417 days on from Helldivers 2’s huge PSN backlash, gamers have lastly gotten their evaluation bomb cape

It is right here. No, not the tip of the world as we all know it, however Helldivers 2‘s long-awaited evaluation bomb cape.

Arrowhead had been teasing including stated cape, dubbed “Pillars of Freedom”, to the sport as an inside joke since that entire PSN controversy final 12 monthswhen HD2 received so many unfavorable critiques from people indignant at account linking being made necessary that its Steam graph’s purple traces had been lengthy sufficient encourage newbie style designers. The builders and Sony have since restored entry to the sport in a bunch of nations the PSN change rendered it unpurchasable in, paving the best way for this gear gag.

“In honor of their unquestioning dedication to the protection of Managed Democracy, the Helldivers have been awarded a commemorative cape,” Arrowhead tweeted upon deploying this back-covering material that resembles the Steam evaluation graph on the time of the evaluation bombing, “The brand new uniform piece will probably be out there in all Tremendous Destroyer Armories as quickly because the rollout is full.

“This cape will probably be awarded to all current gamers. As with our earlier merchandise rollouts, please enable a while for the merchandise to reach in your inbox.”

Cue raucous celebrations within the Redditosphere and on Discord. “I can’t consider they really did it,” wrote one joyous participant, “And good on them for ready till Sony really opened the sport again as much as all these international locations, as a substitute of final 12 months when everybody was celebrating the half-victory.”

In the meantime, one other declared: “I am not taking it off. I waited an extended 12 months for my nation to be faraway from (the) area block.” Yep, this actually has been a very long time within the making.

Sony walked again their plans to make the account necessary on Could 6, 2024. It is now June 27, 2025. 13 months. 60 weeks. 417 days. One thing within the area of 9,998 hours. One thing within the area of 599,910 minutes. One thing within the area of 35,994,615 seconds.

Infants have been born. Individuals have died. Numerous hells have been dived.

And now, cape.