Helldivers 2 is landing on Xbox Series X|S later this month, and in a new trailer celebrating the former PlayStation exclusive’s arrival on the Microsoft hardware, there was a brief tease for a beloved piece of Halo history right at the end. Here’s the trailer, which isn’t referencing the Costco Guys with its use of POD’s hit 2002 single, Boom.
Right at the end of the trailer, there’s a brief scene that looks like it’s set in the city of New Bombasa from Halo 3: ODST, complete with a Helljumper drop-pod landing from orbit and a few jazzy notes from the ODST soundtrack for good measure. Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead had previously spoken about the possibility of crossovers shortly after the game launched last year, saying that if it made sense, the studio was open to it.
“Crossovers have to make sense. We don’t want to be Kingdom Hearts or Fortnite. If we do them, we want them to add something–feelgood, fun, a memory, but we like for it to make sense and fit in,” Arrowhead said at the time.
On the surface, Halo 3: ODST has a lot in common with Helldivers 2, as both games feature regular human soldiers, chunky arsenals, and troopers that like to make an entrance via orbital means.
How this crossover will work out remains to be seen, although it’s possible we’ll see new weapons and cosmetics influenced by Halo 3: ODST. The general look of that game would fit in well with the Helldivers 2 universe, as the armor and weapons from the game wouldn’t feel out of place in Helldivers 2.
Halo 3: ODST was famously the penultimate game in the series from its original developer, Bungie, before it moved on to start work on Destiny. The game has become a cult-classic over the years, and it’s still highly regarded as one of the best in the mainline Halo series.
Xbox Series X|S owners can grab Helldivers 2 for that platform starting August 26 and join the fight to spread the concept of Managed Democracy to the far reaches of the galaxy, using any ultraviolent methods to do so. Xbox fans have been eager to play the PlayStation-published game since it launched, and ultimately, Sony approved the move to launch Helldivers 2 on Xbox Series X|S consoles.
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