During both development and beta, XDefiant was often referred to as Ubisoft's answer to Call of Duty. But now that launch is here, it was understated just how true that is. The thing is, XDefiant doesn't necessarily feel like an entry in the current era of Activision's behemoth, nor is it positioned as a direct competitor to Modern Warfare 2 or the incoming Black Ops 6; it's more like a return to 2015, one of the periods that Call of Duty was at its peak.
