Helldivers 2 is trying prefer it could possibly be one among 2024’s greatest video games after its gross sales had been estimated at greater than 8 million copies throughout PS5 and PC. These gross sales are additionally considered rising every week, though official gross sales figures haven’t been disclosed by Arrowhead Sport Studios or Sony Interactive Leisure.
Helldivers 2 is assumed to have carried out properly past expectations
Just some days in the past, a market analysis analyst said that Helldivers 2’s gross sales had grown each week throughout the first three weeks of gross sales. Now, TD Cowen analyst Doug Creutz has additionally claimed (through Bloomberg) that the sport’s gross sales are rising each week and estimates that Helldivers 2 has bought over 8 million copies.
Arrowhead Sport Studios’ CEO Johan Pilestedt confirmed that Helldivers 2 had bought round 1 million copies inside its first 4 days, however no up-to-date gross sales figures have been launched. Pilestedt has already stated that the sport was “blowing by the estimates”, however now it looks as if it’s on the right track to be a shock entry as one among 2024’s greatest hits. Within the meantime, the sport dominated the February 2024 PS Retailer downloads and is prone to repeat the feat throughout this month.
The sport’s success shall be helped by a sequence of free post-launch updates, the primary of which can introduce EXO-45 Patriot Exosuits quickly. Future updates will embody new instruments, new challenges, and new threats. There will even be Premium content material, together with new Warbonds, though they won’t be a part of a pay-to-win system.
Sony additionally isn’t resting on its laurels on capitalizing on the sport’s recognition. Simply yesterday it launched a line of official Helldivers 2 merchandise that features all the pieces from attire to equipment. The gathering is obtainable from the PlayStation Gear retailer in Europe, america, and Latin America.