Uncommon has confirmed that season seven of Sea of Thieves is seeing a delay, however to make up for it season six is getting prolonged.
Season seven of Sea of Thieves was proven off final month as a part of Xbox and Bethesda’s showcase, an replace that has been deliberate since earlier than the sport launched. The Captaincy replace, because it has been dubbed, was meant to usher in the flexibility to totally customise your cabin, in addition to lastly allow you to identify your ship.
Uncommon introduced the delay in a weblog submit on the official Sea of Thieves web site, the place it went into the reasoning behind the choice. “With such a elementary replace to the sport, there’s numerous hidden work to be carried out within the background,” reads the submit.
“As we began getting nearer to the initially said launch date, it grew to become obvious that issues had been coming in hotter than we preferred and there was an actual threat of not delivering to the standard and polish we anticipate, in addition to placing undue stress throughout the staff to get it everywhere in the line. Subsequently, we’ve got made the choice to shift the discharge date again barely to August 4th.”
The submit acknowledged that some followers could be disillusioned by the announcement, however promised that there can be “loads of time to play by this new season when it arrives and luxuriate in levelling up your renown.” And the subsequent journey, A Hunter’s Cry, can also be deliberate to launch August 18.
A roadmap launched at first of the yr promised that there could be 4 seasons launched this yr, main as much as season 9, however contemplating how far by the yr we already are, it is unlikely Uncommon will handle to have the ability to catch up. Which is ok, as a result of as a reminder, recreation improvement is a ache within the metaphorical ass.