Sea of Thieves has sold over a million copies on the PS5, according to a recently surfaced report. This newly emerged claim suggests that Microsoft's PlayStation publishing push is off to a fairly strong start.
The PS5 version of Sea of Thieves launched on April 30, roughly one month following the sixth anniversary of its Xbox One and PC debut. The live-service pirate game is the first title that Rare released on PlayStation consoles in its 39-year history.
Former Xbox console exclusive Sea of Thieves confirms an astonishing player milestone shortly after concluding its PlayStation 5 beta.
Rare's PlayStation foray apparently didn't take long to start yielding some palpable dividends, with Windows Central's Jez Corden reporting that Sea of Thieves has sold more than one million copies on the PS5, citing sources familiar with the matter. Given how the game's PlayStation port is priced at $40 and taking Sony's 30% revenue cut into account, this figure suggests that Microsoft has already made over $28 million from the Sea of Thieves PS5 port. At the same time, Sony would have pocketed $12 million from a million sold copies of a $40 PlayStation Store game.
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