Since
Helldivers
2
launched
earlier
this
year
and
became
an
overnight
sensation
there
has
been
one
question
that
Sony
and
developer
Arrowhead
have
avoided
answering:
how
many
copies
has
it
actually
sold?

Well,
it
seems
Sony
wanted
to
keep
that
information
back
for
their
financial
results
which
the
company
just
posted.
According
to
Sony,
Helldivers
2
has
sold
a
whopping
12m
copies
on
PC
and
PS5.
That
apparently
also
makes
Helldivers
2
the
fastest
selling
PlayStation
game
in
history,
beating
out
the
previous
record
holder,
2022’s
God
of
War:
Ragnarok
by
about
1m.

As
announced
in
the
Sony
earnings
call,
we
have
sold
over
12M
units!

It’s
crazy
to
think
that
there
are
more
Helldivers
than
there
are
Swedes
🤯

What
a
massive
achievement
from
everyone
involved
in
realizing

@Helldivers2.
A
massive
thank
you
to
the
community
for
your
support,…

—
Pilestedt
(@Pilestedt)

May
14,
2024

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

On
its
earnings
call
Sony
described
Helldivers
2
as
having
exceeded
their
expectations.

“In
terms
of
software,
the
live
service
game
Helldivers
2,
released
in
February,
has
been
a
hit
that
far
exceeded
expectations,
with
cumulative
sales
for
both
PS5
and
PC
in
the
12
weeks
since
its
release
to
the
beginning
of
May
reaching
12
million
copies,
surpassing
the
record
set
by
God
of
War
Ragnarök
in
the
same
period
after
its
release
in
2022.”
–
transcript
of
the
earnings
call.

Sony
also
confirmed
that
Helldivers
2
“contributed
significantly”
its
sales
and
earnings
in
the
last
quarter,
both
of
which
were
up.

Unsurprisingly,
Sony
did
not
discuss
its
recent
cock
up
where

it
reintroduced
mandatory
PSN
account
linking
for
Helldivers
2
and
then
had
to
quickly

walkback
that
decision
after
the
community
banded
together
in
outrage.
Despite
cancelling
the
need
for
a
PSN
account
on
PC,

Helldivers
2
has
not
be
reinstated
for
sale
in
180
regions.

Prior
to
this
earnings
call,
Sony
also
announced
that
it
is

appointing
co-CEOs
to
lead
the
PlayStation
brand
going
forward.