Payday 3 open beta: how to access, start time, content and duration

Players of Xbox Series X|S and PC will be able to join the Payday 3 open technical beta for Deep Silver and Starbreeze’s newest title, ahead of the official release of the game on September 21. Taking place from September 8 to 11, fans all over the world will be able to try out one of the title’s heists while helping test the servers for the full game.

The Payday 3 official website has all of the information about this new beta, but in short, the developers confirmed that players will be able to play only 1 heist (No Rest for the Wicked) with the original 4 heisters available. This means that teams will be comprised of Dallas, Hoxton, Chains, and Wolf, while the full release of the game will include two additional characters: Joy, who returns from Payday 2 with her iconic “Switch” mask, and Pearl, a newcomer to the gang. All difficulties will be available during the beta, and while you’ll be able to progress up to infamy level 22, no progress will be carried over to the full game.

The main objective of this open beta is to test the servers of the game. Or as the devs put it, they “need to break the servers.” This is why the technical beta is happening, so expect lag, disconnects, and troubles. After all, that is the whole point.

How to enter the Payday 3 open beta ?

To gain access to the open beta of Payday 3, users on Xbox Series X|S and PC, should do as follows:

When will the Payday 3 open beta be available?

As mentioned before, the Payday 3 technical open beta will begin on September 8, 2023 on the following times:

The beta will be available until September 10, 2023 at the following times:

After the open beta, we will only have to wait until September 21, when Payday 3 will become available on Xbox Game Pass, the Epic Games Store, Steam, Xbox Series S|X, and PS5.