Ubisoft wanted to participate in the Free2Play scene with the online shooter “Xdefiant”, but after almost half a year the French publisher has already announced its cessation. The game is not available for download since yesterday and new player registration is closed. Xdefiant can still be played until June 3, 2025, before the servers will be shut down, but the demise of
Advertisement
Ubisoft announced the game in mid-2021 and it was officially released in May 2024. With Xdefiant, Ubisoft wanted to join Valorant and Overwatch in that, similar to these two successful shooters from Riot Games and Blizzard, players compete against each other in teams of six characters each. According to Ubisoft, the focus is on shooting with different firearms, and each character will also have special abilities specific to the genre.
Mac and iPadOS 6/2024 now available: Mac, iPad sharing in testing, iOS tipsFree2Play needs more players willing to pay
These types of games are available to download for free and are financed through so-called microtransactions, for example when players want to upgrade their characters. Apparently this hasn’t worked out for Ubisoft so far. “Despite an encouraging start, the passionate work of the team, and a dedicated fan base, we have not been able to attract and retain enough players to compete at the level we require for this highly sought-after free-to-play FPS. Let’s try to compete in the market”, Ubisoft studio head Marie-Sophie de Vaubert writes,
He added, “For this reason, the game is still far from achieving the results necessary to warrant further significant investment and we announce that we are closing it down.” Xdefiant was initially quite successful. It reached 5 million players faster than any other Ubisoft game and counting According to Mark Rubin, creator of Xdefiant More than 15 million players recently.
Nearly 300 Xdefiant employees have left
With the end of Xdefiant, Ubisoft announced the closure of two development studios in San Francisco, California and Osaka, Japan. Additionally, saves are being made in the development studio in Sydney, Australia. A total of 143 employees are to be laid off in San Francisco and 134 in Osaka and Sydney. This is more than half of all the people who have ever worked on Xdefiant. The remaining members of the Xdefiant team will move on to other roles at Ubisoft.
read this also
Xdefiant players who purchased the “Ultimate Founders Pack” or other packages such as the “Gold Pack”, “Starter Pack” or “Combat Pack” for $70 will automatically get their money back. Prices for all purchases made within the last 30 days will also be refunded. need money According to Ubisoft Must be returned within the next eight weeks. However, the purchase price of other additional packages such as “Founders Pack” or “Founders Pack Elite” will not be refunded.
(FDS)
#heiseshow: Intel CEO, Meta Submarine Cable, China’s export ban
