PAYDAY 3 is getting a closed beta soon on Xbox and PC, here’s how to sign up

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What you need to know

What you need to know

PAYDAY 3is the much-anticipated sequel to one of the most popular co-op shooters ever. The gameplay features a first-person perspective as players work together robbing jewelry stores, banks, and more. In addition to gold, cash and jewelry, and any other valuables they might come across, you can build a sizable collection of weapons, cosmetics, and accolades.

-Payday 3 launching day one in Xbox Game Pass-PAYDAY 2 on Xbox got abandoned. Should we believe PAYDAY 3 will be any different?-Remnant 2 developers thank players and outline upcoming bug fixes

Capitalizing onPAYDAY 2’s success, and the expectation of the upcoming sequel, Deep Silver and Starbreeze have announced PAYDAY 3 will be hosting a technical closed beta from August 2nd to August 7th. Players can sign up for a chance to play on eitherXbox S|XandSteam. As of now it seems the beta will not be coming to PlayStation 5.

The PAYDAY 3 Closed Beta includes:

Here are the links players can use sign up:

Will the sequel live up to the expectations of PAYDAY 2, as that game stills finds itself in the top 30 most played games onSteam6 years after release? Will PAYDAY 3match the promisesthe developers have made on matching the console experience to that of PC? We’ll find out come beta time, and more whenPAYDAY 3launches on September 21st this fall on Xbox S|X, Game Pass, PC, and PlayStation 5.

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