Starbreeze Delays Payday 3 Patch Due to Critical Errors, Plans Free Content Updates by End of Year

Starbreeze attribute delayed Payday 3 patch to critical software bug potentially capable of wiping player progression, pushing for both patch release and free content updates by year end despite significant drop in player counts.

• Starbreeze has delayed the first patch for Payday 3 due to a critical software bug discovered during the testing and certification phase, which dramatically increases the risk of player progression data being wiped.
• The Swedish video game developer plans to roll out free content updates for Payday 3 by the end of the year, despite not yet offering a concrete release date for the awaited patch.
• A significant drop in player counts for Payday 3 has been observed since its launch, with concurrent player counts dropping from over 69,000 to just around 2600 within a month.
• Starbreeze has acknowledged community criticism over their lack of communication regarding the delayed patch and assured players of their ongoing commitment to address remaining game issues.
• In addition to patch fixes, Starbreeze is also looking to alter Payday 3's progression system based on player feedback in order to improve the gaming experience.

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