Look out the window. Do you see that distant shape in the sky? That, my good people, are flying pigs. We live in strange times, and they seem to be getting stranger, because now not only is Helldivers 2 launching on Xbox in just two short weeks, but it also seems to be teasing some Halo content or a crossover.
Earlier today, the official Helldivers 2 Youtube channel dropped a new trailer onto the battlefield titled “Bring the Boom”. It’s a standard marketing trailer hyping up Helldivers 2 dropping onto Xbox on August 26.
But the exciting bit comes at the end of the trailer when we get shown a dark, moody city. It’s night, it’s raining. And then a lone hellpod drops as a saxophone is heard playing. The whole vibe is incredibly similar to Halo: ODST, a Halo spinoff released on Xbox 360 16 years ago. For those who don’t know their Halo lore, ODST stands for Orbital Drop Ship Troopers, which, of course, is very similar to how Helldivers 2 freedom-loving soldiers are deployed to the warzone.
It’s the music that confirms it, though, because that moody saxophone is taken directly from Halo: ODST’s soundtrack. You can hear it in the video above.
While this could just be a fun nod to one of Xbox’s most iconic franchises and some of the similarities the two games share, it’s more likely to indicate that some sort of Halo inspired content is coming to Helldivers 2.
It looks like PlayStation owners won’t be missing out, either, because the same trailer – along with the ODST scene at the end – was uploaded on PlayStation’s Youtube channel.
In other Halo related news, 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 might be brand new Halo games rather than existing ones.