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Xbox fans have almost been treated like outcasts when it comes to Arrowhead’sHelldivers 2. Since its release in February, the game’s release on other platforms has been a matter of great debate, with many arguing that such a great experience should not be kept locked behind a wall of exclusivity.
Unfortunately, Sony has not responded, showing no interest in making the game multi-platform for different users. This makes a recent Easter egg in the game introduced by the developers the closest Xbox users will get to being involved.
Helldivers 2 Easter Egg – Arrowhead Teases Fans With a Reference to Real-World Events
Nearly a week ago, computers around the world faced an issue nobody could have seen coming. Owing to afirmware update pushed by Crowdstrike, a Cybersecurity company, systems around the world, particularly those used in infrastructure like hospitals, airports, and more, faced a major outage.
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Indirectly referencing this outage, the creators of the game added a notification for players to read, stating how a software update has caused an outage for all Destroyer surveillance systems, and directed the player to manually record ‘their own behavior‘ till everything’s back to normal.
A reference to the Crowdstrike-Microsoft situationpic.twitter.com/RMq0rKnsj7
Bearing in mind how a majority of the systems affected in the real world were running Windows, this is practically the closest Xbox players will get to being involved with the game in any way.
Sony Is Making Fans Miss Out Hugely by Not Releasing Helldivers 2 on Other Platforms
Despite console wars being dubbed as one of the most futile debates in the gaming industry, there remains no doubt that the absence of Arrowhead’s latest title on other platforms has fueled the disparity even further.
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There is ultimately a huge player base that the game is unable to reach due to its exclusivity on PlayStation and PC, leaving some of the fans as spectators who can only dream of getting their hands onHelldivers 2anytime in the future.
While it remains unlikely for Sony to move on from its stubbornness anytime soon and finally deliver what fans have been asking for, the green team on the other hand has already started scaling down on the number of exclusives the platform retains for itself, something which started with therelease ofSea of Thieveson PlayStation.
Do you believe Sony will release the game on other platforms anytime soon? Make sure to let us know what you think in the comments below!
Aaditya Chugh
Senior Gaming Writer
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At Fandomwire, Aaditya has been covering the world of multiplayer and RPGs in the gaming industry for the last 2 years. He writes on anything AAA, like Elden Ring and Starfield, to Indie hits like Stardew Valley, which even got him a place at the table as one of the official reporters at M. Comic Con 2025. Sony, Xbox, Nintendo, you name it, and he will be here to provide you with whatever you might need to stay in the loop.
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