Helldivers II is exceeding all expectations in sales, according to analysts

The Arrowhead title continues to surprise in terms of sales

This year 2024 clearly He had several surprises prepared for us, and one of them is the great success of Helldivers II. We are talking about what is already the best PlayStation launch on PC, and one of the best-selling games of the year, despite the launch of heavyweights in the AAA sector, such as Final Fantasy VII Rebirth or Dragon’s Dogma 2. We already knew all this , and we can know it thanks to the different information offered by various entities, but it is now several analysts and have spoken more directly about the sales of this titleand how they have managed to greatly exceed expectations.

It is a real open secret that The success of Helldivers II comes largely thanks to its simultaneous launch on PC. This has allowed the Arrowhead title to amass a large loyal community, which also managed to even saturate the servers during its first days, which is also indicative that we are facing an unexpected success.

According to Mat Piscatella, a renowned Circana analyst, Helldivers II It is already the seventh highest-grossing game in the history of PlayStation in the United Statesbut he is also quick to point out that Without having released it on PC it would have been ranked number 20 on that list. This gives us a good idea as to why this strategy has been successful, and that Sony will probably implement it in more upcoming releases.

What there is no doubt, and it is something that practically all analysts comment on, is that Helldivers II has even surprised Sony with its sales success. His player count may have gone down now, but he still has a large, very loyal community that will probably give him life for years to come.

The greatest hits of the year

Every year It is very interesting to see the lists with the best-selling games, and this year we have very curious cases. While a heavyweight like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has sold worse than its predecessor, we have cases of great success such as the aforementioned Helldivers II, Palworld or even Dragon’s Dogma 2 if we focus on the singleplayer field.

We will have to wait until the end of the year to know the complete list of best-selling games, but at this point, with practically half of 2024 completed, We can start speculating about it..