Helldivers 2 has loved a sometimes chaotic couple of reports cycles this previous week. Following the leak {that a} collaboration with Sony and Guerrilla Games would convey Killzone 2-themed content material to the sport, its subsequent, instant launch confirmed this. Unfortunately, developer Arrowhead seems to have set the worth too excessive, which was met with backlash from the neighborhood. On this, it rapidly backtracked, apologising, rising the provision of the primary pack, and releasing the second early and without spending a dime.
IGN adopted the twists and turns intimately, and through a Discord city corridor, Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani tried to placate gamers: “Clearly, we would love to search out the candy spot of individuals loving the content material AND the worth and purchase the bejeesus out of it. This did not hit that mark.”
Falling on his sword, Jorjani took the blame for the perceived misstep, the developer’s at instances rocky relationship with the platform holder clearly on his thoughts: “It’s a partnership [with Sony], however we’re within the driving seat behind the choices. This one is on us.” The developer alludes to the preliminary leak that advised a Killzone-themed Warbond, earlier than considerably ominously including:
“We modified it from a Warbond as a result of there have been considerations that having the next priced Warbond would carry a damaging sentiment… We wish to create nice experiences which might be sustainable for years to come back. As a part of that, we have to determine tips on how to make HD2 financially sustainable in the long run.”
