Out of nowhere, Sony confirms that 2024 breakout hit Helldivers 2 joins PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium today
Load your rifles and get ready to deliver some democracy to those heathen alien interlopers, because Helldivers 2 comes to PlayStation Plus today.
Load your rifles and get ready to deliver some democracy to those heathen alien interlopers, because Helldivers 2 comes to PlayStation Plus today.
The short version
- Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the game will be added to the roster of titles PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers can access as part of its August 2026 update (sorry, Essential-tier subs).
- The game, developed by Arrowhead Studios, launched back in 2024 and has netted a decent 20 million sales since then.
- The addition of the game to PS Plus ties in with the launch of Helldivers 2's latest expansion, Devoid of Liberty.
What happened
The new content tasks you with destroying Illuminate spires and gateways, completing data reconnaissance, and infiltrating Illuminate structures with your team. The new enemies are "ghoulish diversions wrought into existence by the Illuminate scourge to threaten our freedom", obviously.
Why it matters
You can now also unlock 300 ranks, with new "privileges" and rank titles.
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