A very interesting rumor came out of the latest episode of the XboxEra podcast, with insider Shpeshal_Nick claiming to have heard that a Helldivers 2 Xbox port is currently under consideration at Sony.
We know that PlayStation has a new CEO at the moment. I think the CEO might be a little more open to certain things. What I’ve heard, again, just the rumor that I’ve heard, is that there may be some very very early – very early – preliminary discussions about the possibility of Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox.
Remember what I said, though. It doesn’t mean it’s coming. I just said there are very early discussions – what I’ve heard is there are some very early discussions about it. It could all fall to pieces; they might not come to an agreement on something; who the hell knows? I don’t know how this [ __ ] works. I’m just saying that what I’ve heard is that there’s some very early discussions about the possibility of Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox.
It is indeed true that Sony Interactive Entertainment interim CEO Hiroki Totoki talked about bringing more first-party PlayStation games to multiple platforms as a way to improve the dwindling operating profit. However, it was believed he referred mainly to PC. Then again, Totoki spoke in early February, while Helldivers 2 launched later that month with overwhelming success on PlayStation 5 and PC.
As a live service game, it would be uniquely well-positioned to do well even on Xbox, and the hosts of the XboxEra podcast commented it ‘feels’ like an Xbox game already. It would be a nearly unprecedented move for Sony, whose only game on Xbox is MLB The Show, and even that was due to a decision by the Major League Baseball rather than Sony. Then again, Microsoft has already decided to expand its own lineup on PlayStation consoles with the recent releases of Pentiment, Grounded, and Hi-Fi Rush, with Sea of Thieves coming up soon. The latter game by Rare has been topping the pre-order charts ahead of the April 30 launch date.
Helldivers 2 launching on Xbox would feel like the first brick of the exclusivity wall going down for good, and that could only be a positive thing, especially at a time when the industry struggles with rising budgets and finding new players. Would you support such a move? Vote in the poll below!
