“Helldivers 2” is one of the surprise hits of the year and could even reach the top of the PlayStation. It's not just the PS5 community that can help.
PS5 players must be on blockbusters from the biggest PlayStation franchises forego in the near future. But that doesn't mean that there is a lack of exclusive games. Last met “Stellar Blade” to an enthusiastic community. “Rise of the Ronin” sells orderly. And “Helldivers 2” is a success story in its own right, as statistics from the USA once again make clear.
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We reported on last month's US charts during the morning. “Helldivers 2” had to give up the lead in March, but weeks after its launch it still remains in second place. The market research company Circana took a closer look at the numbers.
Helldivers 2 on the way to the top of the PlayStation
According to Circana, “Helldivers 2” is the most successful premium game of the year so far based on US dollar sales. The statistics apply only to the United States, but could be similar worldwide.
And things are also looking up within the PlayStation rankings: “Helldivers 2” is in seventh place among the games published by Sony after just two months of availability. The same applies here: the measurement was based on dollar sales on the US market.
It should be noted that the success is not primarily due to the PS5 players. The PC community played a significant role in the success of the co-op shooter.
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“The PC played a large part in the success of Helldivers 2 in the USA. With the PC, Helldivers 2 is already Sony's seventh most successful game published in history. Without a PC it wouldn’t be in the top 20 at the moment,” said analyst Mat Piscatella.
According to Circana's player engagement tracker, “Helldivers 2” has ranked first in monthly active players on Steam in the US every month since launch. “The release of Helldivers 2 on both PlayStation and PC was a huge, resounding success,” said the analyst, who added that the focus of his information on the PC does not mean that the PS5 version was not a success.
Overall, it was a mixed month in the US market: In March, sales of software and accessories recorded a nine percent increase compared to the same month last year, while hardware sales fell 32 percent compared to the previous year.
Further details are summarized in our report:
Helldivers 3 already dry?
The success of “Helldivers 2” should have been a source of simulation games for a long time and another part could be something for which ideas are being collected. However, players shouldn't expect a sequel any time soon. Because the shooter, which was developed by Arrowhead, is a contribution to Sony's live service strategy.
Yesterday we reported that live service games have become an important mainstay for many publishers and retain a large proportion of players. The games are often supported for many years, so a successor to “Helldivers 2” would not fit into the concept.
Much more important: Sony should see itself strengthened by this once worked out and partially discarded or postponed live service strategy to continue to fuel it, so we are likely to see more of it in the coming years.
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