Sea of Thieves has officially crossed 5 million units sold, just in time for its new Cursed Sails update.
Rare revealed the sales milestone through the official Xbox website, stating the number was achieved through combined Xbox One and PC sales.
This sales number was announced alongside the launch of the Cursed Sails update, which introduces enemy Skeleton Ships, the Brigantine three-player ship, and a new Alliance system.
Rare is also introducing a three-week, time-limited campaign, which includes new goals and rewards each week. All features introduced alongside the campaign will remain in Sea of Thieves after it’s done, so players who miss this three-week window will still have an opportunity to experience them.
“The thriving Sea of Thieves community includes an army of content creators who have helped the game rack up 300 [million] views on YouTube and more than 40 [million] live broadcast hours on Twitch,” wrote Rare’s Joe Neate. “Seeing our creative community embrace the possibilities that Sea of Thieves presents is an inspiration to everyone at the studio, and on behalf of us all at Rare, I’d like to thank everyone who’s been a part of this amazing adventure.”
Cursed Sails is one of many major content updates Sea of Thieves is receiving this year, including May’s The Hungering Deep, September’s Forsaken Shores, and three unnamed updates set to release after that.
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