Helldivers 2 hit a peak of 500,490 concurrent players following its launch on Xbox Series X|S, driving renewed attention to a joke by Arrowhead Studios CEO Shams Jorjani about fans "sh*tting their pants." The Xbox release included a Halo: ODST crossover that introduced Halo's assault rifle, which can cause crashes; Arrowhead is investigating a fix. PlayStation and Xbox traded exclusives on August 26, as Gears of War: Reloaded arrived on PS5. An Into the Unjust update is scheduled for September 2, sending squads underground to fight Terminid hordes. The game first released on PS5 and PC in February 2024.
Helldivers 2 has topped over half a million concurrent players, leading Arrowhead Studios CEO Shams Jorjani to revisit a joke that turned into a meme. VideoGamer reports that Jorjani asked players on Discord to "stop sh*tting your pants" while sharing that 500,490 people were playing the third-person shooter. Earlier this year, Jorjani told Helldivers 2 fans on Discord that they would "sh*t [their] pants" regarding future plans for the game, according to GamesRadar.
Meanwhile, the explosion in player counts for Helldivers 2 is tied to the game finally coming to Xbox Series X|S this week. In fact, Helldivers 2 even has a Halo: ODST crossover, though Halo's assault rifle can lead to some crashing issues. Arrowhead is looking into a fix. Coincidentally, PlayStation and Xbox ended up trading exclusives on the same day, August 26.
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