Helldivers 2 launched on Xbox at the end of August 2025 after originally being exclusive to PlayStation and PC. This was a significant moment for the industry. It marked the first time data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/sony” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/sony”>Sony had actively pushed one of its own published games onto Xbox, rather than just releasing older titles to PC at a later date. Arrowhead, the studio behind Helldivers 2, even confirmed that data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/it-was-all-playstation-helldivers-2-ceo-comments-on-xbox-release” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/it-was-all-playstation-helldivers-2-ceo-comments-on-xbox-release”>Sony initiated the Xbox port.
After launch, a narrative started spreading online that Helldivers 2 had underperformed on Xbox in…

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