Helldivers 2 was released on the Xbox platform, becoming the first game published by Sony to be available on Microsoft consoles. According to Alinea Analytics, the game was purchased by about 600,000 players on Xbox in the first 2 days. Over the entire time, 12 million copies were sold on Steam and 5 million copies on PlayStation.
The day after release, the game had 500,690 concurrent players across all platforms. Steam had around 160,000 players, which puts the console player count at around 340,000, many of whom are new to Xbox.
Alinea Analytics notes that the experience of PlayStation and PC veterans helping Xbox newcomers is particularly positive in today's often toxic online communities. The event shows that gamers are willing to support quality projects regardless of platform, and cross-platform releases make gaming content more accessible to a wider audience.
Earlier, Microsoft also began releasing its games on the PlayStation, where they gained popularity: six of the ten most popular games on the PlayStation were released by Microsoft.