Helldivers 2 can be deploying its model of managed democracy to Xbox Sequence X|S consoles in August. Formally introduced throughout a livestream, the sport is a co-op third-person motion sport wherein gamers tackle the position of a Helldiver, a soldier decided to guard Tremendous Earth and all of its pursuits by any–mostly violent–means needed.
The PlayStation-published sport initially launched for PS5 and PC in early 2024, and it was one of many breakout hits of the 12 months. “We all know players have been asking for this for a while and we’re so excited to carry extra Helldivers into our sport,” sport director Mikael Eriksson mentioned in a press launch. “We now have a lot extra in retailer for the longer term months and years–and the extra gamers we’ve got the extra tales we will inform! The battle for Tremendous Earth has solely simply begun.”
Helldivers 2 on Xbox is an uncommon transfer by Sony, as a result of whereas we have seen a number of video games from Microsoft’s sport studios seem on PlayStation consoles lately, the identical cannot be mentioned for Sony with its titles. The corporate has introduced a number of of its first-party projects–like Insomniac’s Spider-Man video games and Naughty Canine’s The Final of Us series–to PC, however they’ve technically remained unique to PS5 and PS4 consoles. Whereas we do not anticipate that to vary, it’s nonetheless encouraging to see a PlayStation-published title on Xbox.
Finest described as Warhammer 40K meets Starship Troopers, Helldivers 2 revolves round gamers reaching particular targets on numerous alien planets as a part of the continued Galactic Struggle. Whereas there’s stiff resistance on the bottom within the type of the Terminid, Automaton, and Illuminate factions, gamers can name in for some additional firepower from their loadout, and since launch, the sport has added new weapons and tactical choices to participant arsenals.
Recent content updates have been received quite well amongst the fanbase, with the latest launch of the Coronary heart of Democracy replace proving to be a reinvigorating shot within the arm for the sport.