25/09/2025Update: Starbreeze head of commerical, Gustav Nisser has told Game Developer that the DLC price hike was "completely unrelated" to the launch of the subscription service.Remember owning things? Back in the day when you'd buy a cartridge for your Game Boy Color and it was yours? Now you've got digital downloads that the publisher can revoke at any time, regardless of your cash purchase, and Game Pass titles you can play so long as you keep paying Microsoft your monthly dues. I didn't have Payday 2 launching a subscription service on my 2025 bingo card but, judging the state of the industry, maybe I should have.Read the full story on PCGamesN: Payday 2 launches DLC subscription service three weeks after raising prices