payday 3 The publishing process is tough, the player base is dwindling, and developers star wind It has been admitted – but it is determined to come back.
While Payday 3 attracted a lot of players when it launched last year, things aren’t looking so good now. Looking at SteamDB, the game’s peak number of concurrent players has never exceeded 1,000 since mid-January, and the number of concurrent players has been declining every week (the peak number of players on the weekend was 545). Now, Starbreeze admitted in its 2023 year-end report that things aren’t looking good, but it did once again mention plans to revitalize the game, in part by gathering player feedback and working with publisher Plaon.
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Talking about how the game has made a comeback, Starbreeze’s report states, “The gaming industry has many examples of turning market incipient problems into long-term success. There’s no easy recipe, but one thing the positive examples have in common is taking player criticism Take it to heart, dare to support your game, and maintain an open and honest dialogue with your stakeholders.
“That’s exactly what we’re doing now with Payday 3. Few companies have a brand as strong as Payday. At a time when our recent games have lagged behind, Payday 2’s financial performance Slightly better than expected, with over 400,000 monthly active players for the quarter. This shows the strength of the brand and our potential to convert those players to Payday 3 as we deliver on our promise.”
Starbreeze isn’t wrong, there have been plenty of games that were poorly received at launch and then rebounded, with No Man’s Sky being one of the best examples, but whether Payday 3 can do the same is still up in the air. Air. At least Payday’s original creator (who now heads up Wolf’s Lair developer 10 Chambers) seems to believe in Starbreeze.