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The recently announced Payday 3, during the Xbox Showcase, will be getting a graphical upgrade soon after its release date, confirmed the game’s developers, Starbreeze Studios. This will be achieved by upgrading the Payday 3 engine to Unreal Engine 5, which by itself, will bring a ton of improvements to the game’s textures and lighting. Especially when compared to Payday 2, even after all the updates. Payday 3 is currently being developed on Unreal Engine 4, but that won’t be the case for long. This was confirmed by the Frequently Asked Questions section on the Payday 3 website.
Payday 3 Upgrade To Unreal Engine 5
The FAQ section also said that the initial plan was to make the game on Unreal Engine 4, but the upgrade to the next-generation engine was planned ahead of time. And this aligns with the long-term goals of Starbreeze Studios for Payday 3. The switch should be fairly smooth, mainly because Epic Games has made the process of upgrading engines from UE4 to UE5 a lot more automatic than previous iterations of the engine, or other competing engines in the industry.
Payday 3 Features
The details don’t stop there, as the Frequently Asked Questions section of the Payday 3 website is quite comprehensive. Another notable confirmation about the game is that not only will Payday 3 have cross-play functionality, but also cross-progression as well. Cross-play will work between all platforms that the game will be available on, meaning the online community should be a lot more accessible than Payday 2. Cross-progression will allow players to switch from one platform to another without losing their progress. It seems Starbreeze Studios has taken most of the criticism from Payday 2, and made sure those problems are not repeated in the highly anticipated sequel.
Payday 3 is on track with the release date of September 21 for PC, Xbox Series S|X, and PlayStation 5, as confirmed by the game’s gameplay trailer. And people on team green will be happy to know that Payday 3 will be available on Game Pass when the release date arrives.