In a surprising move, Arrowhead Game Studios and PlayStation revealed this month thatHelldivers 2, the popular co-op game that made its debut on PS5 and PC last year, will be making its way to Xbox Series X/S on August 26. As exciting as this news was, it was something that no one really anticipated. While there had been a lot of demand for an Xbox port of the game in theHelldiverscommunity, many gamers didn’t actually think that PlayStation would decide to listen to these requests.Helldivers 2is the first-ever PlayStation-published game to be released on an Xbox console, and its multi-platform release seems to mark a notable change in strategy for PlayStation as a company.
On the same day thatHelldivers 2will be released for Xbox, Arrowhead Game Studios plans to add a new item to the game called a Warbond Token. As their name suggests, Warbond Tokens basically allow players to redeem one Warbond (Helldivers 2’s version of a battle pass) of their choosing in the game’s Acquisition Center. Since the Warbonds inHelldivers 2never expire, players can get pretty much any of the ones they want at any time, regardless of when they were initially released. These Warbond Tokens seem like they’re going to be a pretty big deal, but they could be even more significant for the game in the long run.
Warbond Tokens Are an Exciting New Addition to Helldivers 2
Warbond Tokens Are a New Item That’s Exclusive to the Super Citizen Edition of Helldivers 2
The Warbond Token was originally announced by Arrowhead Game Studios on July 2, a day before the Xbox port ofHelldivers 2was revealed. At the time, Arrowhead stated in a post on the official PlayStation website that this new item would be included inthe Super Citizen Edition ofHelldivers 2, and that it wouldn’t be obtainable anywhere else. Warbond Tokens, Arrowhead said, were being added to the game in order to prevent people from buying the same thing twice.
Warbond Tokens Prevent Players from Purchasing the Same Warbond Twice
For those who are out of the loop, the Super Citizen Edition ofHelldivers 2is the premium version of the game that’s available on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox consoles. This edition costs $20 more than the base version ofHelldivers 2, and it comes with a bunch of in-game goodies, such as a handful of cosmetics and an armor set. Perhaps the most significant piece of content included in the Super Citizen Edition, though, isthe “Steeled Veterans” Premium Warbond. This is the first Warbond that was ever added to Helldivers 2, and it contains 5 weapons, 7 cosmetics, and 3 armor sets, along with a few other things.
Current owners of the base version ofHelldivers 2can upgrade to the game’s Super Citizen Edition for a $20 fee on PS5 and PC. This upgrade pack, however, is not currently available on Xbox.
While the content included in the Super Citizen Edition is really solid on its own, it’s worth noting that the “Steeled Veterans” Premium Warbond can be purchased directly throughHelldivers 2’s in-game shopfor 1,000 Super Credits. Because of this, some owners of theHelldivers 2Super Citizen Edition have accidentally bought the “Steeled Veterans” Warbond again and, thus, wasted their money on something they already own. The Warbond Tokens are meant to remedy this particular problem. Instead of getting the same Warbond every single time, PS5 and PC players who purchase theHelldivers 2Super Citizen Edition on or after August 26 will now receive a Warbond Token instead, so that they can unlock any Warbond they want.
Arrowhead Game Studios has said that it currently has no plans to offer Warbond Tokens as a standalone product. This, however, doesn’t rule out the possibility of the tokens becoming unlockable in other ways later on. Maybe, in the future, Arrowhead will distribute Warbond Tokens during rare events to individuals who complete certain challenges. This way, it could make the Warbond Tokens more useful to the average player, especially whenother Warbonds are added to the gamein the coming years. Players who want to unlock all the available items inHelldivers 2without purchasing every Warbond outright, meanwhile, would also benefit from such a decision, so hopefully this happens at some point in time.
