When Payday Devs Said “Dude, We Need The Money”, They Meant It

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Starbreeze literally told players they needed money. Then they cancelled a $27M project, laid off 44 staff, and added subscriptions to a 12-year-old game. This is what desperation looks like. But it may be their only way to save the company. Join us at http://bellular.games for early access content, 20 editions of 'Loading Screen' a month and to support our team! 00:00 Dude, We Need The Money! 01:05 The State Of Payday 02:49 Subscription Model 05:10 Secret Price Hike 07:42 The (Payday) Brand Is The Future 12:01 Running Multiple Games As A Service Sources: https://bellular.games/payday-3s-budget-has-been-slashed-yet-execs-hope-for-trust/ https://www.paydaythegame.com/payday3/updates/deliverycharge/ https://www.paydaythegame.com/news/payday3/2025/09/new-skill-system-preview/ https://storage.mfn.se/fbea61c6-097e-4db3-9034-694a3429b9db/starbreeze-interim-report-q2-2025.pdf https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/payday-2-gets-a-new-dlc-subscription-service-and-its-a-pretty-good-deal-but-a-lot-of-players-are-mad-anyway/ https://x.com/PAYDAYGame/status/1971107584368103911 https://www.reddit.com/r/paydaytheheist/comments/1npzzfv/comment/ng377k7/ https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/starbreeze-says-sorry-reverses-price-increase-on-payday-2-dlc-bundle-we-definitely-didnt-handle-this-right/ https://www.starbreeze.com/news/notoriety-relaunches-on-roblox-as-an-official-payday-experience/ https://www.starbreeze.com/news/starbreeze-partners-with-krafton-to-expand-payday-into-pubg-battlegrounds/ https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/starbreeze-making-layoffs-after-scrapping-d-d-project-to-refocus-on-payday https://corporate.starbreeze.com/en/press/press-releases/starbreeze-presents-updated-strategy-doubles-down-on-payday-and-expanding-the-heisting-genre/ https://corporate.starbreeze.com/en/press/press-releases/starbreeze-sharpens-focus-on-payday-franchise-baxter-discontinued-as-part-of-strategic-shift/ https://storage.mfn.se/fbea61c6-097e-4db3-9034-694a3429b9db/starbreeze-interim-report-q2-2025.pdf https://www.eurogamer.net/cities-skylines-1-gets-new-paid-dlc-18-months-after-its-supposedly-final-update