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HELLDIVERS™ 2

The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence

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Helldivers 2 physical copy pre-orders are also live through PlayStation Direct and Amazon.

HELLDIVERS™ 2 - PS5 Game

<p>Join the Helldivers and fight for freedom with friends across a hostile galaxy in this fast, frantic third-person shooter.<br /> <br /> Avenge the fallen. Take up the mantle of Liberty. Enlist in the greatest military force the galaxy has ever seen and make this a safe and free place to live.</p>

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[Zheph]

decent pricing

day one ofc

 

[Kenneth Haight]

 

[dreamstation]

Need to know system requirements for PC and if it's full cross play so I can decide if I go PC or PS5.

$59.95 AUD for standard, $94.95 AUD for deluxe on both platforms here in Australia.

 

[Kupfer]

Is it a GaaS and do I need a subscription to play it online (console) ?

 

[Liamario]

Will buy for PC because I'm not paying Sony stupid quid a year for online, with bonus game I'm never going to play.

 

[Tsaki]

Sony did NOT go full retard and launches it at a good price. Next step: review well.

 

[dreamstation]

Sony did NOT go full retard and launches it at a good price. Next step: review well.

Well it is twice the price of the original so hopefully it's twice as good

 

[Tsaki]

Is it a GaaS and do I need a subscription to play it online (console) ?

It's a paid game so you'll need PS+ for online. And I think that it's indeed one of their GaaS games.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Nice!

 

[Kupfer]

It's a paid game so you'll need PS+ for online. And I think that it's indeed one of their GaaS games.

Thanks for info. If that's true, then I can cross it right off my list^^

 

[Heisenberg007]

It's a paid game so you'll need PS+ for online. And I think that it's indeed one of their GaaS games.

Yes. And even the first Helldivers was a GaaS game.

It is fantastic though!

 

[Heisenberg007]

This trailer is so cool! And I love the "Enlist Today" marketing lmao

It seems like the game is dropping frames in some scenes, but I hope they can polish it up in the next ~5 months. Excited!

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Would've been better launching on PS+ extra with extra price increase.

Sony will never do day 1 I guess.

 

[Dick Jones]

I'd like a Starship Troopers game after seeing this. GaaS is not for me so I'll give it a miss unless there is single player. Maybe the lads doing Terminator and Robocop might pick up the IP.

 

[Poltz]

There is a physical edition too.

 

[[Sigma]]

Automaton( I assume is the same as the Cyborgs in the first) lol. They were ruthless af in the first game. Will be on the look out for a Steelbook Edition.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

There is a physical edition too.

Damn, that box art looks dope as hell!

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

There is a physical edition too.

Cool boxart, a gaas title and not an outrageous price.
If this is their strategy for their future gaas titles this may work for them after all

 

[Schmendrick]

Some Starship-Troopers nostalgia PR is not enough for me to preorder something that looked at best mediocre in the presentations so far.
Waiting for reviews is definitely in order here.

 

[Lokaum D+]

This game ll be awesome

 

[StealthGoblin]

At that pricing, if it reviews decently (75ish or above) i'll be down for this.

 

[STARSBarry]

Release in 4 months? But I'm mad now

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

This game ll flop hard, this should have been day one on Extra.

The first one didn't flop and this is multiplatform day one. Why is it flopping hard? The first one was also a paid game.

 

[Krappadizzle]

I think this looks like a lot of fun. I remember buying the first one and playing it for a few hours and then kinda never really touching it again, didn't really have anyone to play with at the time and I just wasn't interested otherwise. I like the switch to the 3D camera for this style of game. I hope it reviews well, and I hope it's one of many I can add to the pile of "one day if I have time"

 

[tommycronin]

Should be on Ps+

 

[FalsettoVibe]

I'm down. Looks like a fun time.

 

[Lunarorbit]

Looks good but not the gaas for me. Still holding out for that tlou mp gaas.

Interesting price point. I wonder how well this will do out the gate. Since it's $40 what does that signal to us? Bungie turned down tlou cause it didn't have the right monetization aspects for the game long term so what does that mean for helldivers?

Is it a quasi gaas getting everyone ready for the gaas future? I bet it's a trial balloon with an existing IP to test the temperature. The price will be intriguing to some people but ultimately in 6 months this will be on ps plus. Then it will get that post launch boom after it's settled down.

 

[drotahorror]

Hope this turns out good, last trailer didn't do it for me but loved the reveal and whatnot. *Just saw preorder trailer, lookin good!

Need to know more about that Super Citizen edition. Looks like things that might be unlocked later and a couple cosmetics.

 

[Lokaum D+]

The first one didn't flop and this is multiplatform day one. Why is it flopping hard? The first one was also a paid game.

First game launched on PS4 for U$ 17.99 on steam peak players of all time is 6k on a FREE WEEKEND and every other time that peaked was o FREE WEEKEND, for a small game that was released at less then U$20 i ll agree that the first one didnt "flop" but that is not the case anymore it is ?

The game now is a U$40 play2pay that requires PSN+ to play online, i may be crazy but i think that this game for what it is now ll flop, like Godfall did.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

First game launched on PS4 for U$ 17.99 on steam peak players of all time is 6k on a FREE WEEKEND and every other time that peaked was o FREE WEEKEND, for a small game that was released at less then U$20 i ll agree that the first one didnt "flop" but that is not the case anymore it is ?

The game now is a U$40 play2pay that requires PSN+ to play online, i may be crazy but i think that this game for what it is now ll flop, like Godfall did.

The first game released almost 10 years ago, the price increase isn't even surprising. Most people expected worse...and how do you need PS Plus to play it on PC?

Godfall had no interest from anyone even before release though.

 

[mejin]

They did up the investments for this sequel. Price is reasonable but I was not hooked by the trailer....will pass.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Wow @ that price Shame it's launching at a time when a million other games I'm interested are releasing but one to pick up down the line.

 

[lh032]

not my kind of game but i hope it performs well in sales

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

First game launched on PS4 for U$ 17.99 on steam peak players of all time is 6k on a FREE WEEKEND and every other time that peaked was o FREE WEEKEND, for a small game that was released at less then U$20 i ll agree that the first one didnt "flop" but that is not the case anymore it is ?

The game now is a U$40 play2pay that requires PSN+ to play online, i may be crazy but i think that this game for what it is now ll flop, like Godfall did.

First game was made by ~10 people IIRC. If it flopped, they wouldn't have taken 9 years to release a sequel.

 

[Embearded]

I'm in day one with my best friend.
It looks like a great co op experience and i like the weapons / gear that requires more than 1 person to be operated. I haven't seen that since Peace Walker and i think it's a must for co op GaaS.

 

[Gojiira]

Hell yes, Day one

 

[StreetsofBeige]

First game launched on PS4 for U$ 17.99 on steam peak players of all time is 6k on a FREE WEEKEND and every other time that peaked was o FREE WEEKEND, for a small game that was released at less then U$20 i ll agree that the first one didnt "flop" but that is not the case anymore it is ?

The game now is a U$40 play2pay that requires PSN+ to play online, i may be crazy but i think that this game for what it is now ll flop, like Godfall did.

H2 will flop hard. As you said H1 was half priced and never got anywhere. I doubt the PS sales were any good either because Sony would had stated if it sold millions. PC version launched later that year, so a case can be made perhaps launch day parity will help H2. I doubt it.

This kind of game is best launched as a F2P. There is no way Helldiver kinds of games cost a ton to make, so a good F2P model with tons of players should rake in some decent money. Trying to make the money on limited gamers buying at $40 seems like a tough slog. Parity PC launch is a big bonus though to generate a big combined user base if the theory holds true where some people bring up if a game is PC parity then PC gamers will care more instead of being offered old sloppy second releases.

For those preferring free. Just wait for PS+. H1 came out to PS+ one year after launch. (Feb 2016)

 

[drotahorror]

Buncha freeloaders in here.

WAHHH Game should be F2P!
WAHHH I pay for PS++++ so it should be on there!

This kind of game is best launched as a F2P. There is no way Helldiver kinds of games cost a ton to make, so a good F2P model with tons of players should rake in some decent money. Trying to make the money on limited gamers buying at $40 seems like a tough slog. Parity PC launch is a big bonus though to generate a big combined user base if the theory holds true where some people bring up if a game is PC parity then PC gamers will care more instead of being offered old sloppy second releases.

What on earth is a "Helldiver kinds of games"? Game has solid graphics and is full on multiplayer. It's not a $100 million dollar game but it didn't cost pennies either. Sure Helldivers 1 didn't have much of a budget but this is on another level compared to that. This is kind of like Housemarque going from Dead Nation to Returnal.

 

[DrFigs]

H2 will flop hard. As you said H1 was half priced and never got anywhere. I doubt the PS sales were any good either because Sony would had stated if it sold millions. PC version launched later that year, so a case can be made perhaps launch day parity will help H2. I doubt it.

This kind of game is best launched as a F2P. There is no way Helldiver kinds of games cost a ton to make, so a good F2P model with tons of players should rake in some decent money. Trying to make the money on limited gamers buying at $40 seems like a tough slog. Parity PC launch is a big bonus though to generate a big combined user base if the theory holds true where some people bring up if a game is PC parity then PC gamers will care more instead of being offered old sloppy second releases.

Helldivers 1 was a top down multiplayer shooter. which is a pretty niche combination. i think the more traditional 3rd person shooter will be relatively more appealing. Also I don't really agree that being f2p would make this game more of a success. People are already complaining about sony making multiplayer games and that's without them doing things f2p games need to do to be successful.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

I'm gonna guess that this game will review OK and be an absolute failure in sales. Why isn't it in PS Plus?

 

[manfestival]

That trailer has me hyped. I really enjoyed playing helldivers. especially with friends. Definitely going in on this day 1

 

[DeepEnigma]

I'm gonna guess that this game will review OK and be an absolute failure in sales. Why isn't it in PS Plus?

It will probably be one of those early sales and then show up 6 to 8 months later on there.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

It will probably be one of those early sales and then show up 6 to 8 months later on there.

By that time the community will have moved on. Did they stick around long in the first game?

 

[drotahorror]

By that time the community will have moved on. Did they stick around long in the first game?

You can still find games on PC. There's 500 people playing right now on steam. Most games that are nearly 10 years old are lucky to have anyone playing.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

By that time the community will have moved on. Did they stick around long in the first game?

Go look at Deep Rock Galactic and Left 4 Dead 2s player metrics on Steam. Good versions of these games do really well with player retention.

 

[mitch1971]

What's with the scout walkers from star wars!

 

[StreetsofBeige]

By that time the community will have moved on. Did they stick around long in the first game?

Died off fast on PC when it launched and didnt have a good base at the beginning either. Aside from free weekend days, the normal days struggled. In recent years, it seems to have a core following of about 200-600 per day pending what time of the day it is. Right now is about peak time each day.

 

[AndrewRyan]

It's interesting when a game switches perspective like this. Curious how many players will carry over from the first game. Worked out really well for Risk of Rain. The game footage reminds me of Lost Planet multiplayer without grappling hooks.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Looks pretty great to me. I’ll jump in at some point for sure