Helldivers II “is doing extremely well” thanks in part to Xbox launch

Helldivers II is easily one of PlayStation’s biggest success stories in recent years, with the co-op PvE shooter selling over 15 million copies within its first year on the market across PS5 and PC. The game then received a major boost in eyes following its surprise arrival on Xbox in late August of this year. According to Sony, this most recent launch has helped the game see “a significant increase in sales of the title year-on-year.”

As part of Sony’s latest fiscal earnings report (transcribed by WindowsCentral), the console maker confirmed that the launch of Helldivers II on Xbox has been a success, saying:

“Helldivers 2, which was also released for Xbox in August of this year, is doing extremely well, not only attracting new users on Xbox, but also seeing increased engagement from existing users on PS5 and PC. This resulted in a significant increase in sales of the title year-on-year.”

Of course, it is worth noting that Arrowhead Game Studios have been heavily supporting Helldivers II since its launch on PS5 and PC last year, adding all sorts from new forms of progression to new enemy types; weapons; upgrades and much more – leading to bumps in engagement even before the game’s arrival on Microsoft's console.

All that said, it is safe to say that Sony’s experiment in bringing Helldivers II to Xbox seems to have paid off handsomely. It will be interesting to see where Sony and Arrowhead go from here.

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