Helldivers 2 is wanting prefer it may very well be one among 2024’s greatest video games after its gross sales have been estimated at greater than 8 million copies throughout PS5 and PC. These gross sales are additionally regarded as rising every week, though official gross sales figures haven’t been disclosed by Arrowhead Recreation Studios or Sony Interactive Leisure.
Helldivers 2 is assumed to have carried out nicely past expectations
Just some days in the past, a market analysis analyst said that Helldivers 2’s gross sales had grown each week through the first three weeks of gross sales. Now, TD Cowen analyst Doug Creutz has additionally claimed (by way of Bloomberg) that the sport’s gross sales are rising each week and estimates that Helldivers 2 has bought over 8 million copies.
Arrowhead Recreation 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 via the estimates”, however now it looks as if it’s on target 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 more likely to repeat the feat throughout this month.
The sport’s success will likely be helped by a collection of free post-launch updates, the primary of which can introduce EXO-45 Patriot Exosuits quickly. Future updates will embrace 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 the whole lot from attire to equipment. The gathering is accessible from the PlayStation Gear retailer in Europe, the US, and Latin America.