{
"post": {
"title": "Will Helldivers 2 ever be released on PS4?",
"selftext": "Is Arrowhead Game Studios planning to release Helldivers 2 on PS4 maybe after releasing it on PS5 and PC? I was hoping that it would support older generation consoles like how Helldivers 1 was released on the PS3, PS Vita, PS4, and PC. ",
"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/19fn4gq/will_helldivers_2_ever_be_released_on_ps4/"
},
"comments": [
{
"body": "No. We are well into this Generations cycle, in fact we are only now really seeing PS5 and Series X only games released in the past 6 months or so.\n\nAt some point you have to move past old hardware.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "This was the game I bought a ps5 for. There wasn’t any other that convinced me I needed one yet.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Your gaming tastes must suck 😂",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Eat your words 😂",
"replies": [
{
"body": "👍",
"replies": [
{
"body": "U probably only play gta",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I’ve never played GTA I play TRPGS and Darksouls",
"replies": [
{
"body": "And you say helldivers is trash tastes? Lmao",
"replies": [
{
"body": "When did I say He’ll Divers was Trash I have over 200 hours",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I took that “your gaming tastes must suck” response as calling it trash because it’s what made him buy the console, I’m also considering getting the PS5 cuz I wanna play helldivers 2 but my pc is kinda outdated, RTX 2060 and i5 9600k"
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "I don’t play single player games and everything else was available on ps4 still. What games do you think are available only for the 5 should I be playing then?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Spider-Man 2, fantastic game",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I’m sure it’s a fantastic game. Last single player game I played was ghost of Tsushima. It was an awesome game but the entire time I was thinking to myself “this would be so much cooler with a teammate.” That’s why I only play online competitive or co-op, like helldivers, which is everything I thought it could be."
},
{
"body": "boring game tbh, after RDR2 all games feels too arcadey"
}
]
},
{
"body": "Baldurs Gate 3 is probably the best game on the PS5 right now. And you can play it with friends if you want. Infinite Wealth is also fantastic but the Like a Dragon series is an investment in itself.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "One of my helldiver buddies is big into D&D and he’s been trying to convince us to play but scheduling is always an issue. I told him I would compromise and play BG3 with him but we’ve been to busy helldiving for that to come up. Turn based still isn’t my cup of tea but I could tolerate it. It’s helldiving time right now and I’m sure as hell glad I got my 5 in time to play it. Worth it just for that."
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "You say that like it's easy the cheapest ps5 I could find was 400$ a lot of people are stuck with xbox ones and ps4 because everything is so fucking expensive I hope arrowhead fixes this ",
"replies": [
{
"body": "There are technical limitations to consoles as well. It may run on PS4 but do not expect the same level of graphics, the same amount of enemies on screen, the same FPS or particle effects.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "bro idc if they are low poly like helldivers 1 I just wanna dive in 3rd person"
},
{
"body": "You do make good points, but as long as they have access to the dev kit they could infact do a 1080 and say fuck it. "
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "Old hardware!? The ps5 just came out"
},
{
"body": "Nothing I've seen from this game doesn't convince me it couldn't run on the PS4. Control handled particles just as good."
}
]
},
{
"body": "Don’t wanna be a doubter but most likely not"
},
{
"body": "We have ps5. They need to stop releasing on both and take advantage of the ps5.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Are you gonna buy me a PS5? Are you gonna buy all the poor people who only have a ps4 one? No? Then stfu, spoiled ASF.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Just buy one",
"replies": [
{
"body": "\"Do you not have enough money to buy an overpriced console? Just buy it and go into debt, idiot!\"",
"replies": [
{
"body": "seethe buddy, shit's Dinosaur hardware, we're past half of the PS5's lifecycle",
"replies": [
{
"body": "We're already halfway there? Damn, I'd figure it'd be fairly priced by now.\n\nAnd the PS4 isn't \"dinosaur hardware\" ya damn hipster. It's not that old.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "A PS4 is more than a decade old, it *is* that old. Even it's menus are painfully slow. \n\nShit would catch on fire if it tried to run Helldivers with 100 bugs doing crazy shit on the screen while thousands of particles fly around.\n\nEven my PS4 Pro was garbage compared to my PS5. Playing on a base PS4 must be painful. If you can't afford it it's too bad but the upgrade is massive and if devs attempt to make games run on old gen the games end up way worse."
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "Are you gonna buy me a PS5? Are you gonna buy all the poor people who only have a ps4 one? No? Then stfu, spoiled ASF.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Grow up. You obviously are a clueless person so take your own advice and stfu.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "[removed]",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Oh so now you threaten people? Good job."
},
{
"body": "Greetings, fellow Helldiver! Unfortunately your submission had to be removed. No naming and shaming, racism, insults, trolling, harassment, witch-hunts, inappropriate language, etc. Basically, be civil."
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "I doubt it….it would have to have a major graphics downgrade"
},
{
"body": "Nope and it shouldn’t. Games need to be stoped being put on last generation as it holds back the potential of the game.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Oh fxck off with your daddies money",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Why the hostility?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Pretty obviously I'm sick of all these rich pricks and fxckin over poor people, looks like I've been banned from R/games over arguments about it, whatever, I'll just make a new email lmao, sick of these power hungry mods",
"replies": [
{
"body": "How is it a rich vs poor? The ps5 has been out for nearly fours years. If you’re struggling to afford maybe it’s better to wait instead and use the money for something else?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Lmao four years huh 🤣"
},
{
"body": "Well first off no it doesn’t plenty lf games released on both and the potential wasnt scuffed thats an excuse for pricks with money to say bs like this",
"replies": [
{
"body": "But it’s does hold the potential back as they gotta work around the ps4 capabilities. And second of all it’s not an excuse.\n\nAnd that’s a bit rude no?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "plenty of games have done it where the game wasnt even close to the next gen console its just sheer laziness on their end and I apologize"
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "Got one for 200$ new aint hard lil bro get yo money up"
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "How does it hold back? Battlefield 2042 keeps the multiplayer divided between gens with cross play"
},
{
"body": "Very true I would buy an new gen console if I had any room in my house."
}
]
},
{
"body": "Developers and gamers need to move on from old gen or we'll never experience what the new(current gen) has to offer and is capable of. Holding onto the past means you'll never move forward into the future.\n\nLearn to adapt or be left behind like the dinosaurs.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Lmao how about join the adults on PC consoles are dog shit"
},
{
"body": "It ain't that serious bro it's just consoles"
},
{
"body": "Maybe Im just poor and hoping dude. "
},
{
"body": "For like a year ps5 only had remakes and like 2 original games",
"replies": [
{
"body": ">For like a year ps5 only had remakes and like 2 original games\n\nIt takes years to create a game, especially with a new gen console as the learning curve can be steep for devs. New gen games aren't built in a day bud.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Then why did Sony say it's entering the late stages of it's life cycle? Wouldn't you want it's life cycle to be as long as possible for new games to release?"
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "Doubtful. At some point, we gotta move on from older tech"
},
{
"body": "Never."
},
{
"body": "100 % no"
},
{
"body": "Naw."
},
{
"body": "I hope not making this game for PS4 would mean they would have to make sacrifices for the PS5 version as well..",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Oh Jesus Christ dude, seriously? Are you that fxcking spoiled? God forbid we ever think about anyone else.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "It’s not about being spoiled.. plenty of games that have come out in the last year for both consoles have had to sacrifice fidelity/performance issues I payed for a PS5 I wasn’t to play PS5 Games that’s the only reason I got the system. There are plenty of other games OP could play."
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "The real question is, when are they going to make a Helldivers 2 port for the Wii though?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Amen to that. COME ON DEVS "
}
]
},
{
"body": "That's why gaming on PC is better cause you don't have to keep buying consoles",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Yeah my PC never needs to be upgraded in any way, ever. /s"
}
]
},
{
"body": "This should definitely be a cross gen cross platform game. (consoles only) its should also be free to play. there is nothing in this game that cant be developed for a ps4."
},
{
"body": "[deleted]",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Not a fumble in the slightest considering how well this game has sold without the need to worry about last gen hardware.\n\nI still feel bad that some people won't be able to experience this game, but it's definitely worth getting a ps5 or pc for.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "[deleted]",
"replies": [
{
"body": "The game's selling extremely well as it is, and the game would have suffered having to be able to run on launch ps4's.\n\nSo, again, not a fumble. The devs are doing great."
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "Never have u seen the visuals? the ps4 would blow up my guy just spend 500 on a pc lol",
"replies": [
{
"body": "A $500 pc would not be able to run this game.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Lol"
}
]
}
]
}
]
}