At the beginning of this year there was a launch for PlayStation 5 which had quite a striking success, helldivers 2cooperative shooter developed by Arrowhead Studios that despite having extra transactions, they are not advantages for the players, but rather some cosmetics. This achieved part of its success because it was also released in PCand in fact, the purchase of copies in Steam has been greater than the console sonyeven causing the company to consider launching more titles day one on multiplatform.
It has recently been reported that this game managed to sell just over 12 million copies in its first twelve weeks of existence, becoming the fastest-selling game in the world. PlayStation, and that is news that can be considered positive if we talk about the financial part. In fact, it has exceeded the company’s expectations, because although it has exclusivity, it was being treated as a secondary launch that would have moderate but not admirable sales.
The shooter has surpassed God of War Ragnarok of Sony Santa Monicawhich reached 11 million copies 75 days after release in PlayStation 4 and PS5 in November 2022. For its part, it is one of the launches with the most simultaneous players on the platform. PCand during its first month the servers filled to the point that a major update had to be made to let more users into the room.
As announced in the Sony earnings call, we have sold over 12M units!
It’s crazy to think that there are more Helldivers than there are Swedes 🤯
What a massive achievement from everyone involved in realizing @Helldivers2. A massive thank you to the community for your support,…
— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) May 14, 2024
Here is the description of the franchise:
The “Helldivers” saga is a series of cooperative action and shooting video games developed by Arrowhead Game Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The first game in the series, “Helldivers,” was released in March 2015 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and later for Microsoft Windows.
In short, “Helldivers” is a cooperative action-shooter video game series known for its challenging gameplay, emphasis on teamwork, and satirical tone, offering a unique, cooperative experience distinguished by its friendly fire mechanics and missions. procedurally generated.
Remember that helldivers 2 is available for PS5 and PC.
Via: IGN
Author’s note: This game could be placed as the surprise of the year, and it is likely that it will win the statue of best multiplayer during the awards. However, it remains to be seen if it remains decently active over the next few months.
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