XDefiant: Not a "One and Done" Title, Ubisoft Plans to Support It for a Long Time

For those looking forward to XDefiant, you'll be glad to know that Ubisoft plans to support it for a long time according to the devs.

[LG_Fox_Brazil]

I am still skeptic, but I can't deny that it looks good, it will definitely not break Call of Duty in any way, but a free option/clone might be able to gather a fairly good install base. Let's wait and see

[blackblades]

It's just needs to advertise and manipulate the CoD players to get them drop CoD and play this game. Basically get streamers to play and stream, spread the word about the game.

[KyRo]

I think is going to rock COD more than people expect it to. Alot of people don't like the slower paced route they've taken COD (I like both the slower and the more fast arcade style of COD) and liked the more fast paced arcade shooters that COD had abandoned with focus shifting to BR and DMZ, BR of which is universally disliked compared to the first WZ.

Content creators are all surprised by how well this is minus net code, something Ubisoft has said it's redoing. Ex-COD Devs who are working on the game have listed a endless list of things thats in this that arguably ruined COD.

I don't hate COD, I play it every week but people really do miss the game being a fast paced arcade shooter, a void this game is looking to fill

[excaliburps]

It plays well too. I kinda dig its pace and gunlpay.

[ElendilsSorrow]

You never know tbh. It could very well blow up, pretty good game in its own right

[XiNatsuDragnel]

XDefiant has potential to give COD a run ngl

[Thundercat77]

I said it before. Now that COD is going to be limited under Xbox management, new games have a better chance to get over COD.

This is an opportunity for developers.

[lellkay]

lol ok

[ChasterMies]

I’ve heard this before. Anthem, Marvel’s Avengers, and many more had publishers committed to supporting their games until they weren’t.

[Tacoboto]

Babylon's Fall for a non-shooting GaaS example...

Ubisoft knows how to make a good feeling shooter and Rainbow Six Siege has had a very good run as it is. They make a lot of mistakes but if this (1) feels good, (2) is balanced, (3) has 14 *good* maps, and (4) has a good economy then I hope it can carve a niche for itself.

I hate Battle Royale and Halo Infinite is running pretty alone as an actively-supported F2P Arena-type shooter. With Epic never returning to Unreal Tournament and Counter-Strike being PC only there's plenty of room for more.