Sea of Thieveshas hosted more than its fair share of crossovers since its debut in 2018. Many of these collaborations have brought a handful of cosmetics to the lighthearted pirate sim, bringing new ship customization items and outfits based on series likeHalo,Ori, andBanjo-Kazooie. There have also been a few crossovers that have been turned into fully-fledged expansions, such asSea of Thieves’Pirates of the CaribbeanandMonkey Islandcollabs, which both added new explorable areas, voiced characters, and dedicated questlines.
But it’s been a while sinceSea of Thieveshosted a crossover, the last one beingSea of Thieves’Borderlandscollab all the way back in August 2021. But that dry spell has just been broken. About a week ago,Sea of Thievescrossed over with Bungie’sDestiny 2, and it’s one that could swing the door wide open for a new type of crossover.
Sea of Thieves' Destiny Crossover Paves The Way for Many More Like It
Sea of Thieves' Destiny Collaboration Explained
According to Kelly Lombardi, Rare’s Product Marketer (via an Xbox Wire blog post),Sea of Thieves' developershave been working with Bungie on a crossover since 2023, and the set of cosmetics released on July 12, 2025 are the fruits of that labor. All signified by the “Lightbearer” branding,Sea of Thieves’Destinycosmetic sets include a unique ship bundle, a ship crest, a costume set, and a weapon bundle.
Naturally, all of these items are inspired byDestiny 2’s in-game character models and world design. The Lightbearer costume set takes inspiration from the robes ofDestiny 2’s Guardians, while the “Silent, Mighty, and Wise” ship figureheads reference the Hunter, Titan, and Warlock classes, respectively. All of these crossover items can be bought viaSea of Thieves' in-game Pirate Emporium store.
Sea of Thieves Might Have Opened the PlayStation Floodgates
Destiny 2beingSea of Thieves' first crossover since August 2021 shouldn’t be a mere coincidence. Almost exactly a year ago,Sea of Thievescame to PlayStation 5, marking one of the first Xbox first-party titles to venture beyond its green shores. It seems likely that the move to PlayStation helped grease the wheels of this latestSea of ThievesxDestiny 2crossover, with the latter’s developer now being a first-party PlayStation studio. And now that one first-party PlayStation game has collaborated withSea of Thieves, it’s time for the rest of the dominoes to fall.
There are plenty of PlayStation-exclusive franchises that would suit the world and aesthetic ofSea of Thieves, arguably much more so than the Sci-Fi-centeredDestiny2.God of War’s mythological settingwould fitSea of Thievesquite well, and carved wooden idols of the series' main characters already exist, ready to be mounted onto the front of a ship. TheGod of Warfranchise’s iconic red omega logo would also look great on some sails, right alongside some runes.
With a bit of creative thinking, just about any of PlayStation’s first-party franchises could work inSea of Thieves' world.Ghost of Tsushima’s Sakai Mask could be a new outfit piece,Shadow of the Colossus' Sword of Dormincould be a new melee weapon, andUnchartedcould even inspire an all-new treasure hunt questline. More PlayStation crossovers could be a great way to breathe new life into this 7-year-old game, while also strengthening this new bond between Xbox and PlayStation.
