We knew Payday 2 was going to Nintendo Switch - it's been teased enough - but thanks to today's quick-fire Nintendo Direct Mini we now know Starbreeze Studios' co-op heist sim will be hitting the portable platform next month on the 27th February - and with a brand new character, to boot.
The new version will support the CRIME.NET feature, which enables you and up to three other like-minded players to team up locally for the ultimate job. Payday 2's main characters - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - will be joined by another mask-toting crim. Joy wears a unique, Watch Dogs 2-style LED-mask and comes with some unique weapons and her own perks. She'll also be a timed exclusive.
The HD Rumble of the Joy-Cons will give gunfire and grenade throwing a new lease of life, and the game comes packed with enough modifiable weapons and tools to plan out even the toughest of heists. There's also a new mask customisation mode for that added sense of personalistion.
Payday 2 is almost upon us? Will you be taking on a life of crime on Nintendo Switch? We certainly will be...
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Very interested in this.
For a second there I thought it was a Phanto mask (the one from Super Mario Bros. 2).
https://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/151258-phanto-the-scariest-videogame-character-of-all-time/Phanto%202-620x.jpg
I hope this also has John Wick as a playable character.
@SomeWriter13
Lol! Omg, that would be awesome.
@MoonKnight7 He is in the PC and other console versions.
Man I'm excited to have this on the go. So many hours sunk on PC. Hope they do better by the switch then they did by the other two though.
@PhilKenSebben
Interesting! I didn't know that, I've never played it, but looks like something I'd like (I don't really play much on PC). Having it on Switch would be perfect for me.
Does this game have offline play?
Well I already have Payday 2 on Steam and while the concept seemed cool at first, it quickly lost its appeal.
I probably won't buy it again - unless (maybe) if it has gyro aiming.
@NinjaWaddleDee Nope.
I love the local wireless. I'll play this with my brother for sure.
Looks interesting, may give this a bash.
I look at the video in the Mini Direct, and get absolutely no sense of the gameplay. There are guns. Masks. People. Er...
I'm really surprised that the file size is so low. I guess that (mostly) alleviates my fear of the full game not being included on the cartridge.
As Delboy would say, "Joy de Con". Or in English, Joy-Con. How did they come up with her name, we'll never know.
How random, out on mah birthday!
I am really not a fan of timed exclusive content. It's not fair to people who can't afford to buy the game at launch.
I fancy this a lot however I think it’s because there is a lack of mature titles currently. Anybody played it before and recommend it? I’ve heard single player isn’t worth playing at all?
I had a small interest in this one, but if the touted 'local' multiplayer requires each player to own a system and copy of the game, I won't be bothering. The AI was more incompetent than a goomba.
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