Ubisoft has announced this XDefiantits multiplatform free-to-play Call of duty-like FPS – is shutting down in June, although the game's executive producer said it wasn't dying and was “doing well” in September.
XDefiant finally started in May for consoles and PC after numerous delays and a well-received beta. Developed by Ubisoft San Francisco, XDefgiant came with big launch numbers, positive reviews and a solid amount of content right out of the box. I enjoyed it XDefiantas it offered me a fast-paced military arena shooter that wasn't 160GB in size. But in August it was reported that the game wasn't making enough money and was leading to player losses. Ubisoft has now announced this XDefiant won't be around for long.
On December 3rd, Ubisoft confirmed that starting today, new players will no longer be able to download XDefiant or register an account for the shooter. The servers will remain active until June 3, 2025. The game will then shut down. Ubisoft says it plans to release it anyway XDefiants Season 3 content coming soon.
game file's Stephen Totilo reports that Ubisoft is closing its studio in San Francisco XDefiant and Ubisoft Osaka. The team in Sydney will also be downsized. According to reports, around 270 people will be laid off as a result of these upheavals, and half of them XDefiant The team will be moved to other projects.
My city Ubisoft has reached out for comment, but the publisher declined and pointed out his official message on his website.
XDefiants Boss confirms the shutdown
XDefiants Executive Producer, Mark Rubin, posted a long message confirming the news and explained that Ubisoft was on board to provide continued support “until recently.” XDefiant hoping it finds an audience and grows. However, Rubin says that “the journey became too much to reasonably continue.”
“Yes, this game has been a personal passion of mine for years, and yes, I know that not all challenges lead to victory, but I also want to acknowledge all the developers affected by this closure,” Rubin said.
“Each and every one of them is a real person with a real life separate from our own, and they have all put so much passion into making this game. And I hope they can be proud of what they have achieved. I know I will always be proud and grateful to have worked with such an amazing team! A team that really punched above their weight class.”
Rubin had previously pushed back on a report from Insider Gaming in August It claimed that Ubisoft's leadership was losing confidence in the project and that a decision on the game's future would be made by November.
“I just want to briefly address the status of the game. That means the game dies. No, the game is absolutely not dying,” Rubin said about it in a blog post in September XDefiant.
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