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Microsoft’s Phil Spencer Praises the Music of Rare’s New Xbox One/PC Game Sea of Thieves

Rare’s Sea of Thieves, that will come to Xbox One and Windows some time in the future, is still mostly shrouded in mystery after the brief debut at E3, but Xbox Division head Phil Spencer had words of praise for the game’s music.

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FallenAngel19843197d ago

Oh snap this is on PC, that's a first for Rare.

I'm still wary whether this will be a good game. They've let me down way too many times in the past to easily be forgiven for future installments

gangsta_red3197d ago

What were you let down with in the past from Rare?

donthate3197d ago

Rare actually made a great franchise with Kinect Sports. It sold really well over the it's lifetime and is likely MS' most successful ip for Kinect.

gangsta_red3197d ago

I wasn't a fan of the Kinect Sports titles but I saw the polish of those games.

But Kameo, Viva Pinata, PD:Zero were great games for the 360 from Rare.

Mr Pumblechook3197d ago

From what life title I've heard from the trailer I do love that pirates shanty music. It really sets the mood and was great in ACIV.

_-EDMIX-_3197d ago

? Is that a joke? Nuts and Bolts isn't just some amazing piece of work you know.

Gazondaily3197d ago

@EDMIX

Nuts and Bolts wasnt reviewed too badly. It was a great game.

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FallenAngel19843197d ago

I was let down by Grabbed by the Ghoulies, Banjo Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge, Perfect Dark Zero, Diddy Kong Racing DS, and Banko-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts. Such a dramatic let down compared their expertly crafted titles.

_-EDMIX-_3197d ago

Agreed, Agreed and Agreed!

Banjo 1 and 2 are the only good Banjo games, anything.....trash.

Kribwalker3197d ago

I had so much fun with perfect dark zero as a launch title, played that game online for 6 months straight. Happy it's gonna be in the collection, hopefully people play it online too. Nuts and Bolts I was not fond of but I loved kameo, and both viva piñata games, never really tried grabbed by the ghoulies and diddy Kong racing was alright, I'd put it 2nd in the Mario Kart Clone category next to Sega Allstar racing

_-EDMIX-_3197d ago

@Krib- agreed! I didn't care for Perfect Dark Zero and hated Nuts and Bolts, but LOVED Viva Pinata, really, really want a 3rd game!

_-EDMIX-_3197d ago

"Oh snap this is on PC, that's a first for Rare"

Yes, MS is bringing titles to PC and more titles to be announced soon.

christocolus3197d ago

Agreed. I've been watching that trailer over and over again just to listen to the music. Robin Beanland did an amazing job. Looking forward to Sea of thieves,hope it delivers.

Legion213197d ago

Me too. I've been hoping for a pirate co-op game. I need this game to succeed.

ocelot073197d ago

This is coming to PC? Really didn't know that but now that is one less game am getting for XB1 :(. Now I only have Crackdown to look forward to in 2016. Unless that also goes to PC.

_-EDMIX-_3197d ago

I would wait as MS stated they have more titles coming to PC.

I agree, I wanted to get an XONE for this title but on the day it was announced, I read it was coming to PC, sooo....guess I'm just getting it on PC.

I can't say Crackdown won't come as, at this point who knows. Rare rarely even releases PC titles if they ever have, so MS sounds like they were serious when they stated XONE games would be coming to PC. Only time will tell, if you own a beast PC, I would legit wait and see.

ocelot073196d ago

Agreed I am waiting for the PC release just like Gears of War. Only games in the foreseeable future I know am 100% buying for XB1 is Rare Collection and Forza 6.

TeamLeaptrade3197d ago

I really hope this game is great. It looks like a lot of fun.

Lenrulesdaworld3197d ago

The game is a mmo so would make since for it to be crossplay win10/xbox one. I see no problem with that more money in ms pocket for more exclusives/crossplay exclusive games.

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Could Helldivers 2 Be PlayStation’s Sea Of Thieves?

Opinion: Why Helldivers 2 and Sea of Thieves, despite their obvious differences, are very much the same for PlayStation and Xbox

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Magatsuhi4d ago

Tired of these MS fluff pieces. Sot does not come close to what hd2 does.

danno_omen4d ago

You should probably read the article then, I wasn’t comparing the actual games

Cacabunga4d ago

How can it be PS sea of thieves when SOT is on PS5? Were you just in a hurry to write something??

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MrNinosan4d ago

Make a less click baiting headline next time, and people might read bwfore judging.

z2g4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

people don't understand nuance or abstract thought. they just hear two games and decide they like one better than the other so the one they don't like can't be anything close to the one they like. I get that you are speaking in a larger context, not a direct comparison. it could be a huge community building game that has a long burn that could also extend to other platforms and or be cross platform. it could be like sea of thieves in that regard etc. never mind the knuckle draggers on this site. its impossible to have a reasonable, objective conversation here.

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redknight804d ago

I know the headline is a bit bonkers but it is otherwise a good read apart from that.

InUrFoxHole4d ago

Lol you didn't read it. It's just suggesting that it would be beneficial for gamers if HD2 came to xbox. Like sea of thieves did. Don't get in your feels over it.

Magatsuhi4d ago

Its a click bait article. It benefits only xbox to bring a successful game to their failure of a console.

InUrFoxHole4d ago

Lol you big 😠 😡. Just wait till the showcase!

GamerRN4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Yeah, this site just constantly has so many positive Xbox sm articles, I'm tired of them also... 🙄

z2g4d ago

what a surprise, more basic thinking from basic gamers. the comparison it could be a huge community building game that has a long burn that could also extend to other platforms and or be cross platform. it could be like sea of thieves in that regard etc.... sorry thoughts get more abstract than what your brain can seem to handle

Sonic18813d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Well Helldivers 2 might be releasing on Xbox in the near future

https://n4g.com/news/259589...

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Tody_ZA4d ago

I think Helldivers 2 could be PlayStation's Helldivers 2.

Elda4d ago

PS5 gaming console exclusive Helldivers 2 is Helldivers 2 & nothing else.

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Sea of Thieves on PlayStation 5: the next big Xbox multi-platform game tested

Sea of Thieves stared off life as an Xbox exclusive, growing over time into a genuine hit with a large, committed community. Now, in an effort to increase its audience still futher, it's become a key part of Microsoft's multi-platform push.

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Einhander19723d ago

So, no one wants to talk about how the PS5 outperforms the xbox version in multiple ways, huh?

purple1013d ago

Draw distance better / shadows better

Also he calls most ps5 “oddity’s” and uses the term “not sure why this is happening” a lot

Ps5 is just more powerful, those 2teraflop difference and Xbox fanatics saying world most powerful console, is worth zip- zero

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Sea of Thieves Welcomes 40 Million Players

Joe 'Three Sheets' Neate (Executive Producer): "As I’m sure you can imagine, when it comes to Sea of Thieves my days are full of numbers. Development costs, active servers, days until the next update… Sometimes, though, a truly extraordinary number stands out – a number like 40 million, which I’m incredibly pleased to say is the number of pirates who’ve now set sail in Sea of Thieves!"

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darthv727d ago

Garrr... more people to walk the plank and send to Davey Jones locker.

would have been funny to release this on talk like a pirate day.

aaronaton6d ago

I nearly died from cringe reading this...

coolbeans6d ago

Ye wouldn't be any fun on the high seas!

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TrueRican697d ago

I pre-order the premium edition for my PS5 today

Crows907d ago (Edited 7d ago )

40 million have set sail...that's great. How many are sailing now? Monthly active users....when it actually matters. How many people purchased the game is another important number.

Gamingsince19817d ago

You don't get numbers like that from MS mouth pieces, they just like to say stuff like "this game was looked at 129 million time, the biggest amount of people browsing a game of this genre on xbox gamepass ever in the last 3 weeks compared to before gamepass was out (small print only 2 million bothered playing longer than 20 seconds and only 100 people are playing it concurrently)

It's all smoke and mirrors

nibblo7d ago

There are usually around 10,000 concurrent users on Steam not counting Xbox or PS but really it doesn't matter as long as there are enough people on the servers to play which there always were and will be for a long time now with the PS players coming on board. Same goes for how many people bought it and how many are on GP, we aren't the accountants of these console companies so why would we care?

Hofstaderman7d ago

Reporting on MAU stats is very misleading. Other companies publish units sold, MS cannot or will not due to Game Pass. We all know that their prior startegies have not panned out so now they have to actually sell games on other consoles. In any case, SoT is doing impressive preorders on PS5 and will very likely motivate Satya to release more games other than the four indicated games on their competitor's consoles. Take note Phil is radio silent....

Jingsing6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

Yeah Microsoft would tell you the start menu has had 1 billions clicks on Windows 11 to let you know it is beating Windows 10 when the reality is something else. 10,000 concurrent steam users is enough for me to extrapolate there aren't millions playing this on console either. Lets not forget the motivation to bring this to PS5 is already an admission of poor player count. I'd prefer it is Microsoft would just say nothing when it comes to numbers as it makes them look stupid while trying to make everyone else look like an idiot.

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Abear217d ago

40 Mil across Stream, Windows 10, and Xbox. Healthy numbers for sure, but when PC is the biggest platform, I expected more. It’ll be interesting to see how it does on PlayStation. Very well could be double that player count in 6 months with PS too. It’s crazy for developers to skip the most popular platform, not sure why they’d want to, but they must have had their rea$ons.

Christopher6d ago

PC is the market with the most competition for these type of games as well, so it's actually easier to break in on consoles where these games aren't as prominent.

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