Helldivers 2 was a huge success for publisher Sony on Steam and PS5 in 2024. It is now clear what will happen next with the brand.
Why is Sony talking about Helldivers 2? CES is one of the largest consumer electronics trade fairs in the world and offers many technology companies a stage to present their latest products and work. Sony has been a regular exhibitor there for many years and often uses this opportunity to show innovative products, for example the PS5 VR2, which they presented in 2022.
There were also some interesting announcements this year, especially regarding films and series.
It is still uncertain whether the film will look like the trailers for Helldivers 2:
Helldivers 2 appears for the first time in the trailer for PS5 and PC
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Helldivers 2 on the big screen
What’s the next step for the brand? As Sony revealed at their presentation, the company is working with Sony Pictures on a film adaptation of Helldivers 2. Asad Qizilbash, Head of PlayStation Productions, probably explains the reason for this.
When making the announcement, he said that Helldivers 2 was “amazingly popular,” which might be reason enough for Sony to make the game their next film adaptation. As SteamDB states, at peak times over 450,000 players were online on Steam at the same time.
It was so much that the boss himself said that buying new servers was no longer of any use because you were simply reaching the limits. In addition to the many players on Steam, the shooter was also popular on the PS5.
The media and technology company had previously filmed games such as Uncharted, Gran Turismo, Twisted Metal and The Last of Us. Fans of the zombie series can also look forward to a new season, which will start in the USA in April 2025.
Is there another film adaptation? Yes, it’s not just Helldivers 2 that’s coming to the big screens. Horizon Zero Dawn is also set to get a feature film. After a failed attempt to bring the game to Netflix as a series, the company is now taking it into its own hands and is working on a feature film together with Columbia Pictures.
The film is said to cover the origin story of the protagonist Aloy in the fallen futuristic world. Horizon Zero Dawn, like Helldivers 2, is one of Sony’s most popular titles. The game is probably so popular that the developers decided to release a remaster version, but the fans probably didn’t want it: Sony announces the remaster of a hit for PS5, but many people prefer the original