Smaller Rainbow Six Siege patch release may slow down due to coronavirus

The development of Rainbow Six Siege may be slowed by the coronavirus.

Many of the studios at Ubisoft now work from home, including Rainbow Six: Siege team. In official news, developers explained how this will affect the pace of patches and behind-the-scenes development.

The developer said on Twitter: "Although the daily gaming experience of Rainbow Six: Siege will remain the same, we expect to reduce some patches in the short term."

"This will not affect upcoming content that is ready to be released in the current update. However, we are assessing the impact on future planned content releases, and we will keep the community up to date on any change schedules that may occur.

Rainbow Six: Siege Team Message: pic.twitter.com/VltKGPxvVB

-Rainbow Six: Siege (@ Rainbow6Game) March 18, 2020

Void Edge, the first add-on to Siege 5 was released last week, but this will slow down balance adjustments and other smaller patches that are usually released after major releases.