What you need to know
- Helldivers 2, Arrowhead Game Studios' new third-person PvE co-op shooter, has been an explosive success on PS5 and PC.
- The game broke a record for PlayStation Studios publishing by reaching 150,000 concurrent Steam players on its opening weekend, and has continued to grow since then.
- Notably, Helldivers 2 has surpassed the all-time concurrent player records of several big games like Starfield, Destiny 2, and Halo Infinite, among others.
- Now, this weekend, its fans are experiencing ongoing server capacity issues that are preventing many from playing the game. Thankfully, Arrowhead is aware of the problem and is working hard to fix it.
- Update: Arrowhead says that it's capped Helldivers 2's servers to 450,000 concurrent players in order to help improve server stability, and "will continue to work with our partners to get the ceiling raised." The game's concurrent player record on Steam is now up to 405,514 and counting.
