Xbox Fans Petitioning for Helldivers 2 to Launch on Xbox

Push Square: "Following comments from Xbox boss Phil Spencer over how he's unsure who's helped by Helldivers 2 not launching on Microsoft consoles, Xbox fans have set up a petition directed at PlayStation to try and convince them to bring the co-op shooter to Xbox Series X|S. Close to 23,000 signatures have been garnered so far, with the petition saying it "heralds the arrival of a beloved franchise on new platforms" and 'signifies a potential turning point in the ongoing console wars'."

[solideagle]

I find the news to be funny, so thought to get your reactions on it :p

[DrDoomer]

They should petition their parents to get them a Playstation.

[Bathyj]

Haha.
There's your answer.

[BehindTheRows]

Exactly.

[Futureshark]

You sir, have just won the internet!!

[DeeJayQc]

A playstation..? Better get a PC.

[Lightning77]

Where do I start. Xbox fanboys had this comin.

I thought they played a variety of games yet here they are wanting another LS game. So much for variety...

On that. I thought they had such great games releasing this year what happened? They were beating their chest now they want HD2? They weren't bothered by the game now they want it bad lmao. No stick to your own games that y'all super hyped about.

Ive said it with PS and I'll say it with Xbox. Get a PS5. That's right you want this game spend money on a console to play it.

Speaking of, I thought they said they all had PC's to play everything? Did their PC just disappear and can't play the game now? Pure BS and complete liars.

Omg they already have 51k Sig lol. It won't happen, again take your own advice, advice I've said also. Buy a PS5 and stop crying.

Gotta call it like I see it. Truth hurts I know.

[InUrFoxHole]

Why? The hell divers community is 75% PC.

[neomahi]

That's awesome

[GamerRN]

I have a PlayStation, still not interested in this game...

[YourMommySpoils]

Pure logic

[Hypertension140]

@GamerRN

So you don't like RPGs and Shooters?
What you're into visual novels, rhythm games? or just refuse to like anything with a Playstation brand on it?

Stop letting your console loyalty keep you from playing one of the best co op shooters in recent memory.

[DigitallyAfflicted]

Sony needs to put this game on the Xbox storefront as a bundle with ps5 console :D

[Sonic1881]

Don't they have Halo infinite 🤔

[Notellin]

Everyone on this website is just a Sony fanboy and you can see it all the way down this thread.

You guys talk about this boogeyman Xbox community like it's coming for you and your PlayStation.

Then we go to the comments and there are none of the people you're even talking about. Just PlayStation fans talking about console war. Nothing more nothing less.

[RaiderNation]

Lmao!!!

[Eonjay]

And this is after they were ready to burn Xbox down for launching games on. PlayStation... of course I realize the internet is big enough for two sets of Xbox fans.

[ravens52]

🤣🤣🤣
29315;

[itsmebryan]

Is this worst than the petition to bring Starfield to PS5?

They are both on PC so, there are more ways to play these games. I'm curious since all the games will be on PC, how it effect console sells next generation. None of them will have " Exclusives ".

[kayoss]

I dont know any pS5 owner wanting Starfield. Can you link a petition that does exist?

[raWfodog]

Don’t think all PS releases will be on PC on day 1 of release. Best to get a PS if you don’t want to wait.

[itsmebryan]

@kayosd
https://www.change.org/p/ma...

Now Sony is going to release games day and date on PC. So, can we say "PS5 has no games!" Because they are on PC like they have been saying for years when Xbox did it. It just show Microsoft was playing the long game and leapforded Sony like they said. Now Sony is going to have to play catch up.

[Kiryu1992]

Why not more gamers will get to play the game. Not saying Sony should do it right away but do it after 6-9 months with cross play

Will grow the community and the value of the IP(and generate a lot of revenue)

Keep a game exclusive only benefits the feelings of few who want to feel good about a product but gaming should be reaching out to as many as possible

[-Foxtrot]

This is exactly what Phil Spencer wants...for Xbox fans to look at Sony for "selfishly" keeping their games as exclusives while they open their doors.

It only took a week...

[Notellin]

Yeah most immature adolescents would find this funny.

[gold_drake]

quite ridiculous isnt it

what happened to "its exclusive, get over it or by the console for it".

[LordoftheCritics]

I don't blame them.

The game is super fun.

Won't happen but no harm asking.

[darksky]

There's no reason why Sony shouldn't release it on Xbox. Destiny is available on the platform and makes good money. Helldivers can be another franchise that is cash cow.

[kayoss]

@darksky
Destiny2 was different. When Sony bought bungie, Destiny 2 was already multiplatforms. In addition, the contract stated that bungie keep destiny 2 multiplatform.

[Eonjay]

Just checked, the petition is now at 50k.

The thirst is so real I need to go grab something to drink hold on...

They said they will pay full price lol.

In a totally unrelated turn of events Microsoft found a publisher who can sell games that people will actually buy on Xbox.

[Aloymetal]

''They said they will pay full price lol.''
That's how you know they're desperate for great games and not the typical rinse and repeat crappy games from MS.

[Rynxie]

No, that's a lie. It's called deceivement. They want it on gamepass, for sure.

[neomahi]

Wouldn't that go against their Game Pass model? Start paying for games on Xbox, they'll quit using Game Pass and start charging you for games you actually want to play

[-Foxtrot]

Or you know

"YOU GUYS ARE JUST PORT BEGGING"

This...this is port begging

[gold_drake]

yeh the desperation, i can smell it ha

[Profchaos]

Simple Xbox is losing cause their big shiny games weren't not popular so they want PlayStation to throw them a bone

[italiangamer]

Emoji time: 🤡🤡🤡

[M3talDiamond]

Buy a PS5 then

[wesnytsfs]

Waste of money get a PC and enjoy all the games.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

That would get you almost all the games from Xbox/Playstation, Playstation does have a few exclusives left though.

[lucian229]

Nah i rather play ff7 rebirth day one and not wait a year or two.

[Terry_B]

lol...approved for the laughs..this will get a funny comment section ;)

[neomahi]

So far, petition your parents for a PS5 was the best

[BrainSyphoned]

Oooo 23k. 22.99k of which wouldn't play it unless it is on Game Pass.

[ocelot07]

If Sony where to release it on Xbox. I hope these people understand Sony would want each person to buy the game right?

[Silly Mammo]

"No! It needs to be release for Xbox on Game Pass! We want it but we also don't want to pay for it."

[Crows90]

That's like the prime characteristics of modern Western society. Lol

[neomahi]

That's why Xbox is suffering and their sales are down, they went liberal and like hippies started giving it all away, including The Show that wasn't even theirs to give away, and they're still doing it. MLB doesn't care because they're not paying to have it developed. Sonys having to front the bill and nobody else has to pay anything, oh, and if it does sell, Xbox gets their 30% cut, NO WONDER SONY HATES AND IS ANTI GAME PASS

[InUrFoxHole]

Lol tell ps5 fans that. They're not even buying the game 1/20... vs. 1/4 users on steam

[rippermcrip]

Time to sell your Xbox and get a Playstation. Microsoft has killed their console business. Sony isn't going to try to save them.

[frostypants]

It really does seem like MS is trying to slowly set the table to rebrand Xbox as a publisher and/or distribution platform without outright saying it explicitly
so as not to upset their current console base. Wouldn't be shocked if the next gen Xbox is effectively just a PC and runs the PC versions of games.

[neomahi]

I'm all for Microsoft wanting to be a third-party software publisher, because then they can't dictate the business with all their stupid business tactics, so I don't want them in the hardware business. You'd think after the Red Ring of Death, people would've gotten wise and realized Xbox makes crappy hardware. Nobody bought the Windows Phone, or the Zune either. By the time Xbox One was announced, then they wised up. But, Sony makes better hardware.

I think people need to start including Nintendo in gaming conversation again because all of this "Sony won't have any competition if Xbox stops making hardware" is bull crap. Nintendo and Valve are competing platforms. NINTENDO IS PART OF THE CONSOLE WARS, we've gotta stop giving them an out because this is what's happening, people think PlayStation will have a monopoly

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

I feel like we're already seeing Sony act as if Xbox wasn't in the hardware business, they're barely any competition for Sony as it is. People will disagree with me for this, but Nintendo is more competition for them than Microsoft is.

[Miraak82]

lol , you chose your console .. go play redfall and pal world if you want your co op fix .

[Iceball2000]

#dealwithit

[BehindTheRows]

Best answer in here, ESPECIALLY after last week!

[CrashMania]

I'll spare my sympathies after MS spent 80 billion on content that was already coming to Xbox and cancelling PS5 builds of various games.

[remixx116]

Starfield

[Whitey2k]

I wouldn't mind for helldivers 2 to be on xbox more money = better games due to increased cost but at the same time I think why release on xbox when Microsoft brought two big publishers and making the biggest games exclusive to xbox?

[Barlos]

Pathetic

[Gamer75]

Any petition wanting a game for one console to be on another one is pathetic

[Barlos]

I agree 100%

[MetroidFREAK21]

I'd love for it to go fully multiplatform to have more players, but it's also really funny to see them beg and start a petition for it

[Crows90]

Uhuh...then forget about the servers ever getting set right. They don't have a players problem.

[MetroidFREAK21]

Trust me, I'm well aware of the issues first hand. Regardless, I think more players when the servers are fine would be awesome

[Travesty]

This whole thing Phil Spencer started a week ago.. lol
“Exclusives for me but not for thee”
Watching how much fandom Helldivers 2 is getting.. Sony is anti consumer! Why didn’t this come on Xbox? Go tell everyone that it doesn’t make sense to keep games off Xbox.

But honestly I don’t care if they release it on Xbox.. I'm just glad I got a good game where I can play with friends again.. we had a 4 player game last night and probably played 4-5 hours, it was a blast.

[CrashMania]

Who does it benefit for not having decades old multiplatform IPs no longer on playstation? Phil talks about Helldivers 2 when MS clearly money-hatted Palworld which released recently.

That's what everyone should be asking Phil, he's so full of it lol.

[Travesty]

Does that man ever double talk? Lol
I’m definitely not a fan. His interest is of Microsoft only.. not for gamers as a whole. This releasing “exclusives” on a rival platform to make himself like he was the first man to walk on the moon.. it’s all about revenue.

[S2Killinit]

Spence is a scumbag. Everything he says, flipped on its head, is what is really true. Everything.

[ziggyzinfirion]

You didn't have to sign a petition and wait for something that will not happen. You could have just bought a PlayStation and play the game today. Additionally, you could have accessed to several more quality games that you weren't able to access by only owning an Xbox.

[CPTN MITCHELL]

Port begging 😂😂😂

[TRYNDAREUS]

They moan at the thought of Starfield and Indiana Jones coming to PlayStation, but they petition they want Helldivers 2 to release on Xbox.

[derek]

This is a result of the virtue signaling by dopey Phil Spencer around that infomercial event. Dummy spend a show humble bragging about xbox's upcoming "exclusives" then wonders why the competition has their own exclusives. Make it make sense.

[BehindTheRows]

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

Read it and weep kids. Sony is the owner — Xbox fanatics can just buy a PlayStation or build a PC.

[Elda]

LOL!! Sony owns the i.p. Sorry XB fans...either buy the game digitally & play it on PC or buy a PS5 including the game.

[anast]

Get a PC or so I am told.

[Magatsuhi]

The coping is hard. That's what you get for buying a console solely for halo and forza. I will never understand how there could be anyone buying an Xbox this and last gen.

[Shane Kim]

I've been asking this for the longest time as well. There is no point in buying an xbox.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

All of my friends and co-workers who bought Xboxes last gen bought PS5s this time, I don't know anyone who owns a current gen Xbox, it's the worst deal of the 3 consoles, has been for a long time (let's pretend the WiiU never existed).

[randomvoice]

LMAO. They want daddy Phil to buy every 3rd party publisher and yank games away from Sony but a Sony exclusive published by Sony needs to be launched on Xbox for some reason. Do they even hear themselves?

Blame daddy Phil for not investing in any such games. This game is literally what Gears of War as a GAAS could have been. A TPS where you shoot bugs. That is literally what Gears is but they've made coalition work as a support team this entire gen and watch as they fumble the next Gears of war as well as usual.

[Futureshark]

Oh dear, so it's finally come to port begging for Xbox now.

Go and play your precious Starfield Xbots, Helldivers ain't coming your way.

Edit: just read on another site the petition is closing on 50,000 signatures!!
Hilarious!!! I wonder how many of those Xbox owners have trolled Playstation fans over the years.

Where's that crying jealousy meme?

[purple101]

in the UK, if a petition gets to 100,000 signatures it has to be heard in court!!!

can you imagine, going to court, port beggin'

[Cockney]

There's also the question if 50,000 xbox fans buy it is it worth the time and effort to port it

[northpaws]

At this stage, if they still refuse to get a PS5, they are probably allergic to good games anyways.

[harv052]

Let's get those servers fixed first!! They're already struggling!!! That being said, I don't think an Xbox version will happen anytime soon, if at all!!

[ravens52]

Lmao

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

If you are over the age of 25, then you should’ve known better than to buy an Xbox for games (unless you genuinely like their offerings more than PS5’s).

You backed your horse, now watch how your brand loyalty pans out.

You can be disappointed by Xbox’s lack of games, but not surprised.

[Ironmike]

I own both consoles mt and they both got good games sony has better games no deny that but xbox has some great games as well so stop with all this arguing overwhos better just enjoy both I do

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

I didn’t say Xbox didn’t have good games, you just don’t see Sony fans acting like Halo’s exclusivity is unfair, and petition to change it.

[badboyz09]

🤦‍♀️

[Shikoku]

"I'm unsure who's helped by Helldivers 2 not launching on Microsoft consoles"- clueless Phil

The answer is Sony and the PlayStation ecosystem that's who. Exclusives have been a thing for decades, I think it's harlious now that Xbox is slowly selling fewer and fewer hardware units all of a sudden exclusives are a bad idea or terrible for gaming. To me it's hilarious! Exclusives have been a thing since Atari vs coleco or Intellivision vs Atari. Exclusives sell hardware have since the late 70's and will continue into the future.

[yeahokwhatever]

i thought that PS had no games this year? thats what the xbox dorks have been saying.

[shinoff2183]

Sony should port it. If your gonna make these cash grab ass games might as well port it everywhere. Get everyone's coin. Meanwhile I'll be over here waiting for some single player

[BlackTar187]

Whawwwwwwwwww call the wambulance

[Christopher]

First I've heard a $40 game being called a cash grab. And I'm even in the portion of people that think it should have been F2P.

[Charlieboy333]

F2P would mean funding driven solely by plenty of egregious microtransactions and then, not so? No thanks.

[ravens52]

And all Free future content? Askin for a lot there Christopher lol

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

The game isn't even that expensive, it's cheaper than the majority of physical games available on Nintendo Switch, although I do think it should have more content, it doesn't look like it has enough variety for me (which I find typical of most online shooting games).

[ravens52]

Fair for now. But once the FREE updates start happening and they add different enemies, weapons, biomes etc. It'll have a good variety. It's been out for 13 days. I'm still not tired or bored of the enemies and biomes that are there for now. I just want to see how often they update this game.

[badz149]

Err...bored of Palworld already?

[Relientk77]

Xbox fans last week: complaining that Xbox is going to start putting their games on PlayStation, but then counterpoint, it doesn't matter because PlayStation has "no games" coming out this year.

Xbox fans this week: Petition for Helldivers 2 on Xbox

Haha you can't make this crap up!

[Destiny1080]

we need more xbox exclusive games before anything can be considered

[FlameWater]

Why would you prefer a game to be available on only one device?

[ironmonkey]

Lol is there a beggar count? I'm curious as to how many so far.

[purple101]

Beggar count is currently at 53,818

https://www.change.org/p/br...

[ravens52]

The videos 🤣💀

[VariantAEC]

Wow, that puts the StarField on PS petition that some other user on N4G mentioned look really pathetic. Less than 4,200 sigs and that was set up in June of last year (2023). Lots of port beggars on Xbox, not so many on PS.

[OneLove]

This is dumb. Why are people signing this? I did see the page on Instagram promoting the game asking for xbox fans to help and to sign his petition. Man get a fukin PS5 if you want to play it. They had a similar petition for starfield lmfao.

[DafunkyRebel]

I assume Sony would love to make more money if they could port it easily but its gonna be a challenge to try to make an Xbox version because of the whole Series S compatibility requirement that MS set forth for all games on their platform. Its just going to take a long time to develop that version for the devs

[Juancho51]

Sony execs glistening with shiny smiles, flatttered of course, but ravenous nonetheless.

[smolinsk]

So it ended up being Helldivers 2 that was the Big system Seller and not Starfield. Wow what a turnaround.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

You could see the mess that was Starfield coming from a mile away, Helldivers 2 was a bit of a surprise though.

[smolinsk]

Yes a big surprise and Sony must be very happy and also a little funny that it was a Live service game that did it. the ironi about that is crazy.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Next Xbox needs to be able to play PC games

[Hypertension140]

That's a lawsuit waiting to happen.

You Xbox guys really think Microsoft can do ANYTHING they want because of their wealth, huh?

They have you all acting like rich spoiled brats that refuse to share anything, thinking having more money makes them better and smarter than everybody else.

[MeatyUrologist]

I don't have a problem with them not playing it along with us

[shaenoide]

When it's Palword its OK but not Helldivers II ?

[shaenoide]

BTW what the point to launch it on Xbox we can't even log in into the game...

[Software_Lover]

People fall for anything.

[jznrpg]

Get a PS5 duh.

[sdplisken]

Get a ps5 already !

[wesnytsfs]

Just get it on PC. That is what I did. Was nice not having to wait a year or more for it like Sony usually does.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Get a ps5 or pc guys you xbox Boys who want this ported are pathetic just give in and buy playstation or pc we'll welcome you.

[PhillyDonJawn]

Ridiculous, get a PC or PS if you wanna play it, that's the point of exclusives.

[ironmonkey]

But why xbox, games don't sell well there.

[kpgs]

Instructions to play Helldivers 2.
Go to store and buy PS5. If out of stock, go to computer store and buy a PC.

[HyperMoused]

Looks like a sweet game, be great if it did come to xbox but i think monkeys will fly out my butt first before that happens

[neomahi]

It's a PLAYSTATION IP, it's not gonna happen ya hippies. I suppose while you're at it, you can ask for Super Mario Wonder too. They can't seem to understand that PlayStation isn't Xbox, they don't work business the same as Xbox. MLB The Show happened, not by choice by Sony, but because their hands were tied. A petition isn't going to change anything. If you want to play Helldivers 2, get it through Steam or buy a PlayStation 5. PLAYSTATION is NOT Xbox

[VariantAEC]

Why is it that only Xbox fans beg for games? Switch has some interesting looking games, but if I'm not set on finishing a title... I won't even buy it if I don't think I want to see the gane through. I don't often leave games unfinished, but it does happen. Still after all these years only FFXIII (PS3) and currently Armored Core 6 (which I keep saying I will go back to) are the only 2 purchased games that I started and didn't finish, yet. Though, its pretty clear that I won't finish FFXIII at this point.

[SubtilizZer]

You know what’s funny? The biggest Sony game is a “dude, bro shooter” you same fans claimed to hate for years hahaha.

[raWfodog]

How do PS fans hate shooters when COD sells the most on PS consoles? 🤔

[purple101]

ps has more fans and owners overall, so proportionately they would sell more anyway just due to having more players

it's harder to work out the ratio, of ps5 owners that are shooter fans,

but in any case the tables have turned and a lot of xbox fans jumped ship,

so I guess its all about equal now

[VariantAEC]

More PS users than PC too?
Well there are more hardcore PS gamers than hardcore PC gamers.

[NextGenCeo]

Sony game on Xbox :D Good Luck.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

I really don't understand why they just don't buy a Playstation.

[FlameWater]

As a PC gamer, I refuse to pay a yearly fee, to use my own internet.

[VariantAEC]

You already pay your ISP just to maintain access to the internet you use. PS+ is paying to maintain PSN the same as paying your ISP no different than paying to use Spotify, Netflix, or any other online service.

[FlameWater]

@VariantAEC So why don't I pay a fee to play online games on PC?

[gigoran8]

xbox gave playstation some of their old games. Ok then fair is fair. Lets give them Destruction allstars, Ratchet & Clank, and Astro's Playroom.

[YourMommySpoils]

Lets be honest, at the time people bought xbox 360s, cause they were way cheaper than PS3s and its bluray, that's the only generation that still hinges on an xbox today. That poor kids generation, that stayed with the cheaper product. In the end, you get what you paid for. Helldivers 2 not happening.

[Spenok]

People are dumb...

[INMATEofARKHAM]

Not sure which is funnier... The petition or the idea of the server loads this would cause. 🤣

Fun game, I'm enjoying it on PC when I can get in.

[Asterphoenix]

MS if they were any other gaming company they would be broke.
Spent 70+ billion on acquisitions. Lol that's rich from MS and now the fans are port begging as well.

[Ethereal]

This is funny. How the tables have turned...

[repsahj]

Greediness.

[Bronbron92]

As cool it’d be for it to go to Xbox but come on guys y’all ain’t buying any games using game pass lol just buy a ps5 and play it, remember y’all have all them great exclusives from the Bethesda/Activision purchases.

[X-23]

Remember the time when they used to say "Playstation has no games" I guess reality had to come crashing down on them at some point.

[VincentVanBro]

Very glad I switched to PC as my primary platform recently. I still play my ps5 and Switch, but PC seems to be getting the best of all worlds lately

[Profchaos]

Ports are not free Sony didn't expect helldivers 2 to get as big as it did so they probably didn't think it was worth it.

Song has also started they have no problems with live service titles going to Xbox (don't except anything featuring their tentpole game franchises) and have committed bungies games to being multiplat so don't be shocked if this game eventually goes multiplat

[FyBy]

As a Helldiver 2 player (on PS5), I will gladly sign the petition.
For the Phil !!!!!!! :-D

[mkis007]

Eh sony should put it on there eventually get that money!

[TheCaptainKuchiki]

But I thought PS fans were the ones begging for MS to bring their games on PS, according to Xbox fans? 😂

[SoloGamer1]

🤣🤣🤣
29315;🤣 just buy a PS5.. and actually have games to play

[Fluke_Skywalker]

Let's just wait until they have the servers able to cope with the PC and PS5 players first.

[MeteorPanda]

"we want it to be freeee, whaaaa"

no.