Look out the window. Do you see that distant form within the sky? That, my good folks, are flying pigs. We dwell in unusual instances, and so they appear to be getting stranger, as a result of not solely is Helldivers 2 launching on Xbox in simply two brief weeks, but it surely additionally appears to be teasing some Halo content material or a crossover.
Earlier at present, the official Helldivers 2 Youtube channel dropped a brand new trailer onto the battlefield titled “Convey the Increase”. It’s a normal advertising and marketing trailer hyping up Helldivers 2 dropping onto Xbox on August 26.
However the thrilling bit comes on the finish of the trailer once we get proven a darkish, moody metropolis. It’s night time, it’s raining. After which a lone hellpod drops as a saxophone is heard taking part in. The entire vibe is extremely just like Halo: ODST, a Halo spinoff launched on Xbox 360 16 years in the past. For individuals who don’t know their Halo lore, ODST stands for Orbital Drop Ship Troopers, which, after all, is similar to how Helldivers 2 freedom-loving troopers are deployed to the warzone.
It’s the music that confirms it, although, as a result of that moody saxophone is taken immediately from Halo: ODST’s soundtrack. You’ll be able to hear it within the video above.
Whereas this might simply be a enjoyable nod to one in all Xbox’s most iconic franchises and among the similarities the 2 video games share, it’s extra prone to point out that some form of Halo impressed content material is coming to Helldivers 2.
It appears to be like like PlayStation house owners received’t be lacking out, both, as a result of the identical trailer – together with the ODST scene on the finish – was uploaded on PlayStation’s Youtube channel.
In different Halo associated information, a few new titles within the sequence have popped up within the Halo backend which are being listed as appropriate with PlayStation. Most intriguing of all, they could be model new Halo video games somewhat than present ones.
