has ever released a game for a PlayStation console since the studio was founded in 1985. Most fans are probably familiar with Rare’s work, which includes legendary titles likeGoldenEye 007,Perfect Dark,Banjo-Kazooie,Donkey Kong 64, and many more. The studio’s biggest hit in modern times isSea of Thieves, which is coming to PlayStation alongside other Xbox exclusives.
Sea of Thieves’PlayStation Store pageexplains that “Microsoft account registration, acceptance of Microsoft Services Agreement and Privacy Statement [is] required to play.” Journalist Stephen Totilo further explained thatSea of ThievesPS5 users will be able to link their PlayStation and Microsoft accounts, which will allow for cross-platform invitations, voice chat, and progression. Creating a Microsoft account will likely be a quick and simple process, so this seems to be a worthy tradeoff forSea of Thievescoming to PS5 on April 30. Additionally, Totilo stated thatGrounded, which comes to PS5 and Switch on April 16, will also require a Microsoft sign-in for crossplay, cross-save, and shared world features. However, it seems thatGroundedusers who don’t care about these features will be able to play without a Microsoft account.
Sea of Thieves PS5 Users Will Need to Make a Microsoft Account
Sea of Thieves' approaching PS5 release will likely help the gameoutperform Ubisoft’sSkull and Bones, which is already struggling with lackluster reviews and disappointing player numbers. Ubisoft’s open-world pirate game was in on-and-off development for over a decade before its release earlier this month.
Recently,Sea of Thievesreleased a new updatethat surprised Xbox’s console and PC users with a massive download size of over 90 GB, although Steam users were much luckier with a 10.5 GB download size. Rare explained that the update’s large size was mainly due to the integration of the newest Xbox Game Development Kit, which will allow future updates to be considerably smaller than usual. However, the update did make some performance improvements as well as a gameplay improvement by improving water visuals when viewed from a distance.
Additional Xbox titles coming to PlayStationincludeHi-Fi Rush, which will release on March 19, andPentiment, which already released on February 22. Some PlayStations fans are particularly excited aboutHi-Fi Rush, which was nominated for five categories at The Game Awards 2023.
Sea of Thieves
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Sea of Thieves offers the essential pirate experience, from sailing and fighting to exploring and looting – everything you need to live the pirate life and become a legend in your own right. With no set roles, you have complete freedom to approach the world, and other players, however you choose. Whether you’re voyaging as a group or sailing solo, you’re bound to encounter other crews in this shared world adventure – but will they be friends or foes, and how will you respond?A Vast Open World:Explore a vast open world filled with unspoiled islands and underwater kingdoms. Take on quests to hunt for lost loot, forge a reputation with the Trading Companies and battle foes from Phantoms and Ocean Crawlers to Megalodons and the mighty Kraken. Try your hand at fishing, make maps to your own buried treasure or choose from hundreds of other optional goals and side-quests!Become Legend:On your journey to become a Pirate Legend you’ll amass loot, build a reputation and define a unique personal style with your hard-earned rewards. Adventurer. Explorer. Conqueror. What will your legend be?
