Helldivers 2‘s meta-narrative has consistently saved gamers on their toes since everybody’s contributions to missions has a tangible impact on how the Galactic Conflict performs out, with it fully doable to fail the Main Orders and lose management of planets. However maybe the most important shake-up is the group’s latest failure, which has triggered what developer Arrowhead Sport Studios is asking the Second Galactic Conflict.

For context, gamers had been tasked with killing two billion Automatons in 5 days, however solely managed to succeed in 78% of the purpose. An in-game replace and a put up to the Helldivers 2 Discord (which has since been shared to Reddit) states, “The warfare now escalates into what’s formally referred to as The Second Galactic Conflict,” including that every part up till this level was solely a part of an “elaborate particular operation.” There’s something quietly terrifying about all of the chaos, destruction, and loss of life as far as being however a prelude, although that additionally makes Helldivers 2‘s future all of the extra thrilling.

This failure additionally means gamers received’t be unlocking a brand new Stratagem, however Arrowhead says it can “elude the Helldiver arsenal for now,” suggesting there’ll be one other technique to get hold of it later down the road. Maybe essentially the most intriguing element is that gamers are anticipated to guard coaching amenities full of latest recruits. Some gamers on Reddit suspect that is main as much as an precise in-game mechanic, corresponding to a Stratagem that allows you to summon NPC allies that can assist you in battle. I’ve additionally seen it instructed that the brand new recruits in query are literally meant to be new gamers through a free trial or an Xbox port.

An Xbox port feels like wishful pondering contemplating Helldivers 2 is a Sony printed sport. There was a requirement for it, although, and Microsoft has proven a willingness to port a few of its exclusives to PlayStation. Sony’s common supervisor Sadahiko Hayakawa did additionally touch upon the significance of enhancing participant engagement throughout an earnings name (through Looking for Alpha): “By steadily sustaining and increasing the constantly elevated variety of lively customers and person engagement whereas additionally strengthening management over enterprise prices, we consider that we will steadily improve gross sales and income on the PS platform going ahead.”

Bringing a sport as in style as Helldivers 2 to Xbox will surely enhance participant engagement, although whether or not Sony is genuinely contemplating placing considered one of its largest successes on a rival platform is one thing solely the corporate is aware of.