"If you ever doubted the "console wars" were over, here's a new piece of data to consider: Helldivers 2, formerly console exclusive to Sony's PS5, is currently the best-selling title on Xbox. In fact, it's the first and third best-selling game, if you count its more premium edition, and it's currently the ninth-most played game on the platform - mostly beaten by free-to-play games like Fortnite and Roblox but also Minecraft and GTA V."
"It doesn't surprise me that Helldivers 2 is popular on Xbox, because it was a huge hit on PS5 and PC. Last May, Sony revealed that Helldivers 2 had become PlayStation's fastest-selling game of all time with 12 million copies sold in 12 weeks, and it may have now crossed 18 million after reportedly racking up nearly a million on Xbox in its first week on sale."
"No, what's surprising is that we now live in an era where companies like Sony and Microsoft no longer entirely see their hit games as a way to get players to buy their own consoles, and instead just want to sell as many copies of these games as they can. Back in May, we wrote about how the top three games on PlayStation came from Microsoft, and now it's reciprocal!"
Helldivers 2 has become the best-selling game on Xbox, holding both first and third positions when counting its premium edition, and ranking ninth in playtime. The game previously sold 12 million copies on PlayStation in 12 weeks and may have surpassed 18 million after nearly a million reported Xbox sales in its first week there. The cross-platform launch underscores a shift where Sony and Microsoft prioritize maximizing game sales across platforms rather than relying solely on exclusives to drive console purchases. Free-to-play titles like Fortnite, Roblox, Minecraft, and GTA V still dominate playtime charts.
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