Social Media Post Heavily Hints Toward 'Sea Of Thieves' Switch Release

I love a good stretch too. It’s great for me aging back. But I feel you’ve stretched too far this time.

Of all games... Why it shall be Sea of Thieves?

I refuse to believe that Sea of Thieves can run natively on Switch. If this rumour is true it must be a Cloud based version and I reject those games with the core of my being.

@beazlen1 every other site is reporting the same

@Vyacheslav333 it’s the only xbox live service game worth playing

I will not double dip
I will save money
I will not double dip
I will save money

How is this going to run on switch? It's not an easy game to run... But will be cool to see. Hope we get other Xbox games (goldeneye) on switch too

I took it as the red and blue would be joycons, and the white would be the color of a PS5.

But who knows?

@RupeeClock White is PC usually, since it’s not represented by any specific color

@RupeeClock oh for sure, but just considering the colors they chose in the tweet, that was what made sense to me. I guess we will find out if it actually means anything tomorrow.

Sea of Thieves going to iphone 15?

Anyhoo, Rare games back on a Nintendo console gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling. I'll give it a whirl.

I totally get what Microsoft is doing with their games. Sony are kinda going that route too. AAA is eating itself.

@SwagaliciousJohnson The game can run on an xbox one, it has no reason to not run on switch

Highly unlikely, but if that's the case, this is hinting to there been no PlayStation release.

The generally accepted "colors" that represent the brands, used in multiple media for decades, is green for Xbox, black for Play Station, and white for Nintendo.

The red and blue are both simply parts of set up poem. Then they are green, because it's already on Xbox. They are "sometimes white" because it's coming to Nintendo.

I still think it's a complete stretch, but that's the more likely meaning, if this reasoning is correct.

I'm just waiting for Microsoft to give up the ghost on the XBOX. Seriously. It's lost every console generation since its inception. It cannot compete at ALL in the largest video game market (Japan), and really only enjoys moderate success in the U.S.

At SOME point, they have to realize that series loyalty won't necessarily turn into a switch to their consoles.

@mjhopkins81 Japan is not the largest video game market

@mjhopkins81 “ It cannot compete at ALL in the largest video game market (Japan)”
lol wut?! 😂😂

@mjhopkins81 US then China are the largest markets by revenue. Japan is number 3 I believe. Xbox tanking in Japan isn’t enough reason for them to exit the console market.

@larryisaman Japan spends more money per capita than any other country, with market penetration of 58%.

You are confusing revenues with the number of gamers:

https://www.statista.com/chart/28244/countries-with-the-highest-estimated-user-penetration-in-the-video-game-segment/

In sheer revenues, yes—U.S. and China lead. But, in terms of per capita spending, Japan leads the world, followed by the UK.

Moreover, their console sales are horrific. They haven't had a console crack 20m units in the U.S. since the XBOX One (which sold 120k units in Japan).

But, pretending that they've had crackerjack sales with their consoles since the 360 (their only truly successful console, largely because of U.S. sales), is insane.

I feel like 'purple rowboat' and 'smugglers bay' are probably euphemisms for male and female genitals respectively.

And I like it.

White is Wii.

They're totally porting it to Wii.

@SwagaliciousJohnson I typically agree, except that it's an online only game anyways, so the difference is kind of negligible. I mostly avoid online only games too though.

I'd like Gears of War on Switch, yes, please

The White is obviously Wii. Sea of Thieves is coming to Wii.

In any ways what a nice marketing strategy to sell the games, everybody seems excited about it!

@Vyacheslav333 because it’s a really fun game. And this comes from a longtime Rare fan who hated MS for buying Rare and thought they only made crap afterwards.

Also it’s the most obvious choice since Rare, in the public’s opinion/perception, has always had its home at Nintendo, since most of its target audience is there.

@Vyacheslav333

Why, me hearty? Because Switch be the only console that can play Sea of Thieves on the open seas… or in the bathtub.

A real pirates life for thee. Yar!

Are these going to shared servers with other platforms? I have heard that griefing is a big issue and ruins the experience.

@Mr_Zurkon griefing?

@Yoshif3 “When gamers in multiplayer games deliberately prevent the progress of other players, this is called griefing. People who behave in this way and cause (virtual) grief to other players.”

Radio Free Nintendo mentioned this issue surrounding Sea of Thieves and why private servers make sense.

@mjhopkins81

Few minor things

1. Who cares about market penetration? Revenue and more importantly profitability are all that matter, xbox has done well in both everywhere outside of japan.
2. MS doesnt release console numbers, but id guess by now they are over 20mil in the us. Its doing fine here.
3. I doubt japan is even third now. I lived in japan during the entire ps3 era, was a fun time, bought a 360 and ps3 there. Both sold horribly for the most part, got my ps3 on discount 6 months after launch(sold it for a profit a few years later when sales picked up and they removed the bc chip from new ones)

Japan is a key gaming market, but not the driver it once was. I love my switch, and have an affinity for japan given my extended time there(non military), but lets not overstate them in todays market either.

Id love the idea of sea of thieves on switch, would be a perfect fit.

Those are the colours of Lego bricks so it’s definitely a Sea of Thieves Lego collab LOL

@Mr_Zurkon thanks for the explanation, never heard the term before.

Tbh I’ve never faced something as that in the game. Everything has been pretty fair and sometimes people have come off as friendly when they see you in need. Some other obviously are more aggressive. I think it’s all part of the Pirate’s life experience.

But never encountered something that extreme to consider it as griefing.

Sure, you can loose all your loot earned in a session if your ship is sunk … but that’s part of the experience. You should never carry so much loot without selling it at posts. It’s a risk & reward type of situation / game.

You can also be sunk by many other factors, Krakens, skull NPC ships, monsters, etc. So it really is not just PVP that you need to lookout for.
Actually PVP is so far in between, that when it happens, it’s a rush and intense event that just makes it more fun and enjoyable.

This coming from my 2-3 month experience.

And since this is a game where you don’t “level up” … everyone has the same chances to win depending on your abilities and communication as a crew, always making it a fair fight.

You will never encounter, for example, a level 30 guy facing off against a level 5 guy who gets totally wrecked.

The game is one of the most balanced online games out there IMO

If you mean progress per se, it all depends if you’re playing with random people or you have your own crew with friends. This is best experienced when you build your crew. It’s a real unique co-op online experience.

Progress isn’t that big of a deal there.

Also, there are already private servers and you can play solo, no online component to it too.

@Savage_Joe Well... Understood...
@Yoshif3 Well... If I had a choice between Conker's Bad Fur Day and Sea of Thieves... I would choose Conker's Bad Fur Day without hesitation.
@Kienda Sea of Thieves is still online-only game, am I right? I hate the idea of buying online-only games... Especially on consoles, because online multiplayer is a paid feature on all current consoles... I hate it. Also, without internet connection, it will be impossible to play Sea of Thieves on Switch everywhere. If Sea of Thieves is still online-only game, of course...