Helldivers 2 is having a mega launch on Steam, with a higher player base than all other PlayStation PC ports combined.
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The title reached 333,827 concurrent PC players on Saturday, according to SteamDB. The peak number of all other PlayStation titles combined is 300,359. Helldivers 2 previously became the biggest PlayStation Studios launch on Steam, surpassing the concurrent player peak of God of War of 73,000 in just a single day. The shooter has now exceeded its own player peaks almost every day since launch and enjoys an all-time peak of 388,754 players. These updated numbers put the game ahead of smash hits like GTA 5 and Monster Hunter World. But this also leads to technical issues, the servers regularly crash!
Helldivers 2 has also achieved the largest PC player peak for a PlayStation-owned game and Destiny 2 is now in second place with 316,000 players at its peak. Xbox’s biggest launch on its own platform – Starfield with an impressive 330,000 – was also trumped. Developer Arrowhead is “struggling to keep up with such overwhelming demand” and recently had to cap the player cap at 450,000 to cope with a surge in players. Following in the big footsteps of Palworld, the studio is embarking on a massive hiring spree to respond to the game’s unexpected mega-success.