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The team at Rare have released a video blog that goes in depth on these issues, their cause, and the plans to fix them.
According to the development team at Rare, the game’s servers have been overwhelmed by the number of people trying to play the popular new release.
Anyone who has tried to get out on the high seas over the last 48 hours with Microsoft’s Sea of Thieves may have experienced issues trying to log into the game or matchmake with other pirates.
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Official Sea of Thieves Developer Update: Launch Status