Popular Post Ghost Posted February 11 Popular Post Share Posted February 11 (edited) ย Update (May 14, 2024): ย Helldivers II has sold 12 million units as of May 5, publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Arrowhead Game Studios announced. ย According to Sony Interactive Entertainment interim CEO Hiroki Totoki, sales of Helldivers II surpassed the record set by God of War Ragnarok in the same period after its release in 2022. It is Sony Interactive Entertainmentโs biggest PC title to date, and as a multiplatform release, it also contributed significantly to sales and profit in the fourth quarter of Sony Group Corporationโs fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. ย Original post: Spoiler Quote Over on Twitter/X, Johan Pilestedt, CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios and the Creative Director replied to a user stating that the game is โaround a millionโ right now, but the gap is still very large (in comparison to Palworldโs insane sales numbers). Wellโฆ We are around a million right now, but yes. The gap is still very large. โ Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) February 11, 2024 Replying to another Twitter user, Pilestedt states they are โblowing through estimates,โ and never understood while sales data are kept secret. Hard to say! I never understood why it would be a secret. ๐คท We are blowing through the estimates at leastโฆ โ Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) February 11, 2024 Despite its rocky launch and initial player reaction reviews on Steam, the overall score rating has been in recovery since some fixes were rolled out. As it stands, the game went from โMostly โ to โMostly Positive.โ in user reviews, racking up 22,349 as of this moment. ย Congrats to Arrowhead Studios! ย EDIT: Sales have now soared to over 3 million in less than 3 weeks after release. ย ย Edited Tuesday at 11:03 PM by Ghost 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soziaLSturmi Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Well deserved what a brilliant game. One of the better mp games I played in recent memory. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebourne07 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Unexpected, but Iโm always happy to celebrate the success of a Sony game. Also, Iโm usually anti live service, at least this one launched at $50, on pc same time, and has free DLC plans.ย 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlindMango Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 I honestly did not expect this game to sell that much so quickly, so that's great news for them! Congrats Arrowhead! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Helyx Posted February 11 Popular Post Share Posted February 11 5 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyrockerfin Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Wow. That's great to read/hear. I enjoyed my time on Helldivers, tho I only scratched planets' surfaces 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZDMB Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 That is a great accomplishment for a smaller studio, even with Playstation's support.ย I am loving my time with the game so far and it will only get better after the launch day issues are fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegetollo7 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Johnny Rico would be proud. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squaresoft4ever7 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 That's really impressive considering it's not a well known IP.ย 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARIXANDRE Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 I'm really happy for the Arrowhead team. Game looks great, despite launch problems.ย ย I hope the game can keep momentum into the future.ย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 "We love the game so much democracy can't handle it" ย 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Chipotle Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Its amazing the game is doing well, the first one is great, and excelent date of release because it doesnt compete with anything similar from PS or external publishers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FocusDR Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Thatโs insane. A huge congratulations to the developers. Iโm having so much fun with this game and itโs just brilliant.ย ย this is a game made by gamers for gamers!ย 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 Sales have soared with over 3 million as confirmed from Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Johan Pilestedt. He also confirmed that the current server cap for concurrent players is at 800,000 for PS5 & PC combined. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinniestar Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 two weeks since smashed million copies added another 3 million on top of that Damn amazingย ย ย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEATH775 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 This is what happens when you focus on quality instead of cutting content from the game.ย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slava Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) I've seen a couple of streams, and the game looks great. It's fun to watch, so I can only imagine how fun it is to play. Kind of reminds me of the Lost Planet 2 era cooperative shooters in some ways. ย It also nails the visuals, both the Starship Troopers and "Terminators in Vietnam" style levels. Robots' red eyes glowing in the twilight before being lit up by a giant explosion is just one of movie-like scenes in a game where nothing is scripted. ย As you may have seen, Twitter and other places are full of clips with cool and funny scenarios. The strong word of mouth is not surprising, as is the continuous increase of the concurrent player count on the Steam charts. ย Edited February 27 by Slava 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted Tuesday at 11:00 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 11:00 PM (edited) Update: ย Helldivers II has sold 12 million units as of May 5, publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Arrowhead Game Studios announced. ย According to Sony Interactive Entertainment interim CEO Hiroki Totoki, sales of Helldivers II surpassed the record set by God of War Ragnarok in the same period after its release in 2022. It is Sony Interactive Entertainmentโs biggest PC title to date, and as a multiplatform release, it also contributed significantly to sales and profit in the fourth quarter of Sony Group Corporationโs fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. Edited Tuesday at 11:04 PM by Ghost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellenthin Posted Wednesday at 04:39 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:39 PM Very happy to hear this. I hope it keeps doing well and that they churn out plenty of content over the years so it's still around when I finally get to it.๐ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNumbers Posted Wednesday at 09:53 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:53 PM Good for them. Rare example of a live service game done right--practically a unicorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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