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Payday 2 has arrived for Switch in Europe, with the North American release set for Tuesday. Watch the official launch trailer below.

Here’s something interesting about Payday 2 for Switch. It seems that development was largely handled by Sumo Digital, as opposed to Overkill Software.

Sumo is specifically listed in the game’s credits:

Sumo Digital released Snake Pass on Switch last year. The team is also behind the Sonic racing titles.

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More footage has emerged for Payday 2 on Switch, this time showing how the game looks in handheld mode. You can see a couple of videos below.

We finally have a proper look at Payday 2 running on Switch with a lengthy gameplay video. You can see over 20 minutes of footage below.

Overkill Software posted a new video today addressing questions about Payday 2 on Switch from the community. There’s talk about resolution and frame rate (1080p / 720p at 30 frames per second) and what’s included in the game. Watch the full video below.

Update: Bumped to the top. Pre-load option is live in North America now as well.


Original: Payday 2 is just a few weeks away from launching on Switch. To prepare for its release, the game’s pre-load option has gone live on the European eShop. Pre-loading will let you download most the necessary data so that you’ll be ready to begin playing on launch day.

Payday 2 is due out for Switch on February 27. The digital version takes up 9.8GB of space.

Source: Switch eShop

A listing on Nintendo’s website provides an updated fact sheet for Payday 2. Continue on below to read it in full with the game’s latest information.

Kirby Star Allies

Listings on the European Switch eShop offer the file sizes for two Switch games.

First, Kirby Star Allies is 2.8GB. Payday 2 is significantly larger at 9.7GB.

These two titles launch on March 16 and February 23 respectively.

Source: Switch eShop

Payday 2 was announced for Switch during a Nintendo Direct way back in April. This past week, a final release date was shared. The game will be offered both physically and digitally on February 27 in the Americas and February 23 in Europe.

At least for the physical version, we appear to have a price point. GameStop has its product page up at $49.99. The digital version could end up costing that much as well, though we don’t have confirmation on that front for the time being.

Starbreeze Studios and Overkill have announced a release date for Payday 2 on Switch. The cooperative first-person shooter launches in February 27 in North (and South) America. The European release will take place a bit early on February 23.

Payday 2 will be sold both physically and digitally for Switch. 505 will handle the retail release.

Source: Starbreeze PR


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