Payday 3 is leaving Game Pass just as it started getting good and it doesn’t make sense [Video]

You’d be forgiven for entirely forgetting Payday 3 even came out, but it was, in fact, released last year. The game is coming up on its one year anniversary on September 21, and a lot has changed since that disastrous launch.

From the moment of its release, Payday 3 has been available on Game Pass for PC, console and cloud. And it’s barely lasted a year, because come September 15, the game will be leaving the subscription service. Games enter and leave the Game Pass roster all the time, but things are a little different in this case.

In Payday 3’s case, the tumultuous launch months have given way to a series of major updates that tackled matchmaking, core game mechanics, skill adjustments, unlocks and progression, and even adding a form of offline solo mode more recently.

Though some of those weren’t without their own missteps, the general consensus around Payday 3 has turned positive. Steam reviews …