The game is at risk of being discontinued.
Free to play shooter released in spring XDefiant Perhaps he is facing his last months of active support. Ubisoft should consider discontinuing it if the integrity of the title does not improve. At the same time, the numbers have been falling since launch. Insider Gaming writes about the situation.
According to journalist Tom Henderson’s sources, XDefiant isn’t doing well. While it had over a million concurrent players after its May release, the game is currently struggling to reach 20,000 connected players across all platforms. One source suggests even lower numbers, saying that “Ubisoft would be happy with 20,000.”
Ubisoft’s San Francisco studio is working on XDefiant. He was about to receive an ultimatum from management. If the game’s integrity doesn’t improve, the parent company will consider ending active support for the game. The team is supposed to have until the as-yet-unannounced start date of Season 3. However, his task is not easy: on the one hand, he will face a competitor. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6On the one hand, a number of people have already been lost in the wave of layoffs in August, and further layoffs should only be a matter of time.
There must be a bad atmosphere on the team due to a toxic environment, weak work culture, or frequent crunch. Employees claim that the problems that became public were not addressed. According to them, management refuses to take responsibility for the game’s failure, and faith in the studio to fix the situation is waning.
Source : Zing
