Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox Collection X/S on August 26. This marks the primary look of the collection on a Microsoft platform.
The cooperative third-person shooter was first launched on February 8, 2024, for PlayStation 5 and PC. As troopers defending Tremendous Earth in 2184, gamers work collectively in three-person squads to struggle within the endless Galactic Warfare in opposition to the insect-like aliens, the Terminids (amongst different threats). Helldivers 2 on Xbox will help cross-play on all platforms.
“We all know players have been asking for this for a while and we’re so excited to deliver extra Helldivers into our recreation,” says Helldivers 2 recreation director Mikael Eriksson in a press launch. “Now we have a lot extra in retailer for the long run months and years – and the extra gamers now we have the extra tales we are able to inform! The struggle for Tremendous Earth has solely simply begun.”
This announcement is notable as a result of whereas we have seen a number of first-party Xbox titles make the bounce to PlayStation {hardware} within the final 12 months, it is a extra unusual occasion of a Sony-published recreation migrating to Microsoft’s console. Helldivers 2 was certainly one of our favourite video games of 2024. We scored it a 9 out of 10 upon its launch (take a look at our review), and it additionally landed a spot on our Top 10 Games of 2024.