Helldivers 2 sells 12 million to become PlayStation’s new fastest-selling game
thesixthaxis.comThe sensational success of Helldivers 2 has led to 12 million copies sold in 12 weeks, making it the new fastest-selling game launched by PlayStation, and surpassing God of War Ragnarok’s 11 million sales over the same period.
“It’s crazy to think that there are more Helldivers than there are Swedes ????” quipped Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt.
Helldivers 2 launched across PlayStation 5 and PC on 8th February, with the multiplatform launch certainly going a long way to boosting the game’s sales over the last few months. It was also a major contribution to the sales and profits in Sony’s fourth quarter, ending 31st March 2024.
It’s also very likely that this tied in with other parts of the report. Game sales on non-PlayStation platforms (so Sony’s PC games business) more than doubled year-on-year to ¥54.4 million, and PlayStation Network monthly active users jumped 10 million year-on-year to 118 million (though 4 milion down from the previous holiday quarter). This predates the recent kerfuffle over Helldivers 2’s PSN requirement, and it’s likely that there was an uptick in PSN sign-ups on PC around the game’s launch.
Source: Sony, Twitter
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