Sea of Thievesis currently the most pre-ordered game on thePlayStationStore across the US, UK, France, and Germany, despite still being more than a month away.
One of the most interesting developments to have come out of 2024 so far is Microsoft’s plans to bringXboxexclusives to other consoles like PC, Switch, and PS5.So far, Xbox has only confirmed that four titles(Pentiment,Hi-Fi Rush,Grounded, and Sea of Thieves) are launching on other systems, but it seems likely more will since one of those games is already topping the PSN pre-order charts.
As pointed out by Twitter user BenjiSales, Sea of Thieves iscurrently the most pre-ordered game on the PlayStation Store across the US, UK, France, and Germany. In other regions, like Canada and Spain, it’s notquitenumber one but still remains in the top five most pre-ordered games.
Considering Sea of Thieves is still more than a month away from release and is charting above upcoming games like Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection,Dragon’s Dogma 2, andRise of the Ronin, it’s a very impressive showing. Although it’s a little surprising to see it placing so high already, PlayStation players have been asking for it to become multiplatform for quite some time now,something Rare even pointed out in the announcement trailer.
It’s also worth noting that it’s the premium edition of Sea of Thieves that’s doing so well on most PlayStation Stores. Looks like PlayStation players really want the Diabolic Dog Pet…
Phil Spencer previously said that Xbox’s decision to make more games multiplatform would depend on how these first four games perform, so it seems very likely that we’ll soon see more Xbox games on PlayStation and Switch. Insiders have suggested thatGears of War, Microsoft Flight Simulator, and the next Doom from ID Softwarehave all been debated in the past, so it’s possible Sea of Thieves' success is what tips the scales.
As great as Sea of Thieves is doing on the PlayStation Store and as much of a hit as it’s clearly going to be when it does launch, it being so high on the pre-order charts makes a lot of sense when you consider that it’s a digital-only release unlike Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Rise of the Ronin. Even with that in mind, it’s clear that, despite all the fuss that was made a few months ago, Xbox’s multiplatform strategy is starting off well.
