Brief: Starbreeze Says Payday 3's Matchmaking Has Not Performed As Expected

Starbreeze AB

25/09/2023 07:09

Sept 25 (Reuters) - Starbreeze AB  STZEb.ST :
    * PAYDAY 3 MATCHMAKING INFRASTRUCTURE HAS NOT PERFORMED AS
TESTED
AND EXPECTED
    * DURING LAUNCH-WEEKEND, PAYDAY 3 HAD PEAK OF CONCURRENT
PLAYERS
(CCU) ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS OF 218,250, AND A PEAK OF 1,347,510
UNIQUE PLAYERS (DAU)
    * MATCHMAKING SOFTWARE ENCOUNTERED AN UNFORESEEN ERROR,
WHICH MADE
IT UNABLE TO HANDLE MASSIVE INFLUX OF PLAYERS
    * NEW VERSION OF MATCHMAKING SERVER SOFTWARE WAS GRADUALLY
DEPLOYED ACROSS ALL REGIONS LEADING TO IMPROVED PERFORMANCE
    * SOFTWARE UPDATE MADE BY PARTNER DURING LATE SUNDAY AGAIN
INTRODUCED INSTABILITY TO MATCHMAKING INFRASTRUCTURE
    * PARTNER CONTINUES TO WORK TO IMPROVE AND STABILIZE PAYDAY
3S
ONLINE SYSTEMS
    * IS CURRENTLY EVALUATING ALL OPTIONS, BOTH SHORT- AND
LONG-TERM
    * IN SHORT-TERM, THIS MEANS STARBREEZE' FOCUS IS TO ENSURE
PLAYER
EXPERIENCE
    * IN LONG-TERM, THIS MEANS EVALUATING A NEW PARTNER FOR
MATCHMAKING SERVICES AND MAKING PAYDAY 3 LESS DEPENDENT ON
ONLINE SERVICES

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