Helldivers 2 Seems To Be Teasing A Halo Crossover – WGB

Look out the window. Do you see that distant form within the sky? That, my good individuals, are flying pigs. We reside in unusual instances, they usually appear to be getting stranger, as a result of no longer solely is Helldivers 2 launching on Xbox in just two short weeks, but it surely additionally appears to be teasing some Halo content material or a crossover.

Earlier in the present day, the official Helldivers 2 Youtube channel dropped a brand new trailer onto the battlefield titled “Carry the Increase”. It’s a regular 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, in fact, 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 straight from Halo: ODST’s soundtrack. You possibly can hear it within the video above.

Whereas this might simply be a enjoyable nod to one in every of Xbox’s most iconic franchises and a number of the similarities the 2 video games share, it’s extra more likely to point out that some form of Halo impressed content material is coming to Helldivers 2.

It seems to be like PlayStation homeowners gained’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 couple of new titles in the series have popped up in the Halo backend that are being listed as compatible with PlayStation. Most intriguing of all, they is perhaps model new Halo video games quite than current ones.