Embracer admits Payday 3's launch was "weaker than expected," and that 900 employees lost their jobs to restructuring last quarter

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Payday 3 has underperformed for Starbreeze parent company Embracer.

Launched earlier this year in September, Payday 3 was mired with technical issues and bugs at launch. This launch experience, according to Embracer Group, has led to a disappointing release for Payday 3 in general, as CEO Lars Wingefors recently revealed in an earnings report.

This is because, Wingefors says, Payday 3 had "a softer launch" due to an "unforeseen error relating to external matchmaking software impacted the experience." That's a long-winded way to say Payday 3's servers took a beating at launch and were only up and running properly six full weeks after release.

Read up on our Payday 3 Matchmaking and Nebula errors guide if you're currently experiencing problems in the shooter.

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.