Helldivers 2 Creative Director Dismisses Sony Acquisition Scuttlebutt

The PlayStation family won’t be growing with the addition of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead, it seems. The developer’s CEO, Johan Pilestedt, shot down rumors his company was being acquired by Sony.

Spotted by Eurogamer, Pilestedt responded on X (formerly known as Twitter) to someone asking if Arrowhead Game Studios might be joining PlayStation as a first-party developer. The Helldivers 2 creative director outright denied the scuttlebutt: “This is fake,” he said. Pilestedt even replied to another person who claimed Arrowhead “sold out to Sony,” saying, “this would be the first hear I about it.”

Sony has published two of Arrowhead’s five games: Helldivers and Helldivers 2. The sequel has been extremely popular, even smashing GTA 5’s concurrent player record on Steam. People even really want Helldivers 2 on Xbox, since it’s currently only available on PC and PS5.

Last month, over 900 people lost their jobs at PlayStation as cuts were made at Insomniac and Naughty Dog, among others. Games were also canned, including a Twisted Metal live-service project.

Currently, Helldivers 2 is teasing the upcoming launch of mechs to the co-op game. The EXO-45 Patriot exosuit is the first mech planned for the game and should be arriving soon. While waiting, you can always join others in discovering Starship Troopers.

For more, check out GameSpot’s Helldivers 2 review.