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Helldivers 2 sold 926k on Xbox in 6 days vs PS5's 633k at launch. But with 500k+ players, technical debt is crippling the game. CEO Shams Jorjani promises fixes with "a bigger knife."

00:00 Numbers BIG
02:31 The Difference A Year Makes
04:09 Sony's Success On Xbox
06:32 An Underlying Problem
08:30 No Brakes On This Train
10:54 Success Is Its Own Problem

Sources:
https://bellular.games/the-helldivers-problem-a-game-for-everyone-is-a-game-for-no-one/

https://bellular.games/helldivers-developers-changed-the-game-again/

ign.com/articles/phil-spencer-on-helldivers-2-not-being-on-xbox-im-not-exactly-sure-who-it-helps

alineaanalytics.substack.com/p/augusts-most-downloaded-games-across

windowscentral.com/gaming/it-was-all-playstation-helldivers-2-ceo-comments-on-xbox-release

youtube.com/watch?v=CxUOcdLBl9g&t=338s

videogamer.com/news/helldivers-2-player-count-skyrockets

reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1n7r3ls/raise_your_hand_if_you_would_be_perfectly_fine

discord.com/channels/1102970375731691612/1102974129734434919/1413094316628246610

discord.com/channels/1102970375731691612/1206861061043527710/1412560709145071669

discord.com/channels/1102970375731691612/1206861061043527710/1412557539530510399

youtube.com/watch?v=dJi8VsvnkoE&t=362s

wushustudios.com