Just in case a Helldivers 2 and Halo collab didn't seem likely enough following 2 blatant hints, Xbox itself weighs in

Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox Series X|S on August 26, and we have reason to believe a Halo collaboration will be coming as well thanks to the official Xbox account replying to some comments on YouTube.

The Xbox launch trailer for Helldivers 2 is almost at 150,000 views, and plenty of people in the comments noticed the Halo 3: ODST music playing right at the end. Given a Helldiver and an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper essentially do the same thing, I'm not surprised the PlayStation game is giving a nod to the Xbox franchise.

Beyond that, the Helldivers Discord server's official Galactic Warning System bot recently shared a recording of an "unknown signal," which when reversed, sounds like an obvious reference to Halo 3: ODST superintendent AI, Vergil.

Helldivers 2 has also done collaborations before. We got a bunch of cool Killzone 2-themed armor and weapons last December. The Killzone stuff was very tastefully done and felt like it fit the in-universe themes, so I wouldn't be surprised to see some Halo accessories in the mix.

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What's making everyone even more certain an ODST collaboration is what's in the works is the YouTube comments. One person writes, in all caps, "Holy shit Halo ODST 1:15 let's go ODSTs are deploying." Xbox then replies, "Yeah, buddy!" which is being taken as confirmation of the expected collab.

Having collaborations with iconic PlayStation and Xbox shooters makes a lot of sense for Helldivers, and I'm glad it's not going the Fortnite or Call of Duty route and adding skins that don't fit the visuals of the in-game world. Gears of War or Resistance: Fall of Man could also work, and I'm quite partial to the yellow helmets in Haze, too, if Arrowhead is looking for any inspiration.

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