What do you think about the future of PD3 after the CEO laid off the entire tech team?

[the_schattenjager]

https://80.lv/articles/sources-payday-creator-starbreeze-plans-to-lay-off-23-more-people-in-france/

[Moray Eel]

Modern devs love layoffs more than new IPs worth pitching

[Moray Eel]

Also the most relevant part of the article in the bottom half:

"If real, the list of questions confirms not only the upcoming closure of the French division but also reveals that the tech team from France was largely responsible for patches and DLCs in Starbreeze games – raising concerns about the future of Payday titles – with one dev summarizing it perfectly in their question: "How can Starbreeze survive when we can barely survive when our French colleagues are on vacation?

Additionally, the list also appears to confirm that the layoffs that have already taken place were not due to financial difficulties or employee performance, and the workers who were let go were not offered severance packages, making one question why the job cuts were even needed in the first place. According to the list, some devs worry that if Project Baxter – a multiplayer adventure game based on the Dungeons & Dragons franchise that Starbreeze is developing in partnership with Wizards of the Coast – fails, the studio may not have enough funds to continue its operations."