Helldivers 2 is the fastest-selling Sony first-party title ever

It's been revealed that Helldivers 2 is Sony's fastest-selling game ever, beating the record previously set by god of War: Ragnarok.

[LG_Fox_Brazil]

250 hours in and I can't get enough

[Gameseeker_Frampt]

It's not a first-party game though. Is it really too much to expect these low-rate websites to have the bare minimum of knowledge about the topic that they write about?

This reminds me of the hoops that some diehard Nintendo fans would go through to claim a game (like Bayonetta 2) is first-party just to say Nintendo is pumping out games.

[GamingSinceForever]

Sony owns the IP so maybe that will clear things up for you.

[SonyStyled]

It’s a second party title, like Ratchet and Clank prior to the purchase of Insomniac, or like Sly Cooper before the purchase of Sucker Punch, or like Dead Nation before the purchase of Housemarque, etc.

[darthv72]

Sony published it, they dont own it... not yet anyway.

[Giga_Gaia]

@darthv72 Sony owns the Helldivers IP, but they don't own the developer.

[CrashMania]

@darth. Sony absolutey owns the IP.

[lodossrage]

@darthv72

Sony does own the IP and publish it. They just down own the developer

Proof of trademark:

https://trademarks.justia.c...

[RaiderNation]

No, he's right. Helldivers 2 is a 2nd party title...

1st party - IP and studio owned.

2nd party - IP owned, studio not owned.

3rd party - Neither IP, nor studio owned.

[VersusDMC]

Just wondering if you don't consider Pokemon, Smash ultimate or Metroid Dread first party because Nintendo doesn't own the studios that made those games...

[Gameseeker_Frampt]

I don't consider them first-party. Just like Kirby isn't first-party and neither is Luigi's Mansion 3.

Ownership of the IP has nothing to do with whether a game is first-party. First-party games are ones that are made by studios owned by a platform maker. I find fans only will try to claim a game as first-party if the game is good. If it is bad, they quickly rush to point out that their preferred company didn't really make it. Star Fox Zero,Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, and The Order:1886 are good examples of this.

[romulus23]

It will be once Sony announces they acquired Arrowhead Game Studios, stay tuned.

[Tacoboto]

... Sony themselves consider it first-party sales in their financials.

[Deeeeznuuuts]

That's insane! Congratulations Arrowhead! Be good if Sony did buy them, they could work closely with Housmareque and they could both help each other with projects, that'd be good to see

[badz149]

Between the original Helldivers (Arrow Head) and Alienation (Housemarque), I prefer the later so much more. Would love to see Alienation going through similar transformation as HD2 for its sequel.

[Crows90]

That would be great...house marquee are clearly capable after returnal

[z2g]

lol and everybody complained about multiplayer games as a service. "no thanks! single player story games for me, thanks!".

well... proof is in the pudding. most people love a good proper competition, and if it comes in the form of a great, addicting game then that's even better. this is that game. this is the exact reason publishers are pushing for GaaS. I personally am fine with it. There's space for all types of games, and I love a good multiplayer romp. some of my best gaming memories are from MP, and HDII is no exception.

[notachance]

Well maybe before acting all high and mighty get your facts straight. GaaS doesn’t always mean multiplayer, and multiplayer doesn’t always mean GaaS. There are lots of single player GaaS in mobile platform, vice versa there are multiplayer games like It Takes Two or the multitude of lego games that aren’t GaaS.

You like multiplayer? Good for you, but not at all what people mean when they’re talking about GaaS.

[anast]

AC games are also SP GaaS.

[ApocalypseShadow]

What gamers asked for was that Sony make a multiplayer game that was as fun as their single player games. Fans didn't want Sony to be unbalanced by just having single player games in their portfolio. Especially when they previously had many great online games from Socom, Killzone, Resistance, Uncharted, Warhawk, TLofU, etc.

They also didn't want Sony to turn those games into micro transaction fests. Where you're bombarded with crap that should be part of the game at release. They don't want pay to win nonsense either. They wanted it like all Sony's actions where it's not forced. Like Plus isn't forced. Their digital console isn't forced. VR isn't forced. Portal isn't forced. They're just options that are secondary to Sony's main bread and butter which is single player games.

Hell Divers 2 being a hit is just proof that PlayStation gamers wanted a good online game by Sony or supported by Sony. And it came to pass. Now, Sony can see that they can make a great game like this without pushing aggressive micro transactions and it can potentially sell very well. Something other developers could learn from.

[GrmpyolGamer]

90% on PC. Sony should start putting every first and second party games on PC day and date

[Travesty]

Great independent developers. They made a really good game that was something different for once. I was getting tired of all the Battle Royals. They did something different and made it fun.

No one needs to buy no one. They are reaping the rewards for their hard work and they should be. They are happy being a smaller independent company and there is no pressure from Sony to try to buy them out just yet. Sony owns the right to the franchise and they published the game but that’s it. Let them be.

[TheColbertinator]

Yet Sony insists on destroying the reputation of their hit.

[TheCaptainKuchiki]

Is it 1st party? I thought it was 2nd party

[anast]

I'm torn. It's cool that this game is killin' CoD, but it's a live service and it's the fastest selling IP...