Ubisoft insists xDefiant is “not dying” but acknowledges it needs improvements
Ubisoft
has
declared
that
xDefiant
is
“absolutely
not
dying”
as
it
shares
the
game’s
development
plan.
In
a
new
blog
post,
xDefiant
executive
producer
Mark
Rubin
acknowledged
that
the
online
first-person
shooter,
which
launched
in
May,
does
need
improvements,
but
insisted
that
it’s
not
dying
and
is
actually
“doing
well”.
“I
just
want
to
quickly
address
the
status
of
the
game.
i.e.
is
the
game
dying?
No,
the
game
is
absolutely
not
dying,”
Rubin
said.
“We
know
there
are
things
we
need
to
improve
like
Netcode/Hitreg
and
adding
more
content
to
progression,
but
the
game
is
doing
well.
“We
just
want
it
to
do
better.
And
we
do
that
by
addressing
the
concerns
of
our
community
which
has
always
been
the
plan.
Ubisoft
is
very
much
behind
us
and
has
allocated
more
resources
to
the
team
in
order
for
us
to
do
that.”
The
blog
post
also
acted
as
a
development
update
where
Ubisoft
shared
xDefiant‘s
roadmap
for
Season
2
through
to
Season
4.
Season
2
is
set
to
arrive
on
September
25,
and
will
bring
a
brand-new
Highwaymen
faction,
a
new
Bomb
game
mode,
three
new
maps
and
weapons,
as
well
as
new
player
progression
features
like
event
challenges
and
objectives.
Rubin’s
statement
comes
after
a
recent
Insider
Gaming
report
claimed
that
the
free-to-play
shooter
is
struggling
as
the
player
count
rapidly
declines.
Sources
at
Ubisoft
told
the
publication
that
xDefiant‘s
developers
at
Ubisoft
San
Francisco
have
until
Season
3
to
improve
the
game’s
player
count.
A
separate
Reuters
report
from
earlier
this
month
also
cited
Midcap
Partners’
analyst
Charles-Louis
Planade
who
said
that
interest
in
xDefiant
has
dwindled
since
its
strong
May
launch,
has
seen
a
sharp
decline
in
Twitch
viewership,
and
that
“the
game
would
likely
have
a
minimal
impact
on
Ubisoft’s
results
over
the
next
few
quarters.”
