Sea Of Thieves Review: 5 Ups & 5 Downs

2. You Can Try It For Free On Xbox Game Pass

In case you somehow weren't aware, you can play Sea of Thieves for free right now, by signing up for a 14-day trial of Xbox's ground-breaking, Netflix-esque Game Pass service, which effectively allows "digital rentals" of a library of Xbox titles.

Sea of Thieves is the first game to release day-and-date on the service, and from this point forward every Microsoft Studios game - including State of Decay 2 and Crackdown 3 later this year - will also be released day-and-date.

So, at the very least you probably owe it to yourself to give the game a go. You can play it from the comfort of your home without even budging an inch or paying a penny, and above all else it's an interesting test case for what's likely to be a major part of Microsoft's strategy to dethrone Sony as this gaming generation begins to wind down.