Arrowhead Game Studios released a new “Bring the Boom” trailer for Helldivers 2 on 12 August that promotes the co-op shooter’s arrival on Xbox Series X and S later this month. The video closes with a rain-soaked cityscape, a lone drop-pod and the saxophone refrain from “Rain (Deference for Darkness)”—musical cues strongly associated with Halo 3: ODST—signalling an impending crossover between the two franchises. Helldivers 2 will launch on Microsoft’s consoles on 26 August, marking the first time a Sony-published title debuts on Xbox hardware. Arrowhead has confirmed full cross-play support across Xbox, PlayStation 5 and PC, potentially enlarging the player base of a game that already became PlayStation Studios’ fastest seller, moving 12 million copies in its first 12 weeks after its February 2024 release. Neither Arrowhead nor Microsoft has detailed what the ODST collaboration will include or when it will roll out, but prior crossovers have added themed cosmetics and weapons. The teaser arrives as Sony and Microsoft increasingly open their flagship franchises to rival platforms, underscoring a shift toward ecosystem growth over console exclusivity.