These days there are “no plans” to close Ubisoft’s free-to-play shooter, XDefiant, in the upcoming Season 4.
That’s in line with executive producer Mark Rubin, who took to social media to criticize claims that the shooter could be calling out to a generation once his roadmap reaches a relevant point.
“I was literally in meetings last week discussing our plans for Year 2. But right now we’re super focused on improving the technical experience (including netcode) and adding more content for Seasons 3 and 4,” Rubin wrote. in X.
The developer admitted that the team had achieved “very little marketing” for the game and, consequently, the number of XDefiant participants “has gone down.”
On the other hand, Rubin said this is simply to allow the team to make the game “a better place” than it is today. Then “it will make greater investments in marketing to attract new players to the game and win back those who have left.”
Rubin’s comment comes one minute shy of a week since Ubisoft insisted its shooter “wasn’t dying at all.” At that time, the company presented the roadmap for the first XDefiant event, which culminated in Season 4.
Meanwhile, back in July, Rubin said that XDefiant had a good bug ratio, but if players liked what the team was looking to do, they’ll have to “stick around” to see the improvements.
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Even before XDefiant made its debut after this event, it faced many obstacles. The game was initially evident as Tom Clancy’s XDefiant in early 2021, however, after Ubisoft announced that it was losing the prefix due to complaints from Tom Clancy fans. Some felt that XDefiant’s announcement had strayed too far from the franchise’s more serious military issues and focus.
With Tom Clancy’s name removed, XDefiant went straight into having various tests, but not always very well. In fact, a beta version used to be described as having a “horrible” server enjoyed by Rubin himself.
XDefiant then neglected a planned final build occasion due to console certification issues. Therefore, he earned another extension in October, due to “inconsistencies in the playing experience.”
