Rare's successful live-service pirate title Sea of Thieves is out on April 30th for PlayStation 5 after months of rumors, part of Microsoft's strategy of multi-platform games.

Launching with Season 12 on other platforms, it will have a closed beta before launch and early access for the full version. However, for those who haven't played the title, it's impressive to look at its gameplay loop and how much has changed since March 2018. Where there were only Trading Companies and the odd Kraken to fight, there are now narrative-focused quests, a stronger end-game and Safer Seas, private servers for those who prefer to opt out of PvE.

Of course, that's not counting the sheer range of cosmetics, High Seas shenanigans and more. Here are 15 things that new players on PS5 should know about Sea of Thieves before diving in.