Sea of Thieves Closed Beta Coming to Xbox from January 24 to 29

E3 2017 saw a plethora of games being unveiled in front of the gaming community. While most of those titles did go a release engagement by the end of 2017, a select few of them got pushed to being released in 2018. One of those games is Sea of Thieves.

The Microsoft title is i of the nigh predictable games of the year, with a release appointment ready for 20th March 2018. The game allows players to command pirates in first-person mode and explore an open-earth via a pirate send and assume different roles such as steering, hoisting sails, navigation, firing cannons and other tasks.

Now, while the game is still a couple of months away, interested players volition now have access to the game's multiplayer way thank you to an officially announced closed beta.

The Sea of Thieves Closed Beta volition run from 12 p.thou. GMT on January 24 to 8 a.m. GMT on Jan 29. This will give the players a full 5 days of sailing, shanties, and shenanigans. That beingness said, the team has stated that they won't be testing the consummate game during the closed beta to ensure some surprises for the players during the actual game release.

Furthermore, the closed beta will not have any Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) associated with information technology. This means that the players can stream, create videos, share clips, accept screenshots of gameplay, and fifty-fifty monetize their personal content.

A noteworthy caveat most this is that the Closed Beta is only available for users who had previously registered for the Sea of Thieves Insider Programme before December 1, 2017, also as for users that have pre-ordered the game. If you pre-ordered the game through the Xbox or Windows Store, the game will appear in your games library 24 hours earlier the Airtight Beta begins. You will then be required to download and install it.

In instance you lot failed to register for the Insider Programme, make certain to pre-order Sea of Thieves from here. Also, do permit us know if you lot're excited about closed beta in the comments down below.

Update: An earlier version of this story erroneously chosen the game a "Ubisoft title" while explaining the gameplay. The article has been updated to reverberate the right information.