Sea of Thieves: how to get in on the Xbox One and PC open beta

Surprise! A final beta for Sea of Thieves will be held this weekend and it’s open to all Xbox One and Windows 10 users.

The final beta for Seas of Thieves kicks off today, and you don’t need to be an Xbox Insider to participate.

This is open to absolutely anyone to play, and can be downloaded now from the Store on Xbox One and Windows 10.

In the Final Beta, alongside the Gold Hoarders, the developers will be testing Merchant Alliance voyages for the first time.

Players will also have the chance to find a now occupied Skeleton Fort. The lovely skull cloud hovering above denotes both danger and great rewards .

Previous beta players will also find Xbox One X enhancements will be available during the open beta.

If you have participated in the closed betas, you already know the routine. For those who haven’t, or uninstalled it, we’ve posted some handy instructions for you below.

It should be noted the Sea of Thieves Final Beta requires an Xbox Live account on both PC and Xbox One, and an Xbox Live Gold subscription is required on Xbox One.

Sea of Thieves open beta PC Installation
Search for Sea of Thieves Final Beta within the Microsoft Store to get the game.
Press the Start key and search for Microsoft Store
On the Microsoft Store search for Sea of Thieves Final Beta.
Select Install
Sea of Thieves open beta Xbox Installation
Search for Sea of Thieves Closed Beta if this does not work search for Sea of Thieves Final Beta on the Xbox Store. Search criteria is dependent on what territory you are in.
On your Xbox One, head to the Store
Search for and install the Sea of Thieves Closed Beta, if this does not work search for Sea of Thieves Final Beta
Select Install
Sea of Thieves open beta download size
Xbox One: 8.95GB
Xbox One X: 18.25GB
Windows 10: 18.98GB
Sea of Thieves – Open Beta Start and End Times
North America

Start: March 9 – 4am PST, 7am EST
End: March 11 – 2am PST, 5am EST
UK and Europe

Start: March 9 – 12pm BST, 1pm CEST
End: March 11 – 9am BST, 10am CEST
Other Regions

The open beta is now live, and end times for your region can be found here.
Previous Sea of Thieves beta participants will find new content, updates and some fixes. This will all be fresh for new players, so enjoy.

It should be noted the full game will have more Trading Companies. For the open beta, Gold Hoarders and the Merchant Alliance will be the companies available.

That said, much of the content from the closed betas will also be included.