It's been over eight years since Overkill Software released Payday 2, the co-op first-person shooter in which players try and execute increasingly challenging robberies and heists. Now, Overkill is working on Payday 3, which has a tentative release window of 2023. Much has changed in eight years, however, and not just in terms of game development. In a recent livestream, Overkill detailed how it's bringing Payday 3 into the modern day with regards to digital currencies and security technology.

While Overkill wasn't able to share any Payday 3 gameplay during its livestream, it did break down some interesting details about the upcoming sequel. Namely, that Payday 3 will be set in New York and will revolve around heists that take place in a more modern, technologically forward setting. Specifically, Overkill mentions that in Payday 3, players will have access to a new selection of gadgets in order to take on heists the could include cryptocurrency, themes tied to mass surveillance, and even the Dark Web.

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Overkill didn't get into any context for its planned changes, but it's easy to imagine how the ideas could work in practice. For example, a player's earned cash from heists could be held in cryptocurrency, which they could then use on the Dark Web to acquire weapons and gear. Mass surveillance could tie into casing a heist, as players hack into cameras and other devices to provide information about an upcoming robbery. It all comes together really well.

The fact that Payday 3 is also set in New York paints an even more exciting picture for the new game. Potential heists could include locations like the New York Stock Exchange trading floor, Penthouses, hotels, or any other notable New York City location. Heists don't have to be for traditional items, either, because the Payday 3 crew is fencing everything for cryptocurrency.

Without saying it explicitly, Overkill's perhaps hinting that it's going to go very big with Payday 3. That's bigger locations, bigger heists, and a bigger framing so that players feel like they're truly some of the world's best thieves. Hopefully, Overkill does escalate the experience, because a larger game is something Payday fans would likely love to see from the franchise.

There's still a lot of time before Payday 3 is even close to being released, and as such, a lengthy amount of time before Overkill is ready to start sharing more about the game in detail. It's surprising that it'd say anything at all this early, but that just goes to show how excited Payday fans are and how much Overkill can't wait to share what it's working on.

Payday 3 is currently in development with a release window of 2023.

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