Tom Clancy's XDefiant
End of Life: June 3, 2025
An online free-to-play 6v6 FPS revolving around faction combat. Players compete against each other in various modes and on different maps.
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Tom Clancy's XDefiant is a first-person shooter branded with the name of Tom Clancy, an American thriller writer. It's a free-to-play game developed by Ubisoft (specifically its San Francisco team).
As a first-person shooter, the game is mostly competitive. Players form teams and battle each other on special arenas, wielding pre-made weapon kits and special abilities possessed by chosen units.
Each playable character has unique skills distinguishing them from the others. Spies from the Echelon group are known for surprise attacks, disorienting their opponents and intercepting valuable intel. Libertad are typical units - their abilities buff and heal allies within their range. The factions present within the game have been borrowed from other Ubisoft series branded with Tom Clancy's name, such as The Division.
The game also features a wide roster of weaponry and over 40 additional equippable items. Its up to us which weapons and sidearms we'll wield, which mods we'll install and which gadgets we'll equip to dispatch our foes and achieve our goals. It's worthwhile to systematically adjust our gear to the conditions on the battlefield.
The game focuses on competitive 6v6 multiplayer on closed maps. Firefights are extremely dynamic. Players fight to fully control the given territory (two relevant modes are Domination and Occupation).
There are also two linear game modes - the first, Zone Control, divides teams into attackers and defenders, competing over a moving target. The second, Escort, focuses on transporting cargo.
XDefiant features 3D visuals, many battlefields taken directly from popular Ubisoft games and a large pool of unique maps, preventing the battles from becoming repetitive. It also s cross-platform gameplay.
The game is divided into seasons. Every three months, XDefiant receives new content - new weapons, maps, events and a faction. This means that the game will receive four new factions, twelve weapon models and twelve maps in a year.
The game was presented during Ubisoft Forward 2023. Several important pieces of information was revealed during that time as well. The open beta of Tom Clancy's XDefiant was scheduled to start on June 21 and end on June 24, 2023 (all over the world, on the PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5). The first pre-season phase of the game will be spread over six weeks. It includes a total of 14 maps, 24 weapons, 5 modes and 6 factions.
Platforms:
PC Windows May 21, 2024 June 3, 2025 (EOL)
PlayStation 4 cancelled
Xbox One cancelled
PlayStation 5 May 21, 2024 June 3, 2025 (EOL)
Xbox Series X/S May 21, 2024 June 3, 2025 (EOL)
Developer: Ubisoft San Francisco
Publisher: Ubisoft
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XDefiant failed to keep players with it, so Ubisoft announced the end of the game's development. As a result, about 270 people will say goodbye to their jobs and two branches of the company will be closed.
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Martin Bukowski
December 4, 2024
The developers of XDefiant presented a roap and announced changes that will hit the game in the next three seasons.
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Jacob Blazewicz
September 18, 2024
A team deathmatch mode will soon be coming to XDefiant. Ubisoft showed us a short teaser of the mode, which has been anticipated by the community.
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Maciej Gaffke
June 21, 2024
3 maps, 3 weapons, a new party, and another mode. Here are some of the highlights coming to XDefiant in the first season.
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Jacob Blazewicz
June 10, 2024
Ubisoft's Mark Rubin gave a nod to XDefiant fans pointing out people complaining about matchmaking. Apparently, these players have been affected by an affliction known as the „skill issue.”.
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Jacob Blazewicz
May 30, 2024
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Aleksander Kartasinski
May 27, 2024
Ubisoft shared the full PC system requirements for the game XDefiant. The title should run quite well even on weaker PCs.
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Martin Bukowski
May 17, 2024
XDefiant's server tests will stay with us much longer than announced, allowing players to thoroughly test Ubisoft's new game.
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Jacob Blazewicz
April 17, 2024
It's still unclear when online shooter XDefiant will be released. The game's internal delays are allegedly due to Ubisoft's helmsmen pressuring the developers to make the production more similar to the Call of Duty series.
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Kamil Kleszyk
March 25, 2024
New rumors suggest the imminent release of the online shooter XDefiant. The problem is that it is due less than two weeks before the debut of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.
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Adrian Werner
October 8, 2023
System Requirements for XDefiant Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i3-10105F 3.7 GHz / AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.1 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / Radeon RX 5500 XT, 35 GB SSD, Windows 10.
Recommanded System Requirements:
Intel Core i3-10105F 3.7 GHz / AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.1 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce GTX 1060 / 8 GB Radeon RX 5500 XT, 35 GB SSD, Windows 10.
Ultra System Requirements:
(4K) Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 10 GB GeForce RTX 3080 / 16 GB Radeon RX 6800 XT, 35 GB SSD, Windows 10/11.
PlayStation 5
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120 fps @ 4K
Xbox Series X/S
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XSX: 120 fps @ 4K | XSS: 120 fps @ 1440p
Game Ratings for XDefiant Video Game.
GamingTrend: 85 / 100 by Cassie Peterson
XDefiant is a solid first-person shooter featuring familiar gameplay elements as other games in the genre but with a twist, including the different factions and their unique abilities. The factions help to keep the gameplay fresh from match to match, and they're all fairly balanced in their ability, though not necessarily their application. Unfortunately, the game still suffers with weapon balancing and hit registration, as well as missing a some accessibility and quality of life options.
GameSpot: 6 / 10 by Richard Wakeling
XDefiant is unoriginal, and its disparate styles don't quite fit together, but solid gunplay and excellent map design elevate Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter.
Hardcore Gamer: 3 / 5 by Kevin Dunsmore
Ubisoft’s attempt to blend two disparate genres together backfires, creating massive balancing issues and diluting both experiences. Its lack of polish on the server side leads to outright aggravating and uneven experiences. Finally, while XDefiant is free-to-play, the fact that there’s little earn and outright unlock leaves little incentive to stick with the game beyond a couple of matches occasionally. XDefiant provides that solid, fun FPS action in small doses, but is sorely held back by a lack of focus, polish and earnable content.
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