Helldivers 2 Is Already One Of PlayStation's Best Selling Games Thanks To PC
Helldivers 2 has continued a surprisingly frequent trend over the past couple of years of titles, such as Baldur's Gate 3 and Palworld, that have blown up in popularity more than anyone could have possibly predicted, even the developers themselves. We're yet to get official numbers for just how impressive Helldivers 2's launch has been, but it has been revealed that it's already managed to become one of PlayStation's highest grossing titles in the US.
This info comes from Circana video game industry analyst Mat Piscatella, who revealed on Twitter that Helldivers 2 is currently sitting at seventh in the list of lifetime US dollar sales for Sony published titles, despite the title having only been on store shelves for a couple of months. In fact, Helldivers 2 is still this year's best-selling premium game, above giants of the industry such as Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Dragon's Dogma 2, and Tekken 8.
One big factor in the success of Helldivers 2 compared to other Sony-published titles is its simultaneous launch on Steam and PS5. According to Piscatella, Helldivers 2 would have seen nowhere near the same levels of success had developer Arrowhead and Sony decided to keep the title exclusive to the PlayStation 5, and that the game wouldn't have even cracked the top 20 of PlayStation's highest grossing titles of all time without its Steam release.
To really drive home how popular Helldivers 2 is at the minute, and the importance of PC, Piscatella goes on to explain that Circana's Player Engagement Tracker has Helldivers 2 ranked first on Steam for monthly active users for every month since launch, including April. Safe to say, PlayStation launching Helldivers 2 on PC at the same time as PS5 is a gamble that has paid off significantly.
Helldivers 2's impressive figures also show us exactly why PlayStation seems to be all in on bringing its biggest titles to PC, and the publisher has seen a great amount of success doing so, with the likes of God of War, Spider-Man,
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