Payday 3 has been nothing wanting a catastrophe for developer Starbreeze Studios. As large of successful as its predecessor was, since its launch final yr, the multiplayer shooter has persistently been on the receiving finish of criticism from its ever-dwindling participant base. Starbreeze itself has acknowledged repeatedly that Payday 3 has been performing under the corporate’s inner expectations– and that continued underperformance is now yielding predictable penalties.
In its lately printed quarterly fiscal report, the developer has introduced its plans to “considerably” lower funding in Payday 3 and its post-launch plans, which doesn’t encourage plenty of confidence within the sport’s future.
“The extent of funding throughout Payday 3’s first yr available on the market, each by way of launched DLCs and Operation Medic Bag, has been at an elevated stage,” Starbreeze says. “Forward of yr two, we’re assured in having the ability to proceed delivering quantities of worth to our gamers with a considerably decrease stage of funding.”
Payday 3 has failed to keep up a wholesome participant base since its launch, so Starbreeze’s choice to tug again assist for the shooter doesn’t come as a whole shock, although it needs to be attention-grabbing to see what this implies for the studio’s long-term plans for the sport, and for the Payday franchise basically.
Payday 3 is offered on PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC.
