
Payday 3's arrival last week bookended a busy week on Xbox Game Pass - but its launch wasn't without issue. We fared okay as part of our hands-on time during early access, but when things went fully public last Thursday, the game struggled to handle the influx of new players - and now developer Starbreeze has issued a statement on the matter.
In a press update posted today, Starbreeze's CEO commented on the game's day one server struggles.
Here's what they had to say in full:
"We are disappointed in the issues our playerbase has faced during our launch weekend, but we are confident in our core product and the quality of PAYDAY 3 - and all available metrics point to it. We have a lot of diligent and consistent work ahead of us to regain community trust, but we will work hard to do it."
Unfortunately, the game's server problems seem to run quite deep. In the short term, the developer has updated its server setup to better accommodate traffic, but in the long run it has committed to "evaluating a new partner for matchmaking services".
We'll have to see how all of this unfolds in future, but for a title that launched day one on Xbox Game Pass, such widespread server issues have come as a bit of a surprise. Hopefully these problems are ironed out in the near future and Payday 3 becomes a reliable co-op FPS for Game Pass users.
Have you struggled to play Payday 3 during its opening weekend? Let us know your experience with the game so far.
[source prnewswire.com]
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I'm disappointed in you too! I had a lot of fun for the 20 minutes I got the game to work. I don't have a lot of time to game anymore between work and my family, so it really upsets me when I spend that time looking at endless matchmaking pages
@Kaloudz Yeah. I wasn't going to touch PD3 because of what happened with 2, it being on game pass is the only reason I'm prepared to give it a shot this time.
You'd think they want to get back trust after all the vitriol they spewed toward PS3 and 360 gamers when they released a broken Payday 2 and lied repeatedly about it.
This is what happens when you chase after the online-only model, people experience issues and the fanbase becomes fractured.
Game was okay ..doubt I will play it again though...to many other games and it's just not that great lol
@Kaloudz yeah there is too many options to play this during its buggy wonky phase.
@abe_hikura @Kaloudz care to elaborate? What happened with the previous one?
And yet everyone still says always online isn't a big deal
@Kaloudz oh, that's what I hate the most, post sale nonexistent communication.
I uninstalled as soon as it required an additional account setup to use. I won't be playing as long as that's a requirement for a solo player like myself.
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