Summary

  • Helldivers 2 COO Johan Pilestedt has explained that he'd love to see crossovers like Alien and Warhammer 40K in the future, but that Arrowhead won't "dilute" the game to get them.
  • Pilestedt explains that if Helldivers 2 were to get crossovers in the future, he wouldn't want to create a "not Helldivers" experience with them.
  • Fans have suggested that Warbonds inspired by other IP could be a good workaround, something which Pilestedt himself quite likes the idea of.

Helldivers 2 is a live service title in pretty much name only. While it has microtransactions and quasi-Battle Passes in Warbonds, it doesn't have seasons, you can earn literally everything in-game, and it has managed to stay away from ridiculous crossovers and collaborations. Almost every live service game these days is going the way of Fortnite, adding characters from outside the IP whether it makes sense or not.

Of course, there's still time for Arrowhead to add Peter Griffin and Thanos to Helldivers 2 if they really wanted to, but it doesn't seem that there's a lot of desire for that kind of thing at the top. Following an interview with VideoGamer about potential crossovers in Helldivers 2, Arrowhead COO Johan Pilestedt clarified via Twitter that Arrowhead would never bombard the game with crossovers as it could "dilute" the game in the process.

Pilestedt reckons that a lot of crossovers could potentially make Helldivers 2 a "not Helldivers" experience, and that Arrowhead would need to do a different take on crossovers in general if it were to dive in properly. That'll be music to the ears of Helldivers 2 fans that want their game to retain the very specific feel that has been so well established at this point, but Pilestedt does have an idea about how crossovers could happen in the future.

Helldivers 2 Could Get Warbond Crossovers With Other IP

One way in which Helldivers 2 could have as many crossovers as Arrowhead wanted without compromising the integrity of the game would be through Warbonds, an idea that is brought up by a couple of fans in the replies to Pilestedt's comment. It's an idea that the COO appears to be pretty down with too, as Pilestedt mentions that the idea of Warbonds inspired by outside franchises like Aliens and Warhammer 40K is "a good point of view".

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He even suggests ideas for certain Warbond items himself, such as an M56A2 Smart Gun from Aliens as a one-off Superstore purchase, or a full Warbond for Starship Troopers, complete with weapons, voices, and armor. While he does stress that "nothing is decided yet" when it comes to crossovers, it's clear that Pilestedt himself would like to do them, and that Arrowhead is thinking about their potential effect on the game as a whole. So, that should ease the worries of anyone fearful of seeing Snoop Dog fighting Terminids.

Helldivers 2 Like Follow Followed Third-Person Shooter Extraction Shooter Action Science Fiction Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 83/100 Critics Rec: 91% Released February 8, 2024 ESRB Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact Developer(s) Arrowhead Game Studios, Nixxes Publisher(s) Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Publishing 6 Images Close
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The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.

URGENT BROADCAST – SUPER EARTH ARMED FORCES
Freedom. Peace. Democracy. Your Super Earth-born rights. The key pillars of our civilization. Of our very existence. But the war rages on. And everything is once again under threat.

Join the greatest military force the galaxy has ever seen and make this a safe and free place to live.

BECOME A LEGEND
You will be assembled into squads of up to four Helldivers and assigned strategic missions. Watch each other’s back – friendly fire is an unfortunate certainty of war, but victory without teamwork is impossible.

LOADOUTS
Rain down freedom from above, sneak through enemy territory, or grit your teeth and charge head-first into the jaws of combat. How you deliver liberty is your choice; you’ll have access to a wide array of explosive firepower, life-saving armor and battle-changing stratagems… the jewel in every Helldiver’s arsenal.

REQUISITION
Super Earth recognises your hard work with valuable Requisition. Use it to access different rewards that benefit you, your squad, your destroyer ship and our overall war effort.

THREATS
Everything on every planet wants you dead. That’s what we’re dealing with. Each enemy has distinct and unpredictable characteristics, tactics, and behavior – but they all fight ferociously and without fear or morality.

THE GALACTIC WAR
Capturing enemy planets, defending against invasions, and completing missions will contribute to our overall effort. This war will be won or lost depending on the actions of everyone involved.

We stand together, or we fall apart. 

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