Pirate fans in Sea of Thieves are curious if they will have the chance to sail the longest sea there is and make it to PlayStation 4. You can play Sea of Thieves on an Xbox One and PC via the Xbox Beta app. Will Rare developers have the chance to bring their marine title to the waters of the PlayStation 4, expanding the lineup of potential fans?
The overall logistics of who owns Rare provides us with a fairly definitive answer of no. Rare was purchased by the Microsoft company in 2002, which is dedicated exclusively to the Xbox One and PC market camp. Rare does not work on PlayStation 4, which is owned by Sony. Rare has a rich history of game development for early Nintendo products, such as Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, NES, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, and others. However, none of their titles have come on a Sony product yet.
It's unlikely that PlayStation 4 gamers will see Sea of Thieves coming to console anytime soon. Microsoft has repeatedly shown interest in working with other game companies, such as the Fortnite cross-platform platform with Nintendo. The two companies initially worked together to show that they wanted to work together to get all players to sit together, no matter what console they were on. Sony was a bit more reluctant, but eventually made an appearance, and many developers have noted in the past that it was sometimes difficult to initiate cross-platform functions when it came to Sony's integration with other console companies.
Despite these complications, and Microsoft is keen to work with other companies, it will likely keep Sea of Thieves exclusive for Xbox One and PC gamers. Something could happen in the future to change that, but for now it looks like PlayStation 4 gamers may need to find an alternate game where they plunder the high seas.
