Helldivers 2 Reaches Impressive Sales Milestone After Xbox Launch

Following the launch of Helldivers 2 on Xbox Series X, Sony’s decision to push its live-service title to Microsoft’s platform appears to have been a good one as the game has reached an impressive sales feat. The decision to bring Helldivers 2 to Xbox was a surprising one, with Sony’s multiplatform strategy continuing to slowly evolve, though not usually including Microsoft in its plans.

It’s been an interesting console generation as Microsoft has seemingly adopted a much stronger multiplatform strategy with its first-party titles. Games like Sea of Thieves, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Hellblade 2, and more have all made the jump to Sony’s platform. In fact, Forza Horizon 5 has proven to be a massive hit on the PS5, quickly taking the title of best-selling game of 2025 so far. Typically, Sony hasn’t returned the favor for Xbox players with its own franchises, but that wall could be coming down sooner or later as Helldivers 2 has become a huge hit on Microsoft’s console.

Helldivers 2 Becomes the Top Paid Game on Xbox

In less than a week, Helldivers 2 has taken the number one spot on Xbox’s Top Paid sales chart at the time of writing. Sony’s multiplatform strategy has slowly expanded over the years, first dipping its toe into Steam and then quickly accelerating the number of ports after finding success there. With Helldivers 2 being the first Sony-published title to launch on Xbox, this level of success could potentially lead to more opportunities in the future. Considering Sony’s struggles with its live-service output as of late, a victory like this could be even more meaningful to its decision-making.

However, there’s more evidence highlighting the success of Helldivers 2‘s Xbox launch. According to the Alinea Insight, Helldivers 2 has sold nearly 1 million copies on Xbox only six days after launch. In fact, the 926,000 copies sold is actually more than the original Helldivers 2 PlayStation 5 launch in the same timeframe last year.

Unfortunately, the same level of success hasn’t found its way to Microsoft, which also launched Gears of War: Reloaded for PS5 on the same day. Xbox’s tentpole Gears of War franchise has seen plenty of installments over nearly 20 years, but Reloaded is the first to make the jump to PlayStation. Reloaded is a new take on the original Gears of War, adding new improvements like 4K visuals and 60 FPS. According to Alinea Insight, Gears of War Reloaded sold slightly over 250,000 copies, a far cry from what Forza Horizon 5 was able to do in just a week.

Helldivers 2

Systems

9/10

Released

February 8, 2024

ESRB

M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Intense Violence

Developer(s)

Arrowhead Game Studios

Engine

bitsquid