For those on console who don’t want to play against PC players in XDefiant, we have some good news, as the game’s devs have confirmed that crossplay can be turned off.
This was confirmed by XDefiant Executive Producer Mark Rubin over on Twitter in answering a fan.
You will be able to turn off crossplay.
— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) November 20, 2023
For those wondering why Ubisoft doesn’t seem to be marketing or “hyping” the game up, it’s due to the game not being out yet.
Funny thing is, is that the hype for the game just came from tests that had little to no marketing. Once the game comes out we'll really get into building hype and letting people know about the game.
— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) November 19, 2023
Another thing confirmed for the game is a weapon inspect feature. While it won’t be available at launch, it is incoming per Rubin.
In the works. I can't remember exactly when they will go in but they are coming.
— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) November 19, 2023
Finally, for those wondering what’s happening to the free-to-play shooter, Rubin also shared in a reply that they are working on the game’s crossplay and netcode systems, which was mentioned in the latest dev update status for the game.
We're just hard at work on the new netcode systems I talked about and a new party/crossplay system. Those are really the last two things we need to get done. Will the game be perfect and bug free? No of course not but those two things will help make the game better for everyone.
— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) November 19, 2023
Sadly, that’s all the new info on XDefiant that’s out there right now. We’re expecting a new dev update this December, and hopefully, the dev team can give us a timeframe or actual release date.
As someone who plays a lot of shooters on consoles, let’s hope there is an option to only allow console to console crossplay. I doubt that will happen, but one can hope, no?
XDefiant will be free-to-play, and is slated to release on the PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, with the last-gen versions coming at a later time.
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