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Helldivers 2 is touchdown on Xbox Sequence X|S later this month, and in a brand new trailer celebrating the previous PlayStation unique’s arrival on the Microsoft {hardware}, there was a quick tease for a beloved piece of Halo historical past proper on the finish. Here is the trailer, which is not referencing the Costco Guys with its use of POD’s hit 2002 single, Increase.
Proper on the finish of the trailer, there is a temporary scene that appears prefer it’s set within the metropolis of New Bombasa from Halo 3: ODST, full with a Helljumper drop-pod touchdown from orbit and some jazzy notes from the ODST soundtrack for good measure. Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead had beforehand spoken about the potential of crossovers shortly after the sport launched final yr, saying that if it made sense, the studio was open to it.
“Crossovers must make sense. We do not need to be Kingdom Hearts or Fortnite. If we do them, we would like them so as to add something–feelgood, enjoyable, a reminiscence, however we like for it to make sense and slot in,” Arrowhead mentioned on the time.
On the floor, Halo 3: ODST has loads in frequent with Helldivers 2, as each video games characteristic common human troopers, chunky arsenals, and troopers that wish to make an entrance through orbital means.
How this crossover will work out stays to be seen, though it is attainable we’ll see new weapons and cosmetics influenced by Halo 3: ODST. The overall look of that recreation would slot in nicely with the Helldivers 2 universe, because the armor and weapons from the sport would not really feel misplaced in Helldivers 2.
Halo 3: ODST was famously the penultimate recreation within the sequence from its unique developer, Bungie, earlier than it moved on to begin work on Future. The sport has develop into a cult-classic through the years, and it is nonetheless extremely thought to be probably the greatest within the mainline Halo sequence.
Xbox Sequence X|S house owners can seize Helldivers 2 for that platform beginning August 26 and be a part of the struggle to unfold the idea of Managed Democracy to the far reaches of the galaxy, utilizing any ultraviolent strategies to take action. Xbox followers have been wanting to play the PlayStation-published recreation because it launched, and finally, Sony authorized the transfer to launch Helldivers 2 on Xbox Sequence X|S consoles.