The first players who were tempted to buy pre-orders have already started playing Payday 3. Unfortunately, it turns out that the game on PlayStation 5 leaves a lot to be desired.
Payday 3 developers announced that the new PS5 shooter was released for digital distribution in the old version. Strabreeze explains that this was due to an error. The studio stated that the error was caused by someone outside the team (probably Sony employees) because the entire situation was ” out of their control.”
“Information for PS5 players: due to an issue beyond our control, you are currently playing an old version of the game. Sony is currently working on publishing the appropriate patch,” wrote Andread Hall Penninger, lead producer of Payday 3.
It appears Payday 3 can only be turned on on PS5 currently in a limited offline/tutorial mode . Fans report, among others: problems with servers and matchmaking, stating that they do not have access to online game modes. This makes the title basically unplayable on the Sony console, not allowing access to the basic gameplay.
Source: https://www.pcinvasion.com/whats-going-on-with-the-ps5-version-of-payday-3/