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[Draugoth]

We know it’s been a long wait but it’s finally time to reveal more about the PC release of Helldivers 2. We know what’s on your mind, first and foremost: Is it crossplay?


And we’re pleased to announce that Helldivers 2 supports crossplay! That means your teammates on PC can play with you on PS5 and vice versa. Community and teamwork are the most important pillars of Helldivers 2, and so it is essential to ensure players can work together regardless of the system they choose to use. Together we can celebrate victories, mourn losses, and liberate the galaxy without platform boundaries.

Helldivers 2 PC specifications and crossplay support details revealed

Arrowhead reveals a new trailer and PC features for Helldivers 2, hitting PC and PS5 on February 8.

blog.playstation.com

 

[BennyBlanco]

100 gigs? Uhh why

 

[R3TRO]

Hmm hopefully it has matchmaking.

 

[Luipadre]

lmao thats some high pc specs for a game that looks like this. No wonder all the PS5 footage was running at 20 fps

 

[RagnarokIV]

First comment on the blog post:

It’s great to see PlayStation using the PlayStation Blog to tell me how this PlayStation Studios game will run worse on my PlayStation 5 than a PC at launch. That’s some good marketing right there!

Crying fanboys never disappoint.

 

[Porticus]

Wow amazing pc features.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Any previews or anything?

It looks quite janky, but seems like it could play really great or completely mediocre.

 

[tmlDan]

this looks fantastic! already preordered. Maybe in the future ill double dip and get it on PC too

 

[tommib]

This could be good if they double down on the Starship Troopers vibe and have all around fun shooting.

We’re missing a good Gears of War-level third-person co-op shooter.

 

[BennyBlanco]

First comment on the blog post:


Crying fanboys never disappoint.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Am i the only one that actually enjoyed this trailer? It's a first for this game tbh.

 

[amigastar]

100 gigs? Uhh why

Yeah, every game now wants an SSD. Don't they know that SSD storage is limited?

 

[Gaiff]

lmao thats some high pc specs for a game that looks like this. No wonder all the PS5 footage was running at 20 fps

I don't think the specs are that high. A 3070 for 1440/60 seems pretty decent. A 4070 Ti/7900 XTX for 4K isn't too surprising since, well, it's 4K. The 7900 XTX is much faster than the 4070 Ti though. It's actually a bit better than the 4080 in rasterization. Unless this game hugely favors NVIDIA, those specs for AMD are too high or those for NVIDIA too low.

 

[azertydu91]

Did they write "GTX" 2060 for the recommended specs?I think that's a typo or did I miss a batch of gpu?

 

[winjer]

100 gigs? Uhh why

Skins and micro-transactions.

 

[DeepSpace5D]

That was a good trailer. It’s not the prettiest game in the world, but it looks like it’s doing some cool things from a gameplay perspecive.

 

[T4keD0wN]

lmao thats some high pc specs for a game that looks like this. No wonder all the PS5 footage was running at 20 fps

Are those really high pc specs considering it features: A FULL SCALE GALACTIC WAR FOR FREEDOM

Weird that they dont mention any upscaling/rt, but those 1080p30fps low specs look very nice, i might be able to persuade some of my friends to play it with me.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Hope its good. I'm well up for a good alien co op blaster.

 

[KyoZz]

I fail to see an interest in this game, looks generic AF

 

[Hudo]

First comment on the blog post:


Crying fanboys never disappoint.

Ok who among you was it?

 

[DeaDPo0L84]

This is going to be a lot of good mindless fun with friends, can't wait.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Hmmm, to grab on pc or ps5… im thinking pc right now.

 

[Sybrix]

Looks like Gears Of War

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

100gigs is pretty massive; wouldn't surprise me if it's padded with a bunch of uncompressed audio.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Characters look straight out of the space soldier creation app. I swear I’ve seen this look so many times, although i admittedly still like it.

Gameplay seems rather generic though.

Not sure how it’s 100GB.

 

[tmlDan]

Yeah, every game now wants an SSD. Don't they know that SSD storage is limited?

I mean, it's 2024, i have a 2 TB SSD - they're not that expensive anymore

 

[Tomofdahook17]

Have they even shown the UI for this game? Why do I feel like it's a mess.

 

[Luipadre]

Have they even shown the UI for this game? Why do I feel like it's a mess.

They already showed it, it looks bad

 

[tmlDan]

They already showed it, it looks bad

How does it look bad? Why are you just trolling.

Have they even shown the UI for this game? Why do I feel like it's a mess.

You can see some of it here:

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Day one on PC. If you got the PC rig, play it there.

 

[Torrent of Pork]

The hell do they need 100 gigs for for a game that looks like it's from 2015?

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Day one. Trailer looked great.

 

[squidilix]

The only shame here is you need PSN+ for PS5 and none on PC.

Paying for online make me angry, but Sony know....

 

[a multicultural team of v]

Doesn't look too bad really, but EDF6 is coming out (hopefully) soon so I'm just going to wait for that.

 

[Calverz]

First comment on the blog post:


Crying fanboys never disappoint.

Shin-Ra is there moaning too.

 

[ResilientBanana]

Starship Troopers : Star Halo

 

[Calverz]

Day one on PC. If you got the PC rig, play it there.

Game should be f2p.

 

[Jigsaah]

Is this a looter shooter like Destiny? Or more like Lost Planet (side note: Capcom needs to get on this)? Looks like it could be fun. How was the first one?

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

 

[Senua]

Ok who among you was it?

Could be half the forum

 

[Luipadre]

Looks pretty great in the latest trailer. Bit janky still and i hope the performance isnt gonna be dogshit.

 

[BlackTron]

Doesn't look too bad really, but EDF6 is coming out (hopefully) soon so I'm just going to wait for that.

I literally tried out Helldivers 1 and EDF4 on PS4 back to back, I guess these games are a vibe.

 

[crackajack]

Even though everything I've seen so far looks like they really just transfered the first game into another perpspective, and drastically improved the visuals, it inevitably will feel different to play. Kinda wish they would just have done another top down game. Especially since we don't seem to get another Dead Nation or Alienation from Housemarque either. Sony should license these 3 games for any willing and qualified third party, and make some smaller budget sequels too.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

I literally tried out Helldivers 1 and EDF4 on PS4 back to back, I guess these games are a vibe.

EDF4 is really good but if you play it and overall like it but think it is juuuuust a little too "Japanese" in the controls (I really cannot describe it any other way), then definitely give EDF5 a shot too. They revamped some of the mechanics to be a little easier to actually use (the fencer is practically impossible to effectively play in 4 unless you are the kind of person that enjoys PSX/PS2 Armored Core games, but is actually sort of fun in 5).

The World Brothers spinoff game is a blast to play too (very similar concept but different mechanics/structure), and Iron Rain is fun too even if it is done by a different team.

I love this series lol

 

[drotahorror]

Even though everything I've seen so far looks like they really just transfered the first game into another perpspective, and drastically improved the visuals, it inevitably will feel different to play. Kinda wish they would just have done another top down game. Especially since we don't seem to get another Dead Nation or Alienation from Housemarque either. Sony should license these 3 games for any willing and qualified third party, and make some smaller budget sequels too.

Dead Nation not being 60fps on PS4 was a national tragedy.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Game should be f2p.

And why “should” it be?

 

[demigod]

Any previews or anything?

It looks quite janky, but seems like it could play really great or completely mediocre.

How do you ask if there’s any previews and claim its janky? I’ll be expecting you to show up in the OT and shitting it up.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Even though everything I've seen so far looks like they really just transfered the first game into another perpspective, and drastically improved the visuals, it inevitably will feel different to play. Kinda wish they would just have done another top down game.

The sniping in the latest trailer does suggest a certain degree of advancement from the original game. I think they also may have hinted the players can split up too which would allow a wider degree of objectives and encounters. Hopefully we get a 5+ minute walkthrough in the upcoming State of Play.

 

[demigod]

Starship Troopers : Star Halo

Which part looks like Halo?

Edit: oh wow you actually meant Starfield too, keep trolling lol.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Which part looks like Halo?

Open world, shooting aliens in a military sci fi aesthetic with vehicles.