Sea of Thieves PS5 launch date, time, pre-load and server downtime | Gaming | Entertainment | EUROtoday

PS5 customers are counting all the way down to the discharge of Sea of Thieves on Sony’s console. After just lately launching for Premium Edition prospects, Sea of Thieves will make its full PlayStation 5 debut on April 30. Judging by the countdown timer on the PlayStation Store, the sport will launch at 10am BST within the UK. There is, nevertheless, an opportunity the timings might change, as Sea of Thieves developer Rare prepares to carry a interval of server downtime within the run as much as the launch of Season 12. According to Rare, Sea of Thieves shall be taken offline for server upkeep at 8am BST. The sport shall be offline on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC throughout upkeep, which can even coincide with the discharge of a brand new replace.

The information was introduced by Sea of Thieves developer Rare on X: “Attention, pirates! Season 12 begins tomorrow, alongside adventures for a whole new platform of players.

“To get issues prepared, the SoT servers shall be offline for deliberate upkeep beginning a bit sooner than traditional at round 7am UTC, April thirtieth. Plan your Voyages accordingly.”

To ensure PS5 customers can start playing the moment the servers go live, pre-order customers can pre-load the game ahead of schedule.

“Pre-load is now accessible for all pirates who’ve pre-ordered Sea of Thieves on PlayStation 5!” Rare explains.

“An extra, small obtain shall be required on April thirtieth, however pre-loading will ensure you hit the waves as rapidly as attainable.”

Season 12 will introduce new weapons and gadgets, together with the Double-barrelled Pistol and Throwing Knives.

The new pistol permits pirates to fireplace two pictures earlier than needing to reload. Alternatively, you’ll be able to cost your shot so as to hearth each bullets without delay. Similar to a shotgun, the Double-barrelled Pistol is simpler at shut vary, shedding energy from additional away.

Throwing Knives, alternatively, are for gamers who worth stealth. You can take out the opposition with a downward strike from behind, or ship excessive injury with a fast thrust or throw from afar.

Elsewhere, gamers will be capable of uncover the Scattershot cannonball from storage barrels. The Scattershot breaks aside when fired, making certain you are extra more likely to hit your goal whereas additionally doing extra injury.

There’s additionally a brand new throwable that summons skeletons to battle in your behalf, in addition to a brand new artefact that summons the ability of wind. It can be utilized to propel your pirate and ship ahead, put out fires and even push again enemies.

Islands will now characteristic ziplines for speedier traversal, and pirates can even be capable of stroll throughout harpoon traces.