No, PlayStation is not buying Helldrivers 2 studio Arrowhead.
Yesterday, rumours began circulating that Sony was on the cusp of sealing a deal to acquire the developer, following the successful launch of Helldivers 2 earlier this year.
However, the game’s director Johan Pilestedt has shut these rumours down, saying they are “fake”.
Replying to one user on X, who had shared a post regarding the speculative acquisition, Pilestedt said: “This is fake… Unless I’ve missed something”. The director also commented that the artwork for this supposed deal was using “a really shitty old logo from 2008 or so”.
The director also replied to another user suggesting an acquisition announcement could be on the way soon, stating: “This is the first I hear of this…”
This is fake… Unless I’ve missed something 🤔
Also, a really shitty old logo from 2008 or so when we just started the studio.
— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) March 6, 2024
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It’s been a busy time for the Helldivers 2 team on social media. Along with debunking acquisition rumours, the developer has also confirmed mechs will finally be making their way onto the battlefields in the near future. Recent gameplay footage of Helldivers 2 showed off in-game playable mechs, even though they weren’t available to users in the public version of the game.
“The EXO-45 Patriot Exosuits are in full production in the factories of Tien Kwan,” the Helldivers 2 account teased yesterday, along with some artwork. While it stopped short of giving an exact date of when we can expect to see mechs in the game, the developer said it will be “soon”, so keep your eyes peeled.
Rounding out this morning’s news, as I was writing the studio announced a new patch for PC and PS5. This patch will introduce planetary hazards, balancing updates for a select number of weapons, and a variety of fixes.
You can read the full patch notes for Helldivers 2 on Steam.
Along with today’s changes, the studio also shared a list of known issues as part of the patch notes, which have either been introduced because of today’s patch, or are just still being worked on. These include various potential crashes, freezes, and UI issues.