Sea of Thieves PC and Xbox One cross-play will be optional
In a new developer update, Sea of Thieves executive producer Joe Neate revealed the studio’s intent to allow Xbox One players to choose whether they want to play with and against PC players.
Since launch, cross-play has been the default option for Sea of Thieves, and it’ll continue to be so until these changes are implemented. Though details are still being finalised, Neate said the game will essentially have separate multiplayer pools for players with a controller and those playing with a mouse and keyboard.
This is important because Sea of Thieves will soon support mouse and keyboard on Xbox One, so it makes a lot of sense to start working on a no-cross-play option now. This will also come very handy when the game’s Arena update launches later this year.
Arena is a PvP-focused expansion, and it’s another reason why controller players would want to be matched with and against others using the same input device. Once again, how the feature actually works is something Rare will detail closer to launch.
A couple of weeks ago, Rare announced that Sea of Thieves players will be required to download the full game again on February 6. This is being done to reduce the game’s overall size.
The same February 6 update will also bring some changes to the game’s combat, which Neate also touched on in the video above.
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Source: https://www.vg247.com/2019/01/31/sea-of-thieves-cross-play-optional-future-update/
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JasonPosted:
Atleast it is a option. theres so many games that need crossplay but do not even have it.
kimPosted:
This is a good thing trust me, the pvp was awful pc players had a huge advantage over Xbox user, if I'm not wrong there was even some hackers I think? It will slim down the player base but the SOT player base is toxic and KOS anyway.
XeCookiePosted:
Pretty dope glad to see more and more games getting cross play hopefully this will be a bigger deal when a new gen comes out.
MazePosted:
Sage this is nice but is going to split the already slim playerbase IMO
Didn't even think about that, I figured this was just a great idea but people don't play this much anymore but it is popular on twitch
RedactedPosted:
I often play with my cousin and bro. My brother using the xbox. It's pretty cool. The fanbase isn't that big so it should just stay default
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