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News Six Weeks Later, PAYDAY 3 Gets Its First Patch

And it's a fairly substantial one

Some six weeks after its chaotic launch, cooperative heist game PAYDAY 3 has gotten its first patch. It weighs in around 2GB and includes more than 200 fixes, tweaks, quality-of-life improvements, and quashed bugs. Whether it will be enough to stem the game's bleeding player count remains to be seen, but it's...

• Fri 3rd Nov 2023
• Starbreeze
• PS5
• PAYDAY

News PAYDAY 3 Developer Explains Why First PS5 Patch is Still MIA

The perfect crime

PAYDAY 3 has had a rough launch, and communication with the community (or lack thereof) has only exacerbated matters further. And while it seems like some players are at least playing the game, Starbreeze's situation is undesirable, and its first patch is still nowhere to be found more than a month later. In a quick update posted...

• Thu 26th Oct 2023
• Starbreeze
• PS5
• PAYDAY

News PAYDAY 3 Servers Settle as Starbreeze Unveils Content Roadmap

New beginnings

After a chaotic launch experience, it seems the digital seas have begun to settle for developer Starbreeze. PAYDAY 3's rocky start has the studio investigating an offline mode, but for now, at least, the heists must go on. In a statement on its website, Starbreeze states that the "scheduled maintenance carried out last week has fixed...

• Tue 3rd Oct 2023
• Starbreeze
• PS5
• PAYDAY

News PAYDAY 3's Launch Has Been So Rough That an Offline Mode Is Being Considered

Online requirement might go away

Heist shooter threequel, PAYDAY 3, has had a very rocky launch. Developer Starbreeze has been putting out fires since launch day, as matchmaking issues and other server-related problems have stopped an eager player base from, well, playing. The game's always-online requirement means it's even affecting those looking...

• Wed 27th Sep 2023
• Starbreeze
• PS5
• Payday 3

News PAYDAY 3's Chaotic Launch Experience Prompts CEO Apology

Caught in the act

Multiplayer heist sim PAYDAY 3's launch has been anything but smooth, with massive numbers of players unable to access the game. Plagued by server and matchmaking issues, the always online nature of the title is exacerbating the situation still further. Problems began for PS5 players when the title's "early access" period started...

• Mon 25th Sep 2023
• Starbreeze
• PS5
• PAYDAY

News PAYDAY 3 Skips Out on PS5 Closed Beta

Begins on Xbox and Steam in August

PAYDAY 3 is slated to score its biggest haul yet, with the high-stakes cooperative heist game coming to PS5 on 24th September. PlayStation players hoping to get in a job or two during the upcoming closed beta session (2nd-7th August) will have to look elsewhere, however, as publisher Deep Silver and developer...

• Fri 28th Jul 2023
• Starbreeze
• PS5
• PAYDAY

News PAYDAY 3 Makes Stealth an Art in Exciting PS5 Trailer

Undercover

A heist is easiest when you get in and out without alerting anyone’s attention, and this assault on a Brooklyn art gallery shows PAYDAY 3’s best laid plans being executed flawlessly. The trailer introduces a couple of gadgets and gizmos you’ll be able to utilise to get in and out without being detected, and segues between real...

• Mon 17th Jul 2023
• Starbreeze
• PS5
• PAYDAY
• Trailers

News PS5 Heist Shooter PAYDAY 3 Will Seemingly Require an Internet Connection At All Times

In cuffs

Always-online connections in games are becoming increasingly common, but rarely do they go down well with fans. We’ve seen enormous backlashes to the likes of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and despite its co-op focus, it looks like PAYDAY 3 may be next in line. Confirmed during a livestream with the game’s community manager...

• Sun 16th Jul 2023
• Starbreeze
• PS5
• PAYDAY

News PAYDAY 3 Scores a 24th September Release Date on PS5

Potentially cancelled on PS4

PAYDAY 3 will score its biggest haul yet from 24th September, as Starbreeze Studios has slapped a release date on the title at long last. The co-op shooter sequel has been a long time coming, but it’ll only cost $39.99 when it finally does arrive. It should be noted there’s no mention of PS4 for PAYDAY 3, so we’re...

• Sun 11th Jun 2023
• Prime Matter
• PS5
• PAYDAY
• Release Dates

Rumour Payday 3 Will Allegedly Cash Out in September on PS5, PS4

Money must be funny

Looks like we may be getting a Payday 3 release date at Summer Game Fest or any of its adjacent events, assuming the timing of an apparent leak is to be believed. A 21st September launch date was surfaced by notorious Microsoft Store scraper Aggiornamenti Lumia, suggesting some kind of announcement may be imminent – either...

• Wed 7th Jun 2023
• Starbreeze
• PS5
• PS4
• Payday
• Rumours