Helldivers 2 CEO says you should thank Sony for the game's Xbox port even though "we were all in support," and "we get a lot of help from PlayStation" with bug fixing

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Thanks, Sony!

Helldivers 2 soldier with an explosion reflecting in their visor
(Image credit: Arrowhead Games)

The new Helldivers 2 Xbox port apparently would not exist without help from the angel on the shooter's shoulder, Sony – as in the maker of the PlayStation, which rumors suggest is eager to shift more of its exclusives to Microsoft's console.

This news comes straight from the angel on Helldivers' other shoulder, developer Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani. He recently told a fan on Discord who thanked him "for managing to get HD2 to Xbox, seems like a great game I can't wait to get my hands on" that, actually, maybe you should send a fruit basket to Sony instead.

Jorjani continues to explain that "We get a lot of help from PlayStation" in terms of bug fixing and testing. However, it's been reported in whispers – and it's seemingly part of an observable cultural exchange, as evidenced by former Xbox-exclusive Forza's PS5 port this spring – that Sony is interested in bringing more of its games to other platforms.

Ashley Bardhan
Ashley Bardhan
Senior Writer

Ashley is a Senior Writer at GamesRadar+. She's been a staff writer at Kotaku and Inverse, too, and she's written freelance pieces about horror and women in games for sites like Rolling Stone, Vulture, IGN, and Polygon. When she's not covering gaming news, she's usually working on expanding her doll collection while watching Saw movies one through 11.

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