Need for Speed Payback is a singleplayer and multiplayer open world racing game developed by Ghost Games and published by Electronic Arts. It is the twenty-third entry in the Need for Speed series.
Payback takes place in the fictional Fortune Valley and features a 24-hour day-night cycle. The game's singleplayer story mode focuses on Tyler "Ty" Morgan and his crew as they bring down the cartel known as the House and exact revenge against Lina who double-crossed Ty's crew six months prior. Unlike the previous game, the singleplayer story mode does not require constant online connectivity.
It was released worldwide on November 10, 2017.
Availability
- All versions require Origin and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[3]
Version differences
- The Deluxe Edition includes the Platinum Car and High Roller Pack, which are both exclusive to the Deluxe Edition.
Monetization
Microtransactions
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Currency
| Speed Points ranging from 250 to 5850. |
Loot box
| Base Shipments and Premium Shipments. Used to upgrade and customize your cars and increase their performance in-game. They include items like Part Tokens, in-game currency, and vanity items. |
DLC and expansion packs
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Deluxe Edition Upgrade |
Includes the Platinum Car and High Roller Pack, which are both exclusive to the Deluxe Edition.
- The Platinum Car Pack includes a unique custom Camaro SS '67, Dodge Charger '69, Ford F-150 Raptor '16, Nissan 350Z '08 and Volkswagen Golf GTI '16, all with exclusive "Platinum" car cosmetic options, and;
- the High Roller Pack includes exclusive car cosmetic options, unique bonuses (5 Shipments, 5% Rep Bonus and 10% off all in-game purchases), and the Speedcross Story Bundle, which includes the Infiniti Q60 S and MINI JCW Countryman alongside the story itself.
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Speedcross Story |
Unlocks in-game mission and a new car build type. |
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Infiniti Q60 S |
Included with EA Play Pro. Also available in a bundle with the MINI JCW Countryman. |
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MINI John Cooper Works Countryman |
Included with EA Play Pro. Also available in a bundle with the Infiniti Q60 S. |
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Aston Martin DB5 Superbuild |
Also available in a bundle with the Pontiac Firebird Superbuild. |
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Pontiac Firebird Superbuild |
Also available in a bundle with the Aston Martin DB5 Superbuild. |
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Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio |
Also available in a bundle with the Chevrolet Colorado and Range Rover. |
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Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 |
Also available in a bundle with the Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio and Range Rover. |
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Range Rover Sport SVR |
Also available in a bundle with the Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio and Chevrolet Colorado. |
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All DLC Cars Bundle |
Unlocks all DLC cars listed above. |
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Fortune Valley Map Shortcuts |
Reveals all activities, collectibles and locations on the game map. |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
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Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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5.1 and 7.1 supported. |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Can't be disabled. |
Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
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Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Traditional Chinese |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Polish |
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Region locked to Polish alone for copies bought in Poland. Changing language to any other language is impossible. This applies to Humble purchases (and possible other stores) as well.[4] |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Region locked if bought in Russia via Origin, meaning that other languages in game settings will be inaccessible.[5] |
Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
VR support
Issues fixed
5120x2160 resolution causes the game to stay minimized
Edit config[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
PROFILEOPTIONS_profile in text editor
- Find
GstRender.ResolutionWidth and GstRender.ResolutionHeight
- Edit them back to their default values
GstRender.ResolutionWidth 1024
GstRender.ResolutionHeight 768
5. Save the file
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Crashing/BSOD on AMD CPUs
Edit config[citation needed]
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- Disable SMT in your Motherboard BIOS.
- When starting your PC, press the "Del" or "F12" key, your Motherboard may be different.
- Search for 'SMT' and disable it.
- Save and exit your BIOS, let your PC boot normally.
- You can check if this worked by checking the number of cores you have in Task Manager or a program like MSI afterburner.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
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Direct3D |
11 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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Windows |
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Mods
- While the modding community may be considerably smaller than its successor, Heat, Payback is moddable; there is a wide variety of mods ranging from gameplay enhancements to car modifications.
- All mods are available from NexusMods and require Frosty Mod Manager (some mods require the Beta version of Frosty).
- There is a tutorial on how to add your custom decals. While this is a Heat-centric guide, the author has mentioned it may work on Payback.
Payback has multiple mods that improve or change the game experience.
- Same Unite experience as with Heat.
- Adds many improvements to the game, including stance, handling, visual and gameplay improvements. It also overhauls the upgrade system.
- Extended stance and handling overhaul are separated from the main mod.
Realistic shadows, no fog, no vignette
- Introduces PCSS shadows, removes fog and vignette
- Camera manipulation tool for taking screenshots.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 |
10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i3-6300 3.8 GHz AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz |
Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5 GHz AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
6 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
30 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7850 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 480 4 GB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1262580/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1262580) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References