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Arrowhead Delays Helldivers 2 Content Updates to Prioritize Performance Fixes

The studio blames technical debt from September’s patch for widespread instability.

Overview

  • Game director Mikael Eriksson announced in a community video that feature drops will arrive later as engineers focus on stability.
  • He said some bugs can be resolved fairly quickly, but improving console frame rates will take longer and the team’s “top brains” are on it.
  • Eriksson said the team is already making “really big improvements” and plans to share more detailed progress updates soon.
  • CEO Shams Jorjani acknowledged the studio is “not getting a passing grade on performance and stability,” reinforcing the reset in priorities.
  • Problems affect PC, PS5, and the newly added Xbox version, and Arrowhead is drafting a broader plan that also addresses concerns such as the game’s large PC install size.