Rare addresses Sea of Thieves' launch issues in new developer video

Rare has posted a candid new developer video, addressing the various launch issues that Sea of Thieves players have faced since the game's launch yesterday.

The ten-minute update, presented by studio head Craig Duncan and Sea of Thieves executive producer Joe Neate, highlights the main issues that players have experienced since launch, and attempts to explain why they're occurring and what the studio is doing to tackle them.

Top of the list are the connection issues that players have faced, with many still struggling to get into a game during peak times. These, says Rare, are predominantly an issue of scale; although the developer attempted to prepare for launch day during Sea of Thieves' various pre-release scale tests, it says that the "unprecedented" number of players has caught them by surprise.

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