After many requests and a long wait, Helldivers 2 will finally be available somewhere besides PlayStation 5 and PC.

Helldivers 2 is finally heading to the Xbox Series X/S platform this August. With the release announcement comes confirmation of cross-play.

Helldivers 2, the third-person co-op shooter developed by Arrowhead Game Studios, is finally coming to Xbox on August 26. The sequel to the 2015 top-down shooter was released for PlayStation 5 and Windows in early 2024 and supports cross-platform play.

Over a year after a wildly successful launch on PS5 and PC, the PlayStation-published third-person shooter is making its way to Xbox.

Arrowhead Game Studios’ Helldivers 2 will make the jump to the Xbox Series X and S consoles on August 26th, costing $39.99. This is the first PlayStation-published title to launch on Xbox. The title will ship with cross play between all platforms.

We know gamers have been asking for this for some time”, states Mikael Eriksson, Game Director on Helldivers 2 . “We are so excited to bring more Helldivers into our game. We have so much more in store for the future months and years – and the more players we have the more stories we can tell!

As has been well-documented around here, Helldivers 2 is a lot of fun. It's been a while since we've had a horde shooter that was just a pure, undiluted good time, publisher meddling aside. Sony has since backed off,

It’s not something I personally thought we’d see happen but it’s been confirmed that Helldivers 2 is coming to the Xbox Series X|S on August 26th. It will be published by PlayStation Studios and available digitally.