And that number’s accurate just on PC, with the uber-popular PS5 version adding even more players to the pile. Writing on Twitter, CEO and Creative Director Johan Pilestedt described the numbers as “really fricking amazing” with “ten times more than live in my hometown are playing right now”. We’re not sure exactly where in Sweden Pilestedt is from, but we’re just going to conclude these are big numbers.
Arrowhead is hiring aggressively following the game’s success to ramp up its content pipeline for the release, and we imagine Sony will be upping its investment into the live service game, too. Obviously, the platform holder’s strategy in this sector is just getting started, but if it can replicate Helldivers 2’s success with upcoming titles like Concord and Fairgame$, then it’s going to be laughing all the way to the bank and back.
[source store.steampowered.com, via twitter.com]