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In a tweet, Ubisoft reiterated its plans for the release date of its new free-to-play shooter. The publisher specified, for example, that XDefiant will be released sometime this summer. However, not all players will get to enjoy it at launch.
The developers have stated that the version for older-generation consoles (PS4 and Xbox One, that is) will arrive "later", with no further details given at the moment.
After being closed back in June 2025 when Ubisoft gave up on the project, XDefiant servers could soon make a comeback thanks to a small team of external developers. In fact, these fans of the multiplayer FPS have set up a private server capable of hosting XDefiant matches. The project is still in its…
Updated November 15, 2025, at 12:35 p.m. In a message posted on X, Mark Rubin, who was executive producer on XDefiant, refuted the information indicating that a canceled Splinter Cell game gave birth to the multiplayer title. He clarified that another game was in development when he arrived, but that…
XDefiant is now a thing of the past, as its servers closed on June 3. A sad end for Ubisoft's competitive shooter, which never fully convinced gamers. In a long message published on X, Mark Rubin, executive producer of XDefiant, thanked players before announcing that he was leaving the video game industry.…