Writing on the game’s Discord, and picked up by Eurogamer.net, one fan lamented the fact that he’ll “never” have reinforcements from his Xbox brethren. To which, developer Arrowhead’s community manager replied: “Who says [Helldivers 2] couldn’t [be ported to Xbox]? It’s not up to us but to Sony and Phil to duke out, but hypothetically speaking, if both partners think it would benefit them from a financial [and] brand standpoint, it could.”
To be honest, in an era where Sony is releasing LEGO Horizon Adventures day-and-date on Nintendo Switch, nothing would surprise us anymore.
But generally, we’re not overly convinced the Xbox market is big enough to justify the drama. While the game certainly would sell some copies on Xbox Series X|S, the console’s sales are in a bit of a slump – and ironically, the PlayStation maker would probably need a Game Pass deal to justify the conversion, which wouldn’t be a great look for PS5 and PC players.
Stranger things have happened, of course, but it’s unlikely.
[source eurogamer.net]