Payday 3's first big patch has been delayed again

Just short of a month after Payday 3’s decidedly rocky launch, which left many unable to play the always-online heist shooter, its long-awaited first patch is still nowhere to be seen; developer Starbreeze has announced a second delay for the update, most recently expected “mid-October”, after it “identified some issues that need to be fixed”.

Payday 3 got off to a wobbly start in September, with the game drawing criticism for its matchmaking issues, its online-only requirements (proving particularly irksome for solo players forced into lengthy queues), and a hugely unpopular challenge-focused progression system.

Matchmaking has now been improved, and Starbreeze has pledged at least “some changes” to progression, but Payday 3’s first patch is still eagerly awaited given that it promises some “200+” quality of life improvements for all platforms.

The patch was originally due to launch at the start of October, but was delayed to mid-October after Starbreeze announced it needed “some changes that would require us to go through console certification again”. And with mid-October now here, the patch has seen an additional delay, this time to address some unspecified “issues”.