Hey big seller
Do you remember when we reported August’s USA sales charts? Helldivers 2 was missing from the Xbox charts, which we immediately posited as an error.
Analyst Mat Piscatella, who publishes the data, said he’d investigate – and here we are. The third-person shooter is a massive success on Microsoft’s machine.
So, the actual results, then: the game charted third on the Xbox-specific charts in August, and fourth in September.
Considering these results are ordered by revenue and the alien obliterator is not a full-price game, these are pretty remarkable results.
In fact, across all platforms, Helldivers 2 was the sixth best-selling game in September. For the year-to-date, it’s now moved up into 19th overall – despite first releasing in 2024.
Sony’s multiformat gambit has absolutely paid off then, and this result will certainly help extend the life of the shooter – and increase all of that microtransaction revenue the company’s so desperate to accrue.
But could we see more first-party titles follow in its path? We know Marathon will be available everywhere at launch, but what about late ports of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls or even Fairgames?
We suppose it’s going to depend how well they’re received, but clearly this experience has been a successful one so far.
[source bsky.app]
As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.
