XDefiant is set to become the major CoD competitor from Ubisoft, yet the shooter hope has postponed the release once again.
What kind of game is it?
- XDefiant is an upcoming arena shooter from Ubisoft, in which you can play factions from various Ubisoft titles – including, for example, the Freedom Fighters from Far Cry 6 or the Cleaners from The Division.
- In XDefiant, you compete against other players in various PvP modes such as Domination and Payload.
- Gameplay-wise, XDefiant features intuitive weapon handling with low recoil as well as comparatively fast movement. Additionally, you can modify your weapons with attachments.
- XDefiant is set to be available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
This is what we know about the postponement: Ubisoft has postponed the release of XDefiant to October 9. However, no new release date has been mentioned (via Twitter).
In a statement from September 11, 2023, it was said that the release was planned for mid to late September or early to mid-October – depending on whether some final fixes are needed. On September 29, a final public test followed.
No official release date was given at that time either.
Leakers give hope for release in October
Why is there still hope? A few days before the postponement was announced, a leak emerged that spoke of a release on October 28, 2023. According to the leaker, a launch event is planned for that day (via Twitter).
The question now is whether October 28 was established as the release date before or after the public announcement of the postponement.
Since the release in the statement from September 11 was intended for early to mid-October, a release on October 28 would already be a postponement – there is hope that the leak is still current and XDefiant will be released in October. However, you shouldn’t rely on it.
Why was the release postponed? As Mark Rubin, Executive Producer at Ubisoft and the head of XDefiant, stated in a statement on Twitter, the postponement is necessary to address several issues identified during the public test on September 28.
One issue, for example, was found with the movement, specifically with sliding. Players reportedly felt that the movement felt weird and suspected a nerf for the slide. However, that was not the case, and the team investigated and found a bug.
With the postponement, they aim to ensure that all players have a great time playing XDefiant and to resolve the issues that have arisen.
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