2020 was a big year for Rare and Sea of Thieves. The pirate-adventure game saw tons of new content via a regular stream of updates and hit milestones in player count, as Sea of Thieves saw its 15 millionth player earlier this year. But as solid of a year as 2020 has been, according to executive producer Joe Neate, 2021 is set to be even bigger and better.

Sea of Thieves will receive its latest update tomorrow, which focuses on quality of life improvements and bug fixes. The update won't see as much content as last month's Fate of the Damned update for Sea of Thieves, but executive producer Joe Neate hopped onto Twitter to quickly talk about the update, and also to discuss the idea that 2021 will be the biggest year for the game yet.

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According to Neate's tweet, it has been a long year for Rare and the team, which is to be expected in an incomparable 2020 that was difficult for video game development for all. But just as many are looking to 2021 for a refresh, Rare is doing the same.

Since releasing in 2018 as a bit of a barebones video game, Sea of Thieves has received continual content that has fleshed out the experience. From PVP changes to new modes to even cats in Sea of Thieves, Rare has worked hard to transform what was a solid idea in 2018 to a fully-fledged co-op adventure title. It's hard to argue against 2020 being the best year yet for the game, which is impressive given the COVID-19 hurdles, so if 2021 has even more in store, fans should be excited.

What the next year has in store for Sea of Thieves is not yet known. Neate did, however, hint at adding the Shrouded Ghost. Whatever is in store is sure to be exciting, as long as Neate isn't playing it up at all. Hopefully, fans do not have to wait too long to find out.

As the next-generation of gaming has arrived, Rare's seafaring title is riding the wave with it. Sea of Thieves received a substantial performance update on the Xbox Series X and S, to go along with the game having all the content that fans have been able to enjoy since it launched. Microsoft Game Studios has future-proofed the pirate game with compatibility on the new consoles. That, in combination with everything that Joe Neate hinted at for next year, indicates that Sea of Thieves will continue to evolve and be a prominent game in 2021.

Sea of Thieves is out now for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC.

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