Update: Well, that didn’t final lengthy. The unique Helldivers 2 clip has been faraway from Twitter, following a response from a copyright holder. Of course, this successfully confirms that the video is actual, as no firm shall be dropping sleep over a pretend.

Original Article: Things we didn’t anticipate to see right this moment: ten seconds from a purported Helldivers 2 trailer, seemingly confirming the sport is in growth for PS5 below the PS Studios umbrella. The footage seems to depict an unfinished trailer, which is at the moment being edited. We’ve contacted the supply for clarification in regards to the origins of the clip.

The small-print in the beginning of the video mentions that the gameplay has been captured on the PS5, and it reveals a flock of aircrafts earlier than transitioning to the PS Studios ident. Then we see a crashing spaceship and a few corpses, whereas the narrator reveals “the aliens are at our doorstep” and “democracy hangs in the balance”.

Assuming that is professional, it raises just a few questions: the place will this be introduced? Sony has already stated it received’t take part in Gamescom’s Opening Night Live, so might this be half of an upcoming PS Showcase, maybe? The unique Helldivers launched over seven years in the past, however was an enormous vital and industrial hit for Sony, and culminated within the platform holder’s first official PC port.

It appears that Swedish studio Arrowhead is as soon as once more on the helm, after it confirmed it was engaged on a “next-gen” co-op shooter a few years in the past. Interestingly, it described the undertaking as a third-person recreation, suggesting that it could be ditching the isometric perspective of the unique entry for its successor. Is this a sequel that you just’ve been ready for? Run-‘n’-gun into the feedback part beneath.