The most recent co-op craze is Helldivers 2, and it has been reaching some spectacular numbers on all platforms it’s accessible on.

As reported by @TheRealJTV4K60 and proven on the PS Retailer, the PvE recreation has managed to overhaul each Fortnite and Name of Responsibility to change into the bestselling recreation on PSN within the USA as of February 18, which is nothing to scoff at. It has achieved related feats on Steam the place it’s loved being the bestselling title, surpassing even the Steam Deck’s gross sales. The present success the sport is having fun with can, partially, be attributed to the truth that for this weekend, additional XP is being served out.

If you wish to take part on the enjoyable, it’s going to be a bit tougher for some time, as Arrowhead has needed to cap the variety of concurrent gamers to repair server failure points. In accordance with the studio, for now, it’s limiting concurrent gamers to 450,000 however that is solely short-term, and steps are being taken to boost that ceiling and have extra gamers spreading democracy.

In accordance with the CEO of Arrowhead, the sport has blown by means of estimates and has already offered 1,000,000 copies as of February 11. One can solely think about how a lot that quantity has grown as the sport’s reputation has elevated and the way a lot that quantity will proceed to extend as server points are mended.

Effectively… We’re round 1,000,000 proper now, however sure. The hole remains to be very giant.

— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) February 11, 2024

At present, Helldivers 2 is a PvE recreation, and whereas some have requested for a PvP mode, the CEO has acknowledged that it will by no means occur to scale back the prospect of poisonous components getting into the group. It is a transfer I agree with, as my PvE expertise has been one in all surprisingly good cooperation and etiquette, which I hope stays a relentless.

Sadly, Xbox gamers have been ignored within the chilly, as Sony owns the Helldivers IP and has not launched the sport on Microsoft’s console. Chatting with Recreation File, Xbox’s Phil Spencer acknowledged that he doesn’t get “who it helps within the trade” by making the sport a console unique, although he bears no grudges as he admits it’s one thing that Xbox additionally does.

My time with Helldivers 2 has been a blast and I’m positive to sink many extra hours into it. Although on-line video games aren’t actually my factor, that is one title I’ll make an exception for.