The popular co-op heist franchise Payday is coming to VR. Payday: High Aces will come out for Meta Quest Platform and SteamVR later this year. It feels like it has everything people love about the series, but with some of that VR-style immersion.
Much like the main games, this version requires players to plan and then carry out elaborate heists. It features four-player co-op, with each person fulfilling a particular role within the group. These are your standard heist movie archetypes. There’s the planner, the brawler, the gadget enthusiast, and the silent but deadly assassin.
The developer also promises plenty of gear and weapons, with “an ever-growing arsenal.” This leads to the usual Payday gameplay loop. Each successful heist allows players to purchase more weapons and gadgets. Rinse and repeat.
Fast Travel Games is making this one, and the developer has a decent pedigree in the VR space. This helped to make Cities: VR And Apex Constructiontamong many others. The graphics here look decent and we already know the gameplay is solid. Plus, there are clown masks. We will find out if Payday: High Aces gets the grade later this year.
It’s just the latest major video game franchise to experiment with virtual reality. There are VR versions of Half-life, Assassin’s Creed, Horizon and many more.
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