What you need to know
- Ubisoft launched free-to-play first-person shooter XDefiant on May 21, 2024, after years of open and closed testing.
- While the game saw initial success in garnering millions of players, this playerbase quickly collapsed in the months after launch.
- Ubisoft is shutting XDefiant down in 2025, and is barring new players from downloading the game starting Dec. 3, 2024.
- Per Game File's Stephen Totilo, Ubisoft is shuttering its San Francisco and Osaka studios, laying off around 177 employees, with half of the XDefiant team are reportedly being moved to other projects.
