XDefiant, Ubisoft’s free-to-play enviornment shooter, launched on Tuesday for PlayStation 5, Home windows PC, and Xbox Collection X, and virtually instantly bumped into matchmaking troubles, a Ubisoft producer confirmed through X.
Govt producer Mark Rubin stated “Matchmaking servers go growth!” shortly including his growth group was engaged on fixing the issue. The sport’s official X account likewise stated matchmaking was having hassle, with gamers responding within the thread with screenshots of empty lobbies and gamers “unable to seek out match.”
Matchmaking servers go growth! We’re engaged on it. pic.twitter.com/8gjk8dASzG
— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) Might 21, 2024
As of 5 p.m. EDT on Tuesday the XDefiant account nonetheless had not confirmed {that a} repair had been made, although it did say some progress had been made. An XDefiant information website, in the meantime, began giving out battle passes within the recreation to X followers whereas everybody waited on a repair.
It’s an particularly unhealthy search for a recreation that’s multiplayer-only and, clearly, is dependent upon matchmaking to be able to draw and preserve an viewers.
What’s XDefiant?
XDefiant is a 6v6 shooter whose characters are drawn from throughout Ubisoft’s many mental properties. It was first on account of launch in October 2023, however the writer then delayed it indefinitely earlier than saying it anticipated to launch it in March. That received delayed once more till Might 21.
The sport makes references to the Ghost Recon, Watch Canines, and Tom Clancy’s The Division collection, in addition to Far Cry 6, the latest recreation in that collection (launching in 2022). Watch Canines, nevertheless, is rumored to be on ice after a dismal gross sales efficiency from Watch Canines: Legion in 2021, and The Division: Heartland, one other free-to-play shooter introduced in 2020, was cancelled outright.
Ubisoft stated it shut down Heartland to be able to focus extra assets on XDefiant; Tom Clancy’s The Division 3, introduced in September 2023, remains to be in growth.
For extra on XDefiant, see our complete information containing all the pieces we all know concerning the recreation.
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