Sea of Thieves, Rare’s shared-world, pirate action-adventure game, marks the fourth title that Xbox Game Studios is planning to bring to rival platforms this year, according to a new blog post from Matt Booty (President, Game Content & Studios) that confirms how four fan-favorite Xbox Games are coming to Nintendo Switch and/or Sony platforms. Originally released in 2018, Sea of Thieves has built a passionate community of more than 35 million players from around the world, according to Microsoft.
Platforms, release dates, and additional details:
- Pentiment (February 22)
- PlayStation 4
- PlayStation 5
- Nintendo Switch
- Hi-Fi Rush (March 19)
- PlayStation 5
- Pre-purchase available on PS5 digital storefronts on February 22
- Grounded (April 16)
- PlayStation 4
- PlayStation 5
- Nintendo Switch
- Cross play support across Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and PC
- Sea of Thieves (April 30)
- PlayStation 5
- Available to wishlist starting February 22
- Cross play support across Xbox, PlayStation, and PC
Rare welcoming PlayStation players to Sea of Thieves:
Microsoft echoing its commitment to Xbox:
- The biggest games in the world will be on Xbox.   
- Our first party games will come to Game Pass day one. 
- A robust and innovative multi-year hardware roadmap.
- Compatibility with your library is a priority, inclusive of cross-play, cross-save, and robust cloud features.  
- Xbox will continue to help game creators find the biggest audience possible.
Xbox added:
Whether it’s Nintendo Switch and PlayStation players surviving in the backyard together in Grounded, or PlayStation players getting to live a pirate’s life in Sea of Thieves, with cross-play, these multiplayer titles available will bring more people together and continue to grow their communities of players.