After years of development, Payday 3 is finally scheduled for release later this year, and developer Starbreeze Studios has begun aggressively promoting the game in advance of that date. We received our first glimpse at gameplay footage in a lengthy teaser at Xbox Games Showcase earlier this week, along with confirmation of a September launch. Now, Starbreeze has released a developer diary to share additional fresh information.
Payday 3 will, as previously stated, take place in New York City rather than Washington, D.C. It will also see the key characters from the first game’s cast return. In the dev diary, Starbreeze discusses these details as well as some new gameplay mechanics, such as the ability to take hostages and trade them with police to buy more time for your heists or the inclusion of a stage between stealth and combat wherealerted enemies will first try and look for players before combat can properly begin. See the video below for additional information.
On September 21, Payday 3 will be released for the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
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