#Payday 3 publishers full

This marks roughly six years since the game started its full development cycle. Unfortunately, it’s not particularly good news at the moment as it seems their next big job, Payday 3, has hit some virus-related snags. Being that the title will have a roadmap of sorts and future content, one can guess that this deal stretches far beyond the 2023 launch of the game.Īt this time, Payday 3 will launch in 2023 on PC. In March 2021, Koch Media committed to pay 50 million to assist in the game's development and marketing, including more than 18 months of post-launch support using the games as a service model. The Koch Media funds will also be used to fund the marketing and global publishing efforts of Payday 3. Publisher Starbreeze Studios announced in May 2016 that Payday 3 was in development at Overkill Software, after Starbreeze acquired the rights to the intellectual property for around US30 million. “We are excited to announce this exclusive long-term Payday 3 co-publishing deal with Koch Media who shares our passion for the Payday franchise and the ‘games as a service’ model,” said Tobias Sjögren, Acting CEO of Starbreeze. One thing is clear, though, the future will consist of games as a service (GaaS) model. There isn’t much more information surrounding the contents of a third installment into the Payday franchise. However, a blog post on the company’s website indicated that Starbreeze Studios will still own the Payday 3 IP. While the studio could be open to agreements of any sort, it wants a group that is looking into supporting live service games, in particular. There was a question as to what this new partnership might meet for Overkill Studios and Starbreeze Studios in terms of who will own the rights to the Payday brand. Outlined by Starbreeze, the company specifically mentioned what it is pursuing when it comes to a publishing partner for Payday 3. Today, things are looking a bit more promising as Starbreeze Studios signed an agreement with Koch Media (Deep Silver, Volition) for a 2023 release of Payday 3. After restructuring and more stumbles along the way, the future of Payday 3 was left in question.

The failure of Overkill’s The Walking Dead provided yet another setback for Starbreeze, leaving the studio holding the bag. This prompted the release of Payday 2, a video game that allowed Starbreeze to recover much of its lifetime losses. One of the real, first commercial success stories stems from the acquisition of Overkill Studios. Starbreeze Studios hasn’t exactly had the best track record when it comes to developing or publishing games.