Publisher Deep Silver and developer Starbreeze Studios have announced that PAYDAY 3 will be hosting a closed beta event ahead of the co-op shooter’s release on September 21 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Game Pass, Steam, and the Epic Games Store. Sign-ups for the playtest, which will be open from August 2 to August 7 for Steam and Xbox players, are available now through the Steam Store and Xbox Insider Hub App. A FAQ for PAYDAY 3’s closed beta has warned that progression will not carry over to the retail version of the game, however.
PAYDAY 3 Closed Beta Features
- Play as the original gang: Dallas, Hoxton, Chains and Wolf. The iconic clown-masked characters that made the PAYDAY franchise infamous are all playable, each with its own unique skillset.
- No Rest For The Wicked, a classic heist, that gives players the opportunity relieve a small bank of the cash cluttering up their vault. Go stealthily without anyone noticing how the cash evaporated or go loud and create cinematic chaos in an NYC robbery that’s worthy of the silver screen.
- All difficulties will be playable, level cap is Infamy Level 22 and Weapon Level Progression is at 8.
PAYDAY 3 is the much anticipated sequel to one of the most popular co-op shooters ever. Since its release, PAYDAY-players have been reveling in the thrill of a perfectly planned and executed heist. That’s what makes PAYDAY a high-octane, co-op FPS experience without equal.
Step out of retirement back into the life of crime in the shoes of the Payday Gang, the envy of their peers and the nightmare of law-enforcement wherever they go. Several years after the crew’s reign of terror over Washington DC has ended, they assemble once again to deal with the threat that roused them out of early retirement.