Microsoft Celebrates Rare's 40th Anniversary With a Limited Edition Controller and a Sea of Thieves Virtual Hat, Weeks After Everwild Cancellation

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Microsoft volition merchantability a peculiar variation Xbox controller to people the 40th day of legendary improvement workplace Rare, conscionable weeks aft the institution announced important layoffs and the cancellation of the studio's long-awaited adjacent task Everwild.

Also disposable contiguous to people the juncture is simply a Sea of Thieves Ruby Hat, which you'll request to redeem via the Microsoft Rewards app.

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The offerings travel astatine an uncertain clip for the studio, which present looks to beryllium doubling down connected Sea of Thieves, its live-service pirate crippled launched backmost successful 2018. Gregg Mayles, the seasoned Rare decorator and director, reportedly departed the workplace pursuing the extremity of Everwild, arsenic did shaper Louise O'Connor.

Founded successful 1985, British improvement workplace Rare is champion known for its prolific epoch moving with Nintendo connected classics specified arsenic Donkey Kong, Banjo-Kazooie, GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark (a reboot of which was different unfortunate of Microsoft's caller cuts).

It's amid each this, then, that Rare present celebrates entering its 5th decade, with a controller collaboration with peripheral making 8BitDo that features the Rare logo and immoderate Sea of Thieves branding. The bluish and gold-colored controller is connected merchantability present for a constricted time, priced astatine $89.99.

What's adjacent for Rare? Outside of Sea of Thieves, it's unclear. But during a timely archetypal Community Direct broadcast, the developer made wide it was staying committed to its buccaneer simulator, and had a program to support it updated with caller contented for astatine slightest a mates of years.

A squad wrong Rare is present moving connected a "multi-year vision" to turn Sea of Thieves' wide scope beyond its accustomed seasonal updates. The crippled volition besides summation an optional paid subscription offering successful "early 2026," which volition unlock customized servers.

Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You tin scope Tom astatine [email protected] oregon find him connected Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social

Originally posted:

Aug 4, 2025 3:47 pm

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