Sea of Thieves players can invite three friends to play for free for a week

Microsoft has announced a special promotion for Sea of Thieves in which players invite three friends to try the multiplayer pirate game.

Sea of Thieves came out March 20 for Xbox One and PC. It managed to attract 5 million players by August, although that includes those who played the game through Xbox Game Pass, a $10 a month subscription that gives users access to Microsoft’s console exclusives and other titles. Sea of Thieves is a live service game that gets updates, some free and some paid. More players means more people who might buy that paid content, which gives Microsoft a nice revenue stream. It’s also the rare Microsoft exclusive, and Sea of Thieves offers pirate gameplay that you won’t find on PlayStation 4 or Nintendo Switch.