As it is known, Microsoft followed a new strategy and started to publish Xbox games on different platforms. This strategy, which was followed with the aim of making Xbox productions more known and increasing sales figures, seems to have been successful. According to the May bestseller list, the Xbox game became the best seller on PS5. One Sea of Thieves, an Xbox gamebroke a sales record on PlayStation 5.
Xbox Game Becomes Best Selling on PS5, Sea of Thieves Breaks a Record
List of best-selling games in May It became clear. In this context, the best-selling game in both America – Canada and Europe was Sea of Thieves. Sea of Thieves is an Xbox game, but Microsoft has started to publish some games on other platforms within the scope of its new policies. One of these is the pirate-themed Sea of Thieves game released on the PlayStation 5 platform.
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action adventure game Sea of ThievesIt was published by Microsoft for Xbox game consoles and PC platform in 2018. Then, Microsoft released this popular pirate game on PlayStation 5 at the beginning of 2024. The game, which draws attention with its sales figures, rose to number one in PS5 sales in May. Sea of Thieves, which has increased its sales since the beginning of the year, PS5 is on the list of best-selling games reached the top.
Microsoft aimed to bring popularity to first-party games with its new strategy, and Sea of Thieves showed that this strategy was working with high sales figures even though it was a third-party game. By the way, it is also known that Microsoft gets a share from these sales on PS5. In the PlayStation 5 May bestseller list, the games we are familiar with at all times stand out.
May PS5 Best Selling Games
GTA 5, which is in the top five of the bestseller list, has still not lost its place to anyone. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III It is also a fixture of bestsellers. The list of PS5 best-selling games in May can be listed as follows:
| Order | USA – Canada | Europe |
| one. | Sea of Thieves | Sea of Thieves |
| 2. | Madden NFL 24 | Grand Theft Auto V |
| 3. | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | F1 24 |
| 4. | HELLDIVERS 2 | Assassin’s Creed Mirage |
| 5. | Grand Theft Auto V | HELLDIVERS 2 |
| 6. | NBA 2K24 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III |
| 7. | MLB The Show 24 | TopSpin 2K25 |
| 8. | Stellar Blade | Fallout 4 |
| 9. | Fallout 4 | Who’s Your Daddy?! |
| 10. | Who’s Your Daddy?! | Stellar Blade |
About Sea of Thieves
Sea of Thieves, developed by Rare and published by Microsoft, was released in 2018. The game, which was initially published on PC and Xbox One console, can now be played on PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox X and S Series and Microsoft Windows platforms. BAFTA Games Award for Emerging Games Sea of Thieves, which was deemed worthy, is included in the categories of fighting game, action – adventure game, shooter game and simulation game. The appreciation rate of the production, which has a multiplayer game mode, is 94 percent.