A number of Sea of Thieves fans believe the latest tweet from the game’s official X account is hinting at upcoming PlayStation and Switch ports.
The message, which is based on the traditional Valentine’s Day “roses are red, violets are blue” rhyme, is being interpreted as a tease relating to rumours thatMicrosoftplans to bring the game toSonyandNintendo‘s consoles.
It reads: “Rowboats are red, and sometimes they’re blue, other times they’re green, occasionally they can be white… wait, where we we going with this?”
It’s generally agreed thatXboxis associated with green, Nintendo with red andPlayStationwith blue, while white is sometimes attributed to the ‘neutral’PCformat (or could be a reference to theEpic Games Store).
Numerous replies to the tweet suggest it’s a reference to recent reports thatSea of Thieves is one of a number of Xbox games that could be coming to PlayStation and Nintendo systems.
“Switchis red, PlayStation is blue, one of these platforms you are going to,” repliedone X user.
“Nintendo is red, PlayStation blue, Xbox is green, please say it’s not true,” wrote anotherless optimistic follower.
Rowboats are red,And sometimes they’re blue,Other times they’re green,Occasionally they can be white…Wait, where were we going with this?
Last month, theNate the Hate podcastsaid Microsoftwas planning to bring one of its “more acclaimed” first-party gamesto competing platforms this year.
Responding to this claim, Giant Bomb’sJeff GrubbsaidRare’sSea of Thieves could be set to make the jumpto Sony’s and Nintendo’s consoles.
“Sea of Thieves, I’ll say I’ve heard that that was one that might be coming to other platforms,” he said at the time. “When I first started hearing these rumours, I was like, this is probably about Sea of Thieves, because I’ve heard that could come to Switch and PlayStation.”
Further reading
The claims have shown no sign of sinking, and resurfaced again this week thanks toThe Verge, who claimed thatHi-Fi Rush, Pentiment and Sea of Thievesare being planned for release on rival platforms.
Microsoft has announced plans to deliver an Xbox business update on February 15, when it looks set to address speculation that it plans to bring more games to rival platforms.
Gaming bossPhil Spencer, Xbox president Sarah Bond, and Xbox president of game content and studiosMatt Bootywill discuss the future of Xbox on a podcast this Thursday from 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 8pm GMT.
