Microsoft has brought its multiplayer pirate game down to PAX this year but you won’t find it on the show floor. Instead, the demos are housed in the Polly Woodside — the actual tallship bobbing in the river next to the Melbourne Convention Center. If you want to get your hands on Sea Of Thieves, you’ll have to head belowdecks…
I’m a sucker for novelty and this whole thing is nothing but novelty. Last I checked the demo wasn’t common knowledge — but because they’re giving everyone a fairly chunky half hour of play, once the line grows a little it’ll be a long, long wait. Get in quick (or, if you’re coming back over the weekend, early).
Each session caters to 12 people (I think), split into three four-person teams. You’ll be playing in the same world as everyone else in the demo, however, so be prepared for an all-out naval battle if you run into anyone.
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