PS5 exclusive Helldivers 2 feels like it was made for me

Boasting balls-to-the-walls co-op action and immersive third-person shooting, Helldivers 2 is shaping up to be a great PS5 exclusive.

[Jin_Sakai]

Sounds good! Love me some co-op games.

[Juancho51]

not sure why youre getting downvotes, I’m excited too, I guess that means I’m wrong? lol. Been waiting for a decent co op game for a while. This looks like it’ll scratch that itch.

[Armaggedon]

Hes getting downvoted because the bots thought he was talking about Starfield.lol

[Neonridr]

interesting calling it an exclusive when it releases on another platform.

[Elda]

The game is a PS5 gaming console exclusive. Helldivers 2 is not releasing on an XB or a Nintendo gaming console.

[Neonridr]

yeah but I can play it on my PC. I don't get the term console exclusive. It's either exclusive or it's not in my books. That being said, I own a PS5, Switch and PC, so nothing is exclusive to me.

[itsmebryan]

Well for a long time when Xbox did it people said that wasn't an exclusive. But, I forgot when Sony does it's good and when Xbox does it than it's bad.
Got it👍

[P_Bomb]

“I don't get the term console exclusive”

It’s a known marketing term. I have some last gen games (eg Yakuza) that have ‘console exclusive’ stamped on the front of the case.

[Ironmike]

No it's not on pc as well so not exclusive

[FungLip]

The article says “PS5 exclusive”, which implies it’s not releasing on PC. If you want to say “console exclusive”, you have to include the word “console.”

Calling a game “Xbox exclusive” while it’s releasing on PC is also confusing and unnecessary. I called it out then and I’m calling this out as well.

[Elda]

@Funglip No one has to get technical about exclusivity. Knowing it's not at all releasing on the XB or Nintendo gaming console makes Helldivers 2 a PS5 gaming console exclusive. PC is not a gaming console.

[FungLip]

@Elda I don’t understand what you mean by no one needs to be technical about it, this needs to be specific to be understood correctly.

Calling Helldivers 2 a “PS5 exclusive” is flat out wrong, shown by the fact that you have to actually explain it. Just say it’s a “PS5 console exclusive,” in which the article didn’t do, and I know exactly where it is coming out on.

PC is not a console, but it is a gaming platform.

[ModsDoBetter]

Doing mad stretching of the term "exclusive" and what it means in a gaming sense eh, Elda?

Can't wait to see you comment on an Xbox article about how a game isn't Xbox exclusive because it's launching on PC.

[blackblades]

Its 2024 and still talking that crap GTFO

[Eonjay]

I was gonna say the same thing... it's not exclusive. Don't get me wrong the game looks like a blast and I'm sure it will be successful but we can at least be consistent with our vocabulary.

[Obscure_Observer]

"I was gonna say the same thing... it's not exclusive."

It´s a PS5 *console* game exclusive, owned and published by Sony! Not available on Switch or Xbox Series consoles!

So as long console gaming is concerned, it´s a PS5 exclusive game.

[Eonjay]

@Obscure_Observer. Are you saying this because all the Xbox game are on PC? I joke but you have to admit now is a great time to be a PC gamer. Look, even Concord, Sony's next big multiplayer game is coming to PC too and that is a first party game.

[Amplitude]

If Microsoft's leaked XBox handheld comes out and it turns out it's running Windows, is this still a console exclusive?

The term "console exclusive" is even more silly and irrelevant this generation. There are no exclusives on one that the other literally cant run like how its been previously so *who the hell cares?*
PS5 and Series X are practically identical in both hardware and software, and there are literally no games exclusive to the XBox consoles. If you have a gaming PC, you don't have an XBox. If you have an XBox, you dont have a gaming PC.

Now, the only reason a game is exclusive to a platform or not is 100% due to boring legal nonsense. In this case, it's cause Sony owns the Helldivers IP. Snore. This is a game that's released on both Sony and Microsoft platforms, but for licensing reasons isn't releasing on Microsoft's little custom box that plays PC games but only from the storefront where they take 30%. It really isn't a PS exclusive, and the term console exclusive in 2024 is absolutely meaningless and an annoying thing that I wish gamers in general didn't have to deal with.

[ModsDoBetter]

The dowmvotes by butthurt Sony fanboys are hilarious. They can dish it out but can't take it.

[TwoPicklesGood]

It’s called a console exclusive since its only releasing on one console. The fact that it also releases on PC is irrelevant.

[Ironmike]

Except when xbox dose it lol

[ModsDoBetter]

Too tre @IronMike

These crazy fanboys will stretch a term to death to fit their narrative.

[anast]

Ha! There is always one.

[Juancho51]

Console exclusive means it’s exclusive to this console. I play Xbox games on my PC but i understand some of them are on Xbox and I can grasp what console exclusive means ……just use your brain before commenting next time, really simple reading comprehension.

[Vits]

Well, it's a console exclusive. But yeah, it's looks like it's going to be a blast.

[LG_Fox_Brazil]

Day one for me, I loved the first game

[S2Killinit]

Helldivers… hell YES lol

So hyped for this!

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

I kinda wish they would have kept it the top down view like the first game.

[StoneTitan]

Cant disagree with that because the forst was amazing. But if its amazing again...I dont care ^^

[FullmetalRoyale]

Jumping!

[Travesty]

Looking forward to playing this.. for $40 this looks like a nice pick. I like co op but I do wish they had a pvp mode warzone/ dmz style mode while fighting off hordes.. just think that would be epic. But one can dream.

[shinoff2183]

Eh yay more multiplayer stuff

[S2Killinit]

The best multiplayer game around.

[purple101]

can I ask what makes it good/bad, what if I jump into a game by myself, will it put me with players who are similar in skill?? etc//. that I would like to know before buy it - thanks for any help in advance my fiend x

[S2Killinit]

Well, my comment is based on what I know of the original. Granted it was a different style (top down view). However, that game was very gameplay focused. Just pure fun gameplay.

So, to answer your question of what makes it good: if they captured the same “magic” as the first, while updating the looks as they have, you are in for a great time. Wjat made the original fun was that you had to cooperate in a group to achieve goals. It was edge of your seat gameplay that you would think about while not playing the game.

As to the details of what happens when you dont have enough players, your guess is as good as mine. But, I can say that the first was easy to get into, and hard to master. So I dont think it you have too much to worry about in terms of being put with people that are way better than you.

Hope that helps.

[Hedstrom]

Looks really fun!

[repsahj]

It is not exclusive because it will be released on PC and PS5 at the same time. Anyway, I hope all quality games will be priced at $40 from now on. XD Can't wait to play this game!!!

[tagzskie]

It's not exclusive.. My definition of exclusive is exclusive to one platform hence the word EXCLUSIVE!! Who the F started console exclusive marketing? thats sucks..

[Ironmike]

It's just suits certain groups narrative but how many time I heard its not an xbox exclusive its on pc is a joke its not exclusive end of lol

[StormSnooper]

Co-op gaming ftw

This is my most anticipated game of the year.

[frostypants]

Hopefully it will have splitscreen for couch co-op.

[gold_drake]

i love co op games, especially the sort of lost planet shooter like ones.
cant wait