Rainbow Six’s upcoming seasonal update is being pushed back following an announcement from Ubisoft. This morning, the team announced that Rainbow Six Siege Operation Deep Freeze will be postponed in order to complete further testing and ensure it’s ready for public release.
The announcement was posted on the official Rainbow Six Siege Twitter/X:
An update on the Operation Deep Freeze release. pic.twitter.com/5TLds2izuJ
— Rainbow Six Siege (@Rainbow6Game) November 28, 2023
Even though the update was postponed, it was apparently pushed to Xbox systems by accident this morning:
We are aware that the Year 8, Season 4 patch for Rainbow Six Siege has been made available on Xbox despite the delay, and we are currently looking into the best course of action to address this issue. We will keep you informed as more information becomes available.
— Ubisoft Support (@UbisoftSupport) November 28, 2023
The update, which was originally slated to release today, includes a new Defender named Tubarão, who is equipped with Nitro mines that slow players down and mark their footsteps. The update also includes a new map, Lair, and numerous significant balancing changes.
It’s a little unfortunate that this delay was announced on the day the update was scheduled to release. A quick scroll through the replies to the announcement shows that fans are unhappy with the lack of communication from Ubisoft prior to the postponement. Hopefully in the future these sorts of announcements come a little sooner.
If you’re interested in checking out the latest R6 roadmap, you can take a look at that here. We’ll be sure to let our readers know when Operation Deep Freeze finally launches.