It's been a pretty grim week for Xbox and its fans, to say the least. A huge wave of Microsoft layoffs gave way to several major game cancellations for titles like Rare's Everwild and The Initiative's Perfect Dark, with the latter studio also shut down completely. That comes just weeks after a very well-received Xbox Games Showcase, overshadowing the excitement and positivity from that event and calling Microsoft's commitment to upcoming projects into question.
One bright piece of news amid all the ill tidings, however, was the surprise announcement that Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox — something I thought might never happen, given that Sony has never published one of its PlayStation Studios titles on Microsoft's platform before. Indeed, a port of the beloved 2024 co-op shooter is headed to Xbox Series X|S later this year on August 26, complete with cross-play support with PC and PS5.
