Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, well known in the gaming sector for the dissemination of official gaming industry data relating to the American market, revealed that Sea of Thieves he’s doing great on PS5so much so that it climbed the US weekly sales charts, placing itself in second position.
“Sea of Thieves is off to a great start on PlayStation 5 in the US market.” Piscatella began in his post on X, then continued to provide data: “The game finished in second position in weekly ranking of the best sellers compiled by Circana and relating to the week of April 27th. The previous week it was in 36th position. Sea of Thieves officially launched on April 30, but Early Access began on April 25.”
The love of PlayStation users
In short, the first information on the arrival of Sea of Thieves on PS5 seems to be more than positive Microsoft, which appears to have landed a big hit on the once-rival console. It therefore seems that the multiplatform strategy is already paying off, also considering the positive trend of other launches such as that of Grounded.
Probably the success of the pirate game of RARE it will be essential to determine the next moves of the Redmond house in the multiplatform field. Also positive is the fact that PS5 players welcomed the launch of the game with enthusiasm, a sign that the console war is often a less decisive phenomenon than it might seem and that many just want to play the titles that interest them, regardless of their origin .
Sea of Thieves now has a long history behind it, given that the Xbox One version dates back to 2018. The arrival with a native version on Xbox Series .
At this point we are curious to know the sales data of the entire month of May to understand if Sea of Thieves is really the game that many PS5 users have been waiting for. The impression is that it is, but we will be able to tell you again.
