Sea of Thieves: Alpha on Xbox One – PC players have to wait longer

In the pirate online game Sea of Thieves, technical alpha phases are being conducted repeatedly – but only on the Xbox One. PC players still have to wait.

Sea of Thieves is making steady progress. Players can see this themselves through the ongoing technical alphas. For the latest one, 23,000 new players were invited, allowing nearly 40,000 players to participate in the test phases. However, this is only for owners of an Xbox One.

While technical alphas for PC are planned, they are still forthcoming. The developers state that they are also making progress in this area. However, there is currently no date for the PC alpha.

New Alpha with New Features

Those who are lucky enough to participate in the Xbox One technical alpha will gain insights into new features and many improvements. For example, the combat system recently received an update, making sword fights even more interesting and exciting.

Additionally, it is now possible to dive, which brings new gameplay possibilities. For example, surprise attacks from the sea. And who knows, maybe you’ll be able to dive for sunken ships and treasure.

Limited Resources Lead to Conflicts

Moreover, there is a limited number of resources for the ships, which will likely lead to battles over the resources. Additionally, the difficulty level of the skeletons you may encounter during your adventures has been adjusted.

With one of the upcoming updates, a spyglass is also expected to make its way into the game, but the team is still discussing how it will be best implemented. In a new video, you can learn more about how development is progressing. Sea of Thieves is taking more shape overall. A release of the online game is still planned for this year.

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