Posted 3/12/2024, 8:32:52 PM
Payday 3 Launch Disaster: Game Flops, Fans Flee, Leadership Change at Starbreeze
- Payday 3 launched in 2023 and flopped with poor reviews, negative Steam rating, and fans abandoning it for Payday 2
- Issues included broken servers, missing features like solo play, and failed to meet sales expectations
- As of 2024, Payday 3 has under 400 daily players while Payday 2 has over 25,000
- As a result, Starbreeze has removed CEO Tobias Sjögren and appointed interim CEO Juergen Goeldner
- Starbreeze says it needs "different leadership" to execute on company strategy going forward