Sea of Thieves Season 12 begins in one week, on April 30th.

Season 12's launch date, new Outpost cosmetics, a certain kind of hooting bird and the return of six-ship servers? So much precious information can only come from one source, and here it is docking neatly below these very words - it's the latest episode of Sea of Thieves News!

Sea of Thieves is now available to pre-load for all Early Access pirates who pre-order the Premium Edition on PlayStation 5! A small update will be required on April 25th, but pre-loading ensures you can then set sail as quickly as possible.

Buy now: aka.ms/SoTPSStore

Good for Earth 🤝 good for devs

This #EarthDay , Rare Ltd. have unveiled their new building that puts sustainability and employee wellbeing at its core 🌱

Check out the full story here 👇

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Behold, the New Dawn Sails! To celebrate Sea of Thieves arriving on PlayStation 5 on April 30th, pirates who set sail during Season 12, on any platform, will find these sheets automatically added to their Ship Customisation Chest. 💙🖤💚

Rare has constructed its own solar farm, featuring 750 square meters of panelling. That's enough to power over 438,000 Xbox Series X consoles...

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To mark #EarthDay2024 , we'd like to introduce you to the newest, fanciest part of the Rare Ltd. studio. A large space created for collaborative game-making designed with sustainability at its heart, this is Barn X! Learn more: aka.ms/RareBarnX

What's that coming over the hill, is it a monster? No, it's #FanArtFriday . No ambiguity here, just a stylish Gold Hoarder from Sea of Thieves by IGOR (COMMS ARE OPEN) and a ferocious Fulgore courtesy of Argus Del Norte. Glad we could answer that so quickly, we hate mound-based surprises.

A fresh Gold & Glory Weekend is now live, meaning you'll get boosted reputation, gold, Seasonal Renown, Allegiance and Guild Reputation for your seafaring shenanigans between now and 10am UTC April 22nd. Good luck, pirates. Just keep an eye out for any rival sails...

Four options!? The canteen's cake efforts are getting a little out of hand. If only we had multiple stomachs, like some food-focused cousin of the Time Lords, travelling the universe in search of the ultimate elevenses. Or something.

That's a lot of pirates.

More than 40 million pirates have set sail on the Sea of Thieves! That's going to be quite the tavern tab...

A Megalodon-sized thank you to everyone who's joined us so far. Enjoy some words from our very own Joe Neate to mark the occasion: aka.ms/SoT40m

Sea of Thieves: The Cookbook won't be ready for public consumption until May 7th. But to whet your appetite, here's a fresh serving of shots showing off a few of the delights contained in its 160 pages. Learn more: aka.ms/SoTCookbook

Every Sea of Thieves Season adds content of note, and a clear highlight of Season 11 was the Fog-Piercing Frog Lantern! Learn more than you ever thought you needed to know about the making of the 'Frorb' with our latest From Concept to Cosmetic article: aka.ms/FCTCFrorb

Do you have Frorb? You’ve got two weeks left of Season 11 to unlock Frorb. Do you wish to know more of Frorb? Have you hungered to witness images of Frorb throughout development? Enjoy an illuminating new instalment in our From Concept to Cosmetic series: aka.ms/FCTCFrorb

🪙 Gold & Glory Weekend April 19th-22nd (10am UTC) 🪙

Call your crew - set sail this weekend and you'll enjoy boosted reputation, gold, Seasonal Renown, Allegiance and Guild Reputation for your high seas hijinks! Good luck...

It may be Sea of Thieves PlayStation 5 Closed Beta day, but it's also #FanArtFriday , so show these DeviantArt delights some respect, alright!? It'll take two minutes, tops. Stunning SoT crowd is by GreyAarken, while the Battletoads piece is from FancifulDancingStar. GOOD STUFF.

The PlayStation 5 Closed Beta is currently experiencing a high volume of new players, which may result in longer waiting times than normal as pirates enter the Sea of Thieves. Thanks for your patience, everyone!

The Sea of Thieves PlayStation 5 Closed Beta is now live until April 15th (9am UTC)! Carry progress over to launch and earn the Dauntless Adventurer Sails and Title for taking part (for use exclusively on the PlayStation platform).

Pre-order for access: aka.ms/SoTPSStore