Sea of Thieves Will Add Microtransactions Around 3 Months After Release

Sea of Thieves will launch without microtransactions, but will add them in its first major content update, planned for around three months after release – but they’ll be for cosmetic rewards only, and won’t feature loot boxes.

During a visit to Rare, executive producer Joe Neate told IGN:

“Our focus at launch

on a great game experience. When we deliver this first major update, that’s when we’ll turn on the ability for players to spend money optionally.

“We thought long and hard about what’s right for our game experience, and the key thing we think is that it has to add to the fun, social nature of the game. So anything in this area will not impact power or progression, and you’ll always know what you’re getting – so that means no loot crates.”

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