Over half of Helldivers 2 sales have been on PC in the US: 'Already the 7th highest grossing Sony published game in history'

When Helldivers 2 came out in February, Sony decided to try something different. It let developer Arrowhead Game Studios launch the PlayStation-published co-op shooter on both PS5 and PC on day one, instead of the publisher's usual tactic of making PC ports three to four years after the PlayStation version.

Helldivers 2 enjoying three straight months (and counting) as a Steam top seller suggests Sony's first simultaneous launch was a huge success, but until now, we didn't know how Helldivers 2's PC version compared to the PS5.

Turns out, in terms of money coming in, Helldivers 2 is bigger on PC in the US. That's according to industry analyst Mat Piscatella at Circana (formerly NPD group), who shared some insights on Twitter from official sales information provided by Sony.

«PC has been a huge part of the success of Helldivers 2 in the US,» Piscatella wrote. «With PC, Helldivers II is already the 7th highest grossing Sony published game in history. Without PC it wouldn't currently rank among the top 20.»

In a followup email with PC Gamer, Piscatella added that «over half of US dollar volume life-to-date has come from the PC version.»

PC has been a huge part of the success of Helldivers II in the US. With PC, Helldivers II is already the 7th highest grossing Sony published game in history. Without PC it wouldn't currently rank among the top 20.May 1, 2024

That's a non-specific way of saying Helldivers 2 has made more money on PC than PlayStation in the US. It's important to note, though, that Circana's data only includes full game sales and excludes «add-on content» sales, so presumably premium warbond and Super Credit purchases aren't factored in. Technically, it's possible more people are buying Super Credits on PS5 which could close the gap in terms of dollars made, but it doesn't seem likely.

Piscatella declined to specify which PlayStation-published games Helldivers 2 has outsold in its number seven spot, but did indicate to PC Gamer which games rank above it: «3