Helldivers x ODST? (Gaming)

by Korny , Dalton, Ga. US. Earth, Sol System, Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 08:14 (16 hours, 43 minutes ago) @ ManKitten
edited by Korny, Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 08:19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw1IeMhJI3E

That sure looks like New Mombasa at the end, with the ODST saxophone.

And the music starts at 1:17 in the video. Many a streamer are all about the ODST integration, but it also seems that Arrowhead is very obvious with their "homages", of which there are many Halo nods.

Slight deviation from the topic, but indirectly related. I'm finding it interesting how, in the past couple of years, Playstation is suddenly playing nice with everyone. They used to be the big holdouts when it came to crossplay and sharing IPs. Lately, as talks of hardware becoming potentially unnecessary and games being purely cloud based, Sony is loosening the reins.

Money and data collection would be the obvious reason. Online PC ports have been hugely successful (though their single-player releases have been pretty hit-or-miss).
Wish there was a more altruistic reason, but nah. The whole “required Sony account” debacle for single-player games on Steam made their motives pretty clear.

Helldivers even coming to Xbox surprised me, but then it also getting and ODST theme? That's interesting. There's also talks of Halo: MCC going to Playstation, which I think is pretty rad. It's time we break down these barriers of console exclusivity! Share the love of games!

Helldivers was a massive success at launch, and the community was very vocal about needing more bodies to send into the Major Order grinder wanting the game to release on Xbox as well. It was a near-universal request that I’m certain made it into Sony’s boardrooms. I imagine Sony’s Steam screwup that cratered the population numbers (and reviews) played a role in them talking about it with more seriousness. It being one of their only Live-service successes while their other investments have been largely DOA has made this one game they do not want to fail.

Combine that with Arrowhead being very obvious with their Halo references (there’s already a legally-distinct Master Chief armor in the game), and stating that they were open to crossover content as long as it fit the aesthetic of the game (as an explanation for the Killzone armor, but also as a response to the ODST requests that have been around since the first game, but which exploded after the Killzone announcement), and the ingredients were all on the table begging to be used.

With Gears coming out on PS5 soon, it’s nigh inevitable that we’ll be seeing Halo make the jump too, which makes me happy. Infinite got dealt a crummy hand, and the MCC deserves continued success and love. Plus, ODST will be back on people’s minds thanks to Helldivers, sooooo…

On a similar note, Fortnite offering both their Halo and Destiny bundles as a weekly special the day after the Bungie/Sony news broke was an oddly humorous bit of timing. I remember loading up the PlayStation way back when only to be greeted by a giant Master Chief on the screen and shaking my head as I chuckled sensibly. How far we’ve come…