Posted 2/12/2024, 10:07:30 AM
Helldivers 2 Becomes Sony's Biggest Steam Launch Despite Severe Server Issues
- Helldivers 2 launched last week and saw hundreds of thousands of concurrent players, exceeding the developer's expectations
- It became Sony's biggest ever Steam launch with 155,926 peak concurrent players
- However, the high player count caused severe login issues and problems with progression tracking
- The developer Arrowhead apologized and explained they tried increasing server capacity but player counts kept exceeding the new limits
- Despite issues, Helldivers 2 is getting positive reviews from players and critics so far