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Sabotage Studios introduced as we speak that its indie RPG Sea of Stars has reached 4 million gamers throughout all platforms because it launched in August. This contains each of the key subscription companies on console, PlayStation Plus and Xbox Sport Move. Sea of Stars launched on each platforms. This determine comes shortly after the sport gained Greatest Indie at The Sport Awards earlier this month.
In line with Sabotage, the sport reached (and surpassed) this participant rely throughout the assorted platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X/S, Nintendo Change, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One along with the subscription companies. The studio didn’t announce gross sales figures for the sport.
Thierry Boulanger, director of Sea of Stars and co-founder of Sabotage, mentioned in a press release: “The team behind this game is the most talented and dedicated group I could have ever hoped to create Sea of Stars with, and I’m again reminded of their brilliance as we progress with creating Sea of Stars’ upcoming DLC, Throes of the Watchmaker.”
Boulanger additionally acknowledged the sport’s success within the crowded launch window of late 2023: “For fans to have recognized our adventure in such an incredibly prosperous year for RPGs alongside new arrivals from the genre’s biggest franchises … we simply just cannot thank you enough for supporting us, and we can’t wait to show you what’s next for Sea of Stars.”
The sport’s aforementioned DLC, Throes of the Watchmaker, was initially introduced as a stretch objective with its Kickstarter. It doesn’t at the moment have a launch date. Sabotage is working with iam8bit on bodily console releases of Sea of Stars in 2024.
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