Helldivers 2 has been chugging along steadily since its release in February 2024. It managed to snag a lot more fans than the franchise’s first outing and continues to command a dedicated player base to this day.
Based on comments on the official Helldivers 2 Discord server, though, it appears that one central fan-requested feature may not be included at any point in the game’s lifecycle. This news comes directly after a string of recent issues with the game, appropriately setting expectations for the future of the live service juggernaut.
Arrowhead Has No Plans For Helldivers 2 Cross-Progression
“Other Things Take Priority”
To shed some light on why this is happening, it’s essential to examine the context. Arrowhead Community Manager Katherine Baskin notes: “We have no plans to add cross progression currently.” CEO Shams Jorjani also chimes in, explaining that the studio “would love” to add cross-progression to the game, but “other things take priority.”
The timing is also worth noting. Although Helldivers 2 still has a lot of hardcore fans, ithas also courted more controversy in the past few months due to performance issues. Game director Mikael Eriksson even noted this publicly last month, ensuring fans that stability and other technical issues were the studio’s primary focus at the time, to the point of forgoing content updates.
Many progression-based games before Helldivers 2 have suffered from feature bloat, as well as endless strings of content that eventually cause technical issues over time. Those bloat issues extend to the game’s very assets, as dataminers have found evidence of replicated in-game models. It’s a very delicate dance, preserving a live service game for extended periods of time.
Ideally, even if this statement seems definitive, we can get cross-progression somewhere down the line. It’s a massive part of modern gaming, and titles supported by a juggernaut like Sony as a publisher have a lot of eyes on them to deliver.
There Are Other Issues For The Helldivers 2 Team To Focus On
Like Long Term Vision And Performance
So far, things appear favorable in terms of Arrowhead’s ability to resolve the technical issues. They’re pulling out all the stops and even delaying content so that they can get these fixes deployed across the multiple platforms that Helldivers 2 supports. Hopefully, after they resolve these issues, they can get back on track and identify these problems before they arise in the future.
Although Helldivers 2 has weathered some storms in the past year and a half, it’s really been under more scrutiny since the game debuted on Xbox platforms, in addition to its original launch on PC and PS5. Arrowhead Game Studios has continued its commitment to communication, including delivering the cross-progression news through official channels, but it has a lot of work ahead of it.