Rare showcasing Sea of Thieves during this past weekend's Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase was expected. The live service pirate game remains very popular and Rare continues to robustly support it with new content. Few could have expected Rare to announce a partnership with Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean, however. Yet not only is the Pirates of the Caribbean crossover real, but it's also going to launch soon. Proof of that was shared via a new Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life gameplay trailer released on Thursday.

The first trailer for Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life was meant to reveal the Pirates of the Caribbean crossover and the inclusion of Jack Sparrow, among other official characters. It was a teaser and hype trailer made up mostly of in-game cinematics. The new trailer for Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life teases a variety of the update's gameplay scenarios that players will experience along with the new DLC's storyline.

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The new Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life gameplay trailer is shorter than the announcement trailer, but teases some exciting content. Players are shown exploring exciting new environments, battling dangerous new enemies, and dancing around the machinations of the legendary pirate Jack Sparrow himself. A Pirate's Life may not introduce any core gameplay, but it does look like a series of unique encounters.

What Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life truly looks to offer is something special and unique even among the diverse content Sea of Thieves already offers. The mix of story sequences, quests, characters, and boss fights could be one of the biggest storylines in Sea of Thieves yet. The additional factor of having official Disney characters crossing over with Sea of Thieves to tell a Pirates of the Caribbean story unavailable anywhere else only enhances an already interesting addition to Sea of Thieves.

While there's been no official announcement or even a hint so, the Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life DLC also opens the door to future content. It could hinge on how popular the DLC is, but if it's popular it would a great opportunity for both Rare and Disney to continue telling pirate stories outside of the franchise's movies. Of course, Rare may not want Sea of Thieves to be known as the Pirates of the Caribbean game, but if it keeps the Sea of Thieves userbase coming back then it may be worth it.

Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life is confirmed to be available as a free update for those who already own or have access to the base Sea of Thieves game. It can be played alone or with a regular Sea of Thieves crew. Better yet, it's going to be released in less than a week, as its launch date is set for June 22.

Sea of Thieves is available now on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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