Just because the first two Payday games have been successful, that doesn't mean Starbreeze is resting on its laurels with the upcoming Payday 3. Far from it, according to Starbreeze boss Tobias Sjogren. He told GI.biz that fans, and the industry at large, will expect Payday 3 to live up.

Sjogren said when he worked at DICE years ago, he remembers a meeting with EA about Battlefield 2. The developers at DICE felt confident given how much of a success Battlefield was, but a higher-up at EA reminded Sjogren and others that past success does not necessarily guarantee future success.

"'You are never better than your next game,'" Sjogren recalls this person saying. "That's something I've carried with me since because it is so true. In this industry, you can rely on your past to some degree, but it can never change what's coming next. Everything you do next is important and that's very much the case for Payday 3."