
This time it included ending updates of the neglected Switch version.Įven exploring Google or Bing for the "PAYDAY 2 console patch" results in numerous hits of protests, jokes about the creators, and more. The developer announced that it was halting updates due to technical difficulties once more. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions would end up accommodating a total of ten updates that would come to a halt in 2019, compared to 199 updates on PC.

It took a staggering three months before any word of a fix came. Before this, the Xbox One version's matchmaking was unplayable. This patch coincided with the Big Score DLC, which added weapons, weapon mods, heists, and more. In the same post, they answered whether they'd update these new versions, "Our ambition is to support both platforms as long as technically possible." Surely this means the new version would receive PC parity or some semblance of it, right? Maybe even balance updates? It's a mixed bag, as it took an absolutely laughable 450 days after PAYDAY 2: Crimewave Edition was launched before any significant game update arrived. Sadly, we now understand that it's impossible to continue doing so."

For a long time, we've been looking at how we could add more updates from a technical standpoint. "In connection with this, we have decided to retire the PAYDAY 2 update development on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. According to the developers, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 editions would never see another update, noting technological difficulties. In turn, they completely ditched the previous console communities. To answer this content deficiency, rather than update the current game, Overkill would go on to release a next-gen version of PAYDAY 2 dubbed, PAYDAY 2: Crimewave Edition, for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in 2015.
