Windows 10: Can't download Sea of Thieves on Xbox app on PC - says I need to have a controller

Hi there,As mentioned in the title I'm trying to download sea of thieves from the windows Xbox client, but when I try to play, it says I need to connect a wireless controller. Now, I already owned this game on an xbox on the same account, so maybe it somehow thinks I'm trying to download it to the xbox without a controller? Not really sure. Any help with this would be enormously appreciated.

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I cannot download Sea of Thieves on PC from microsoft store.

Hi Christopher,

Sorry for the delayed response. We identified this issue regards downloading Sea of Thieves from Windows Store App and we still working on it to fix the problem. As a workaround, we suggest following the steps below:

• Cancel all existing download on the Store app.
• Start the download of Sea of Thieves once again.
• As soon as the download starts, immediately restart the computer.
  
• After the reboot, do not launch the Store app instead wait for the passive download which you can check in the Action Center. Then it will automatically install by itself and then open the game without any issues.
  

For any results, please let us know.

 

Xbox App for PC Sea of Thieves Download Only Downloading 1.13KB

So recently I have tried to download and play Sea of Thieves through the xbox app for pc and xbox play anywhere. When I try downloading the game it downloads normally for a second then instantly finishes, and when I try to launch the game it only shows
the start screen with no sign of loading then immediately closes itself. When I check its properties after making a desktop shortcut it says that the game is only 1.13KB when in actuality the game is 50GB.

 

Sea of Thieves not available?

Hi HideTheHorizon,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Community Forums.

Appreciate your efforts to work on this issue.

I can understand the situation must be difficult for you when the Microsoft Store app doesn't work as it should.

• Have you signed in to the same account that was used for purchase?
  

Suggest you to refer to the following information from this article
"To find out what regions you can purchase Sea of Thieves in, and what languages are currently supported refer to the useful articles on the Sea of Thieves".

Sea of Thieves FAQ: Xbox Support

Troubleshoot problems with Xbox Play Anywhere games:
Xbox Support

Hope this helps and let us know how it goes.

Regards,

Srimadhwa B

Microsoft Community-Moderator