With the unprecedented success of Helldivers 2, it’s understandable to think (or assume) that Sony is in the process of acquiring Arrowhead Game Studios to be part of the PlayStation Studios first-party family. It seems chatter about that has started already.
A rumor about Sony acquiring Arrowhead surfaced earlier from “leaker” Haothors (who has since deleted their Twitter account) that was starting to gain ground, as it was posted on the GamingLeaks subreddit and even on Neo-GAF.
[Haothors] Arrowhead has already been bought by Sony with an announcement to come soon.
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Is Sony Acquiring Helldivers 2 Developer Arrowhead?
For PlayStation fans getting excited at the idea of the Helldivers 2 studio being first-party, temper those expectations as it turns out, this is another fake leak, as Arrowhead Game Studios big boss Johan Pilestedt has gone on record to refute it.
This is the first I hear of this… And that's a good indication that it's fake.
Also, very old logo.
— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) March 6, 2024
Of course, this doesn’t mean that Sony won’t try and acquire Arrowhead Game Studios at a later time. It’s just not happening now. For those wondering if Sony owns a fraction of the company even if they don’t own it, Pilestedt also confirmed that they are “indecently owned” in a separate tweet.
We are not owned. We are independently owned!
— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) March 4, 2024
This is good news, right? While the chances of Xbox gamers seeing Helldivers 2 is very, very slim, at the very least, Arrowhead’s next project potentially going multi-platform is still on the table.
Speaking of Xbox and Helldivers 2, a Halo Forge mod team is making “Helljumpers” which is Helldivers 2 for Xbox via Halo Infinite.
In other Helldivers 2 news, the studio announced that the EXO-45 Patriot Mech is hitting the game “soon.” Once we know more about that, we’ll let our readers know.
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