Helldivers 2 is having a giant day. The sport launched as we speak, August 26, on Xbox Collection X|S, and it additionally acquired a giant new replace, together with a Halo crossover. All the pleasure has led to a surge in gamers and gross sales for Helldivers 2–here are a number of the key issues to find out about Helldivers 2’s newest success.
No. 1 on Steam
On Steam, Helldivers 2 is the (*2*). Helldivers 2 can be No. 2 within the UK. Filtered by world stats, Helldivers 2 is No. 2, solely behind Counter-Strike 2.
By way of participant numbers on Steam, Helldivers 2 reached greater than 114,000 peak concurrent gamers as we speak, August 26, which means the sport is inside Steam’s top 10 overall most-played games. That is the best determine since June.
Throughout all platforms, Helldivers 2 has reached greater than 200,000 gamers as we speak, according to the game’s own data. Particular player-number information for PS5 and Xbox Collection X|S, nonetheless, is unknown.
Mysterious new patch
Helldivers 2 acquired a brand new replace as we speak, however the patch notes haven’t been posted. As such, individuals are theorizing that the replace is hiding issues that the developer desires gamers to find organically. The shortage of patch notes has inspired some memes. The studio additionally introduced extra upcoming Helldivers 2 content material, together with Into the Unjust, which launches on September 2.
Launch celebration and an Xbox button
Developer Arrowhead Studios held a launch party for Helldivers 2 on Xbox and the studio additionally had a devoted Xbox button that the studio’s CCO Johan Pilestedt ceremoniously pressed to launch the sport.
Helldivers 2 is certainly one of PlayStation’s first releases on Xbox. The MLB The Present collection is now on Xbox, however it’s co-published with Main League Baseball. Additionally launched as we speak was Gears of Conflict: Reloaded for PlayStation 5, which means PlayStation and Xbox swapped former console exclusives as we speak.