Ubisoft’s XDefiant Reportedly ‘On Borrowed Time’ Due To Shrinking Playerbase

“Internally, optimism for the game has shifted”

Ubisoft free-to-play shooter XDefiant was all the rage when it finally arrived on Xbox Series X and S back in May, heck, we thought the game was rather good when it first launched. However, despite a surge in players during its release window, things are apparently looking pretty bleak for the game right now.

As per Insider Gaming, workers at Ubisoft San Francisco are reportedly “pessimistic” about the game’s future. This is because player numbers have “declined rapidly” since the launch of XDefiant just a few short months ago.

Worse yet, it’s not just the future of the game itself that’s being questioned here. Recently, Ubisoft San Fran suffered major layoffs – and the team is seemingly preparing for more of that in the coming months. Here’s one of the direct quotes within the report, from an unnamed developer:

“Expect more Ubisoft San Fran layoff headlines within six months.”

The report goes on to say that the higher ups within Ubisoft at large are “betting” on XDefiant Season 3 turning things around, but with Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 launching before that content drop, the team is going to have some stiff competition in the FPS world towards the end of the year.

Of course, this is all reported information at the moment, and we haven’t heard anything from Ubisoft on the future of XDefiant. Either way, we hope that those who’ve worked hard on developing the title keep their jobs and continue to make great games for us all to enjoy.

What do you make of this? Have you stopped playing XDefiant recently? Tell us down below.

[source insider-gaming.com]

Ben is a News Writer at Pure Xbox, and is a fan of action, racing and straight-up shootin’ in any Xbox game he can get his hands on. When he’s not clutching an Xbox controller like his life depends on it, Ben spends his time listening to music that’s far too old for him, watching football on the telly and probably eating somewhere.

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