Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox Series X|S on 26th August.
Does that date sound familiar? No, it's not just my wedding anniversary date. It is the same release date as Gears of War: Reloaded.
This is a fucking own goal from Microsoft. Self inflicted wound. Are you fucking kidding me?
Xbox must have been waiting and working on this launch for more than a year, yet somehow Helldivers 2 is still coming to Series X on the exact same day as Gears of War: Reloaded, pointlessly pitting two shooters with multiplayer against each other and inevitably cannibalizing the launch of both.
Paraphrasing Phil Spencer's statement: Xbox is doing better than ever - that's why we're making thousands of you redundant today.