Sea of Thieves became one of the best-sellers in the US thanks to PS5

The live-service game Sea of Thieves was released in March 2018 by Rare Studios and Microsoft Gaming. More than six years later, the project is experiencing a new wave of popularity due to its release on PlayStation 5.

According to Mat Piscatella of analytics company Circana, Sea of Thieves became the second best-selling game in the country during its launch week.

Sea of Thieves arrived on PS5 on April 25 as a Premium Edition featuring 5 days of early access, which allowed it to become the second best-selling game in the US that week, even before the release of the standard edition on April 30.

According to Piscatella, Sea of Thieves climbed from 36th to 2nd place, although he did not clarify whether this refers to the overall sales chart or strictly the list of best-selling games for PS5. In any case, this is a significant leap and a demonstration of strong interest in the game.

Sea of Thieves on PS5 is part of a set of 4 games released by Microsoft Gaming on new platforms, alongside Grounded, Hi-Fi Rush, and Pentiment.

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Cover image author: Rare. Cover image source: Sea of Thieves