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Ubisoft Is Discontinuing XDefiant in 2025, San Francisco and Osaka Studios Shutting Down Amid Major Layoffs
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 65678" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Ubisoft is officially discontinuing XDefiant in 2025, <a href="https://news.ubisoft.com/en-au/article/1EywTnGrZdDqCoxKs2zNhZ/ubisoft-discontinues-development-on-xdefiant" target="_blank">the publisher announced Tuesday</a>, with all new purchases and registrations being discontinued immediately. As part of the shutdown, the publisher plans to shut down its production studios in San Francisco and Osaka while ramping down its site in Sydney, with up to 177 employees losing their jobs. Roughly half of the XDefiant team will be assigned roles elsewhere.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Chief Studios and Portfolio Officer Marie-Sophie de Waubert revealed the news in an email sent to Ubisoft employees that was subsequently posted online, saying that the shooter was "not able to attract and retain enough players in the long run to compete at the level we aim for in the very demanding free-to-play FPS market."</p><p></p><p>The full message can be found below.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>XDefiant Executive Producer Mark Rubin also shared a message thanking fans and saying he was "heartbroken." He also shared refund details, saying that any purchases made within the last 30 days will be fully refunded and that those who purchases the Ultimate Founder's Pack will also get their money back. Refunds should happen automatically with 8 weeks, he said.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>XDefiant joins Concord <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-shooter-concord-going-offline-this-week" target="_blank">as the latest service game to abruptly shutter</a> not long after launch. Unlike Concord, though, XDefiant will be given a bit of grace, with its servers not due to shut down until June 3, 2025. Ubisoft also plans to go forward with releasing Season 3, though downloads and purchases will no longer be available.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>First announced in 2021, XDefiant endured several delays before finally launching in May. We wrote in our <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/xdefiant-review" target="_blank">review</a>, "XDefiant joins the free-to-play shooter crowd as a respectable competitive FPS built around various Ubisoft franchises, but little makes it really stand out."</p><p></p><p>Despite middling reviews, XDefiant got off to a fast start, pulling in a million unique players within two and a half hours, but its momentum soon dissipated. In October, Rubin acknowledged that players numbers were down while <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/xdefiant-dev-says-we-have-done-very-little-marketing-so-yes-our-numbers-are-down-denies-support-could-end-after-season-4-if-player-count-doesnt-improve" target="_blank">denying persistent shutdown rumors</a>.</p><p></p><p>XDefiant's impending shutdown adds to <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/disgruntled-ubisoft-investor-calls-on-assassins-creed-maker-to-go-private-as-shares-slump" target="_blank">Ubisoft's woes in 2024</a>, which has included <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-admits-star-wars-outlaws-underperformed" target="_blank">lower-than-expected sales for major releases</a>, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-shadows-delayed-to-february-2025" target="_blank">delays</a>, and other setbacks. Its share price collapse reportedly has the <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisofts-founding-guillemot-family-and-tencent-reportedly-considering-taking-the-company-private-amid-high-profile-flops-and-share-price-collapse" target="_blank">Guillemot family and Tencent considering taking the company private</a>. It's far from the only publisher to struggle in 2024 though as game developers of all sizes have been racked by <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/ive-never-seen-it-this-bad-game-developers-explain-the-huge-layoffs-hitting-riot-epic-and-more" target="_blank">abrupt shutdowns and layoffs</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Kat Bailey is IGN's News Director as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-is-discontinuing-xdefiant-in-2025-new-purchases-disabled" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 65678, member: 1"] Ubisoft is officially discontinuing XDefiant in 2025, [URL='https://news.ubisoft.com/en-au/article/1EywTnGrZdDqCoxKs2zNhZ/ubisoft-discontinues-development-on-xdefiant']the publisher announced Tuesday[/URL], with all new purchases and registrations being discontinued immediately. As part of the shutdown, the publisher plans to shut down its production studios in San Francisco and Osaka while ramping down its site in Sydney, with up to 177 employees losing their jobs. Roughly half of the XDefiant team will be assigned roles elsewhere. Chief Studios and Portfolio Officer Marie-Sophie de Waubert revealed the news in an email sent to Ubisoft employees that was subsequently posted online, saying that the shooter was "not able to attract and retain enough players in the long run to compete at the level we aim for in the very demanding free-to-play FPS market." The full message can be found below. XDefiant Executive Producer Mark Rubin also shared a message thanking fans and saying he was "heartbroken." He also shared refund details, saying that any purchases made within the last 30 days will be fully refunded and that those who purchases the Ultimate Founder's Pack will also get their money back. Refunds should happen automatically with 8 weeks, he said. XDefiant joins Concord [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-shooter-concord-going-offline-this-week']as the latest service game to abruptly shutter[/URL] not long after launch. Unlike Concord, though, XDefiant will be given a bit of grace, with its servers not due to shut down until June 3, 2025. Ubisoft also plans to go forward with releasing Season 3, though downloads and purchases will no longer be available. First announced in 2021, XDefiant endured several delays before finally launching in May. We wrote in our [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/xdefiant-review']review[/URL], "XDefiant joins the free-to-play shooter crowd as a respectable competitive FPS built around various Ubisoft franchises, but little makes it really stand out." Despite middling reviews, XDefiant got off to a fast start, pulling in a million unique players within two and a half hours, but its momentum soon dissipated. In October, Rubin acknowledged that players numbers were down while [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/xdefiant-dev-says-we-have-done-very-little-marketing-so-yes-our-numbers-are-down-denies-support-could-end-after-season-4-if-player-count-doesnt-improve']denying persistent shutdown rumors[/URL]. XDefiant's impending shutdown adds to [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/disgruntled-ubisoft-investor-calls-on-assassins-creed-maker-to-go-private-as-shares-slump']Ubisoft's woes in 2024[/URL], which has included [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-admits-star-wars-outlaws-underperformed']lower-than-expected sales for major releases[/URL], [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-shadows-delayed-to-february-2025']delays[/URL], and other setbacks. Its share price collapse reportedly has the [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisofts-founding-guillemot-family-and-tencent-reportedly-considering-taking-the-company-private-amid-high-profile-flops-and-share-price-collapse']Guillemot family and Tencent considering taking the company private[/URL]. It's far from the only publisher to struggle in 2024 though as game developers of all sizes have been racked by [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/ive-never-seen-it-this-bad-game-developers-explain-the-huge-layoffs-hitting-riot-epic-and-more']abrupt shutdowns and layoffs[/URL]. [I]Kat Bailey is IGN's News Director as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-is-discontinuing-xdefiant-in-2025-new-purchases-disabled"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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