Sea of Thieves, the multiplayer pirate adventure title from Rare, which was an Xbox exclusive a while back, is now headed to PlayStation after the announcement from the company back in February this year. The game is set to launch on PlayStation 5 on April 30.
Sea of Thieves is currently gearing up for its PS5 closed beta, which will take place this weekend. The marketing for the game’s release on PlayStation 5 has made players realize that suddenly the company is advertising the game more than it may have done for its original release.
Sea of Thieves Marketing for PS5 Release Has Fans Surprised
Sea of Thieves closed beta for PS5 will begin on April 12 and continue until April 15, and only players pre-ordering the game will be able to participate. The marketing for the game has also been a lot in recent days, and players think Xbox cares more about the game with it being on PlayStation.
The official handle of the game recently posted on X/Twitter, asking players to pre-order the game, and a user said that this is the most advertising they have seen for the game and added that this is possibly more than what the company did when the game originally launched for Xbox One.
Lol just wait for the marketing when gears comes to ps5
— Ether (@Blacked15722688) April 10, 2024
One fan added that the developers are happy that players will be buying the game and “not rent it,” while another took a jibe and said that they should wait for the marketing when Gears titles come to PlayStation. However, some fans added that the game has been marketed like this since day one, and the marketing is because it is launching on a new platform.
They just excited that someone is gonna buy their game and not rent it
— DarkLink – The Vile One (@DarkLink999) April 10, 2024
Microsoft is about to learn how much money gamepass has cost them.
— welshboy (@welshboy87c) April 10, 2024
Players have also said that there isn’t much money from the game being on Game Pass, and since PlayStation players will have to buy the game to play it, the developers are cashing on the opportunity. A fan said that the company has made the most of this opportunity as they will have a whole new player base with PS5.
Xbox Is Going All in With Sea of Thieves on PlayStation
The pre-orders for the game are through the roof, as it is currently at the top of the charts as the most pre-ordered title on the PlayStation Store, and it only seems fair for developers to advertise it. Players are also being offered exclusive content, as players pre-ordering will get four Ruby Viper weapons and the Scarlet Storm Parkeet.
Moreover, players playing the closed beta will also get Dauntless Adventurer Sails and the Dauntless Adventure Title. They will also obtain Season 11 Renown, currency, and cosmetic rewards that they will be able to keep and use when the game launches on April 30.
The marketing for the game is only another way to get more players, as the game is trending on the PlayStation Store and has always been marketed. Players have said that they sometimes get fed up seeing the game almost everywhere, so it was given that it will be marketed more as it goes to another platform.
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