Leaks announce the death of XDefiant – Now the boss comments on the current situation of the shooter

earthpressnews

XDefiant was supposed to be the big competitor to Call of Duty. Now the boss explains why things have been so quiet around the shooter lately.

What game is it about? XDefiant is an arena shooter from Ubisoft that some fans hoped could be the long-awaited “Call of Duty Killer.” The shooter came out in May and has since been expanded with two seasons that brought new content.

XDefiant is a PvP shooter that plays various arena modes such as Domination and Team Deathmatch. The playable factions, all of which have different abilities, are based on well-known Ubisoft game series such as The Division, Splinter Cell and Watch Dogs.

The big special feature of XDefiant compared to Call of Duty is that there is no skill-based matchmaking (SBMM for short) in the casual game modes.

You can see a short trailer for XDefiant here:

XDefiant Game Overview Deep Dive Trailer

More videos

Autoplay

Rumors say things are bad for XDefiant and a shutdown is near

What’s going on at XDefiant right now? For weeks, various sources have repeatedly said that Ubisoft is dissatisfied with the success of XDefiant and that the shooter is in danger of being shut down early.

  • Industry insider Tom Henderson reported on Insider-Gaming in August that Ubisoft expected increasing player numbers with Season 3, otherwise XDefiant could lose its post-launch support.
  • In September it was said that Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot had discovered that XDefiant had fallen short of expectations.

    • The latest leaks claim that XDefiant will be shut down after Season 4 if the shooter doesn’t have enough players by then (via X.com).

    XDefiant boss is already discussing plans for year 2

    What does the boss say about the rumors? Mark Rubin, executive producer and therefore the boss of XDefiant, spoke on X.com about the current situation of the shooter and what the current plan looks like.

    Rubin explained that there are currently no plans to shut down the shooter after Season 4. He was also in meetings just last week to discuss plans for Year 2.

    Recommended editorial content

    At this point you will find external content from Twitter that complements the article.

    View Twitter content

    I agree to external content being displayed to me. Personal data may be transmitted to third-party platforms. Find out more in our data protection declaration.

    XDefiant boss Mark Rubin on X.com about a possible shutdown of the shooter.

    Rubin explains that the development team is currently focusing on improving the game’s technical experience and creating more content for Seasons 3 and 4. Among other things, they want to improve the much criticized netcode.

    According to him, the number of players is currently low because there is little marketing. You first want to give the team time to improve the game before you spend a lot of money on marketing to attract new players and bring old players back.

    Mark Rubin has often commented on XDefiant’s situation on social networks. It was only in September that he said the game was running well, the developers just wanted it to run even better: “No, the game is absolutely not dying.” Head of Call of Duty’s competition comments on the number of players

    mmod-game