PlayStation’s Helldivers 2 is formally coming to Xbox consoles subsequent month.
The web co-op shooter, which was launched on PS5 and PC final 12 months, will come to Xbox Collection X and S on August 26, developer Arrowhead introduced on Thursday.
The sport will characteristic cross-platform play with customers on each PlayStation and PC. Each the usual model of the sport and the Tremendous Citizen Version of the sport at the moment are obtainable for pre-order on Xbox.
“We all know avid gamers have been asking for this for a while and we’re so excited to convey extra Helldivers into our recreation,” stated recreation director Mikael Eriksson.
“We have now a lot extra in retailer for the long run months and years – and the extra gamers we’ve the extra tales we are able to inform! The combat for Tremendous Earth has solely simply begun.”
Helldivers 2 was Sony‘s greatest hit of final 12 months, changing into PlayStation’s fastest-selling recreation launch ever, with gross sales “far exceeding expectations” at 12 million copies bought throughout PC and PS5 in its first 12 weeks.
As a part of its try and create extra fashionable dwell service video games, Sony is more and more launching its on-line titles, such because the upcoming Marathon, throughout a number of console platforms. Nonetheless, the corporate has indicated that its single-player video games will stay unique to PlayStation consoles, with later PC ports to observe.
Following the sport’s launch success, Helldivers 2’s director Johan Pilestedt revealed he’d taken an prolonged break from recreation growth earlier than the studio works on its subsequent recreation.
Earlier this 12 months, Pilestedt stated he was already planning Arrowhead’s subsequent recreation, telling gamers that he was “engaged on the excessive idea” and alluring hypothesis on what it might be.
Arrowhead has continued to replace Helldivers 2 since launch, and Pilestedt has even urged it’s going to work on the sport till it successfully turns into ‘Helldivers 3’.
