@snader-sot I doubt it will happen. For a few reasons.
1st. The server doesn't care what device you are. A device is a device to it.
2nd. Pcs are actually the worst and elast capable device that can run Sea of Thieves not the old xbox.
3rd. The game is over 4 years in. With a 10 year plan I doubt that they will remove people from the player pool.
I understand that people with lower spec hardware don't like this idea, but if we want the game to keep getting bigger and better updates, the old hardware will simply have to step aside sooner or later.
Other games out there have already done this, and it worked out great. Imagine if for example GTA online was still developing for PS3 and Xbox360, the game would never get all the amazing content that it has now.
Others have mentioned that the server doesn't care about the client side, a client/device is a client/device.
Graphics don't always make the game, gameplay will trump them almost every time. Look at recent games, like Elden Ring. The graphics have been compared to games much older and yet it's one of the top selling titles out there.
This also doesn't touch on the potential claims of a higher level of graphics fidelity giving some kind of advantage (higher draw distance, better ability to ID a ship at distance, etc).
To me, one of SoT's draws is how the playing field is equal for all players. I would vote to leave it alone, it's fine as is.
