Microsoft’s decision to bring some of its Xbox games like Sea of Thieves to rival platforms was met with a lot of debate and discussion, but whatever people have to say about it, the pirate game developed by Rare appears to be doing great on Sony’s platform.
Windows Central reports that Sea of Thieves has sold more than 1 million copies on PlayStation 5 since it launched there in April. Sea of Thieves originally came to PC and Xbox One in 2018 before a native version for Xbox Series X|S came out in March 2024.
At Gamescom this week, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer reminded people that Xbox is a business that exists to make money. And with that in mind, Spencer said bringing Xbox games to competing platforms is “going to be a strategy that works for us.” Spencer also said Xbox games coming to competing systems like PlayStation and Switch is an extension of the changing video game business landscape.
