Ubisoft’s Free-to-Play Shooter XDefiant Units May 21 Launch Date, Reveals Seasonal Roadmap

XDefiant, Ubisoft’s free-to-play first-person shooter, lastly has a launch date. After hitting delays, the sport’s preseason will launch on May 21 throughout PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X through Ubisoft Connect. According to the studio, XDefiant will function 5 totally different sport modes throughout 14 maps at launch. Players will begin out with 24 weapons and 44 attachments and might check out 5 playable factions impressed by Ubisoft franchises.

Ubisoft additionally supplied a quick roadmap for the web shooter, detailing deliberate season content material drops after the launch of the preseason. According to studio, the XDefiant preseason will final for six weeks earlier than the primary season begins. The sport will get a brand new season each three months, with every new season bringing new weapons, maps, occasions, and a brand new faction.

In its first yr, XDefiant will add 4 factions, 12 weapons and 12 maps on high of the content material current at preseason launch. The 5 factions at launch will likely be primarily based on acquainted teams from Ubisoft video games like Far Cry, Splinter Cell and Watch Dogs. These will embrace Echelon, Phantoms, Cleaners, Libertad and Dedsec (after unlocking or buying). The sport may even launch with 5 modes — Domination, Hot Shot, Occupy, Escort and Zone Control.

XDefiant was delayed in September final yr with the sport failing its console certification with PlayStation and Xbox. The sport was initially anticipated to launch in the summertime of 2023, earlier than certification points pushed the probably launch to October 2023. XDefiant was delayed once more, with the sport focusing on a 2024 launch window.

Ubisoft additionally held a closed beta in April 2023. In our impressions from the closed beta session, we discovered that XDefiant would probably discover it troublesome to face out in a market saturated with on-line shooters and dominated by Call of Duty, regardless of its slick execution.

XDefiant was first introduced in 2021, promising “fast-paced 6-v-6 arena combat with faction-based abilities.” The sport will go dwell May 21 at 10am PT/1pm ET, or 10:30 pm IST.