Direct hit! Helldivers 2 can look forward to fantastic sales figures.
How many Swedes would have to buy Helldivers 2 to even come close to the numbers published by Sony? That’s right, everyone. The game from developer Arrowhead Game Studios, which is headquartered in the Swedish capital Stockholm, even breaks PlayStation records.
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Sony’s fiscal year ended on March 31, 2024, which means the release of Helldivers 2 is still in the corresponding period Financial report flows in. The release states that in the twelve weeks since release, the shooter overall 12 million times
X, formerly Twitter, Arrowhead’s CEO Johan Pilestedt is happy about this and is also surprised to find that there are now more Helldivers than Sweden.
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Sales are split between the PlayStation 5 and the PC, but Sony doesn’t reveal anything about the ratio. The company reveals that Helldivers 2 is the fastest-selling PlayStation game.
According to Sony, the previous record was held by God of War Ragnarök. According to one Quarterly report This was included from 2023 11 million sales.
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Helldivers 2 does what others only try to do!
How are things currently going for Helldivers 2?
Sea SteamDB The number of players has decreased significantly compared to the release. Nevertheless, the highs of over 100,000 simultaneously active players were only a few days ago. What it looks like on the PlayStation 5 cannot be said due to a lack of data.
It is difficult to determine whether the decline is related to the PSN account requirement now no longer taking place or is simply a result of dwindling interest.
As of now, Helldivers 2 is still there blocked in 180 countries. SteamDB According to this, the restrictions imposed almost two weeks ago have not yet been withdrawn.
If you would like to know more about the recent PSN debacle, you will find it in the articles linked above.
Helldivers 2 is still a complete success for Sony and Arrowhead. Did you expect that? Do you think the game will be able to maintain its high popularity, or is the hype slowly over? Feel free to write us your opinion in the comments.
