A Once Xbox Exclusive Title Just Became PlayStation 5’s Best Selling Game For May

Sea of Thieves, originally released back in 2018 and once one of Xbox‘s biggest exclusives, made its way to PlayStation 5 earlier this year and has since gone on to become the best-selling game on the platform for the month of May.

According to a new blog post on the PlayStation website, Sea of Thieves was the most downloaded game on the PlayStation 5 in the US, Canada, and Europe last month. It managed to outsell the likes of Grand Theft Auto V, Madden NFL 24, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Helldivers 2, and many more.

As for PlayStation 4 games, Minecraft once again topped the list in the US, Canada, and Europe, beating out the likes of Red Dead Redemption 2, A Way Out, and even Fallout 4. The latter of which recently found a new lease on life thanks to the hugely successful TV adaptation on Amazon Prime.

Does Sea Of Thieves’ Success Mean There’s More To Come?

Earlier this year, after months of rumours, leaks, and speculation, Microsoft officially confirmed that multiple Xbox exclusives would be making their way to other platforms such as the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5. The first batch of games would be Pentiment and Hi-Fi Rush, the latter of which was developed by the now-defunct Tango Gameworks. Pentiment hit PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch on February 22nd, while Hi-Fi Rush was released for the PlayStation 5 on March 19th.

These releases were then followed by Grounded on April 16th and, finally, Sea of Thieves on April 30th. Microsoft said it was “excited for more players to experience these worlds and stories on more platforms,” so does that mean that we can expect even more Xbox exclusives to make their way to PlayStation 4 and 5?

While Sea of Thieves’ huge success on PlayStation 5 is likely just an added bonus for Xbox, studio head Phil Spencer recently told IGN (via The Verge) that fans can expect more first-party titles to go multi-platform. “You are going to see more of our games on more platforms, and we just see that as a benefit to the franchises that we’re building, and we see that from players, and the players love to be able to play,” Spencer said.

Fans are rightly excited by Spencer’s recent comments and by the success of Sea of Thieves. Over on X (formerly Twitter), one user said, “Can’t wait for more Xbox games to arrive on PlayStation,” while another joked, “PlayStation players loving Xbox games is a wild stat to see. Never thought I would see the day.”

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