PlayStation Studios game becomes one of the first hits of the year
In recent days, information has emerged about The success of Helldivers IIThe new release from PlayStation Studios was Sony’s best ever game on Steam, although the truth is that the game, developed by Arrowhead Game Studios, became another historical milestone, surpassing the records of God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered and Horizon Zeo Dawn.
Leaving behind the matchmaking issues encountered at launch and resolved with a patch, Helldivers II continues to expand its player base, which at the time of writing has registered peak of 155,926 concurrent players on Steam. Regarding sales, studio CEO Johan Pilestedt said on social media X: “there are about a million of us now“.
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With full transparency, Johan admitted that it’s “hard to say” whether Sony will release a sales report for the game, although the good news comes from knowing that “at least they’re beating estimates” and that success isn’t just among PC gamers, well on PlayStation 5 they would also reap big rewards
. Thus, The difference between PS5 and PC is approximately 50:50.; “Things are moving very quickly now.”https://twitter.com/Pilestedt/status/1756509333133947078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw” rel=”noopener nofollow” target=”_blank
Helldivers II, an adventure for four players.
The sequel to Helldivers asks you to put yourself in your place an elite unit whose mission is to promote peace, freedom and governed democracy using the biggest, cruelest and most explosive tools in the galaxy. “Do you believe in freedom? Can you stand up in the face of oppression and protect the defenseless? Make war for peace. Die for democracy
“, says the game’s synopsis. Up to four players can wreak havoc as they fight an alien plague filled with new mechanics.