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Helldivers 2 Is PlayStation’s Fastest-Selling Game of All Time With Over 12 Million Sold in 12 Weeks
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 63299" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/games/helldivers-ii" target="_blank">Helldivers 2</a> sold over 12 million copies in its first 12 weeks on sale, making it PlayStation’s fastest-selling game of all time, Sony has announced.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Speaking during an investor call, Sony said Arrowhead’s PlayStation 5 and PC live-service shooter exceeded its expectations, hitting the impressive sales milestone on May 5, 2024. Helldivers 2 beats out Sony Santa Monica’s <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/god-of-war-ragnarok" target="_blank">God of War Ragnarok</a>, which hit 11 million copies 75 days after launching across PlayStation 4 and PS5 in November 2022.</p><p></p><p>Helldivers 2 launched on PC and PS5 at the same time with cross-play fueling its co-op PVE action. You play a Helldiver who fights against alien robots and bugs across a number of players as part of a Galactic War, with Arrowhead pulling the strings alongside the regular release of Premium Warbonds that add new weapons and gear to the mix.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Helldivers 2, which launched priced $39.99, saw an explosion in popularity that initially caused significant server problems. As Arrowhead worked to fix these launch issues, player numbers continued to grow, with Helldivers 2 becoming one of the most-played games on Steam with a peak of 458,709 concurrents. Sony does not divulge PS5 concurrent player numbers.</p><p></p><p>Since then, Arrowhead has butted heads with Sony over the Helldivers 2 IP owner and publisher’s decision to force PC players to link their accounts to PlayStation Network in order to continue playing. Sony eventually backed down, although not before a Steam review bombing campaign that <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/helldivers-2-review-bomb-cape-seemingly-teased-by-arrowhead-ceo" target="_blank">looks set to become the inspiration for a new in-game cape</a>.</p><p></p><p>Helldivers 2’s breakout success will no-doubt encourage Sony to release more of its multiplayer-focused video games on PC and PS5 at the same time. Currently, it continues to release its single-player games on PS5 first, before eventually making their way to PC. It may also encourage Sony to consider releasing more games at a budget price, given Helldivers 2’s success at $39.99. <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/concord" target="_blank">Concord</a> — a new PVP multiplayer FPS from Firewalk Studios coming to PS5 and PC in 2024 — may follow suit.</p><p></p><p>Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt reacted to the news in a post on X / Twitter, saying: “it’s crazy to think that there are more Helldivers than there are Swedes.”</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Arrowhead is expected to be planning to add more content to Helldivers 2 over the course of 2024, with vehicles and a third enemy faction expected to arrive at some point.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at <a href="mailto:wesley_yinpoole@ign.com">wesley_yinpoole@ign.com</a> or confidentially at <a href="mailto:wyp100@proton.me">wyp100@proton.me</a>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/helldivers-2-is-playstations-fastest-selling-game-of-all-time-with-over-12-million-sold-in-12-weeks" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 63299, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/helldivers-ii']Helldivers 2[/URL] sold over 12 million copies in its first 12 weeks on sale, making it PlayStation’s fastest-selling game of all time, Sony has announced. Speaking during an investor call, Sony said Arrowhead’s PlayStation 5 and PC live-service shooter exceeded its expectations, hitting the impressive sales milestone on May 5, 2024. Helldivers 2 beats out Sony Santa Monica’s [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/god-of-war-ragnarok']God of War Ragnarok[/URL], which hit 11 million copies 75 days after launching across PlayStation 4 and PS5 in November 2022. Helldivers 2 launched on PC and PS5 at the same time with cross-play fueling its co-op PVE action. You play a Helldiver who fights against alien robots and bugs across a number of players as part of a Galactic War, with Arrowhead pulling the strings alongside the regular release of Premium Warbonds that add new weapons and gear to the mix. Helldivers 2, which launched priced $39.99, saw an explosion in popularity that initially caused significant server problems. As Arrowhead worked to fix these launch issues, player numbers continued to grow, with Helldivers 2 becoming one of the most-played games on Steam with a peak of 458,709 concurrents. Sony does not divulge PS5 concurrent player numbers. Since then, Arrowhead has butted heads with Sony over the Helldivers 2 IP owner and publisher’s decision to force PC players to link their accounts to PlayStation Network in order to continue playing. Sony eventually backed down, although not before a Steam review bombing campaign that [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/helldivers-2-review-bomb-cape-seemingly-teased-by-arrowhead-ceo']looks set to become the inspiration for a new in-game cape[/URL]. Helldivers 2’s breakout success will no-doubt encourage Sony to release more of its multiplayer-focused video games on PC and PS5 at the same time. Currently, it continues to release its single-player games on PS5 first, before eventually making their way to PC. It may also encourage Sony to consider releasing more games at a budget price, given Helldivers 2’s success at $39.99. [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/concord']Concord[/URL] — a new PVP multiplayer FPS from Firewalk Studios coming to PS5 and PC in 2024 — may follow suit. Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt reacted to the news in a post on X / Twitter, saying: “it’s crazy to think that there are more Helldivers than there are Swedes.” Arrowhead is expected to be planning to add more content to Helldivers 2 over the course of 2024, with vehicles and a third enemy faction expected to arrive at some point. [I]Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email]wesley_yinpoole@ign.com[/email] or confidentially at [email]wyp100@proton.me[/email].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/helldivers-2-is-playstations-fastest-selling-game-of-all-time-with-over-12-million-sold-in-12-weeks"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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