Thank god they didn't overwrite Payday 2 with Payday 3
Despite having a new sequel, Payday 2 has maintained an average of almost 10 times as many players as Payday 3 on Steam for the past [period of time]. The 10-year-old co-op FPS briefly swapped places with its successor when it launched last month, but as Starbreeze continues to work on the list of problems players have with Payday 3, players have returned to a game they know is great.
Payday 3's first patch seems to be on its way, but its foundational issues, like the always-online requirement and progression system, will likely take some time to iron out. Meanwhile, there's a very similar heist FPS available with five year's worth of DLC and a healthy population of players. In a time where our favorite PC games keep getting replaced by their sequels, it's a relief that you can still play Payday 2 while 3 stabilizes.
Survivors of the transition from the original Overwatch to Overwatch 2 will know how it feels to be forced into playing a sequel that didn't quite have it all figured out yet. Server issues plagued the first few days after its release and bugs caused Blizzard to temporarily remove several heroes. It didn't take very long for Overwatch 2 to improve, but no volume of patches can fix the loss of an entire game that, for many, was still fun to play. Maybe even more fun.
«Every time I learn something new about Payday 2, I get disappointed in Payday 3,» I wrote in my Payday 3 review. Right now, Payday 2 isn't just the more stable and reliable co-op shooter: it's the one with a decade of accrued DLC, full of ridiculous crossovers and over-the-top heists. Payday 3 is a more grounded reset, and that change in tone would've been even more jarring if Starbreeze had tried to merge Payday 2 with its sequel. As poorly as
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