XDefiant “Outperformed Expectations,” Ubisoft Cites “Strong Average Revenue Per Session Day”

It looks like Ubisoft has finally acknowledged XDefiant’s achievements, and so far, it seems the game is exceeding expectations set by the publisher. This was confirmed by Ubisoft in its latest quarterly earnings report where XDefiant was mentioned.

According to Ubisoft, XDefiant “outperformed expectations” and it was due in part to “acquisition and strong average revenue per session day” (whatever that means).  Check out the full statement from Ubisoft’s report:

XDefiant launched its Season 0 on May 21 and is off to an encouraging start. The game, that topped viewership charts, acquired more than 10 million players within its first two weeks, with players praising the thrilling, fast-paced gameplay and the map variety. Two additional game modes have been added since launch: Team Death Match (by popular demand) and Capture The Flag. The game outperformed expectations thanks to acquisition and strong average revenue per session day. Beyond Q1, the launch of Season 1 on July 2 marked the beginning of the quarterly roadmap of content updates for the game, that will bring additional factions inspired by iconic Ubisoft franchises, maps, weapons and game modes as well as progressively deploy new engagement features.

This is definitely good news for the player base, right? The devs have a whole lot of stuff lined up for players, with some even leaking via a datamine. While the shooter definitely shows promise in terms of longevity and fun, we’re hoping most of its issues will be patched away bit by bit. Some of the issues we discussed in our in-depth review of the free-to-play shooter.

In the same report, Ubisoft has confirmed that both The Division Resurgence and Rainbow Six Mobile have been delayed.

Surprised at XDefiant’s success? What do you hope and want Ubisoft to do with the game moving forward in terms of monetization?

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• XDefiant Not Rushed, Game Engine Not Made to Do First-Person Shooters; Entire Infrastructure Built From Ground Up
• XDefiant Hardware/IP Bans Against Cheaters Not Implemented Since They “Don’t Work,” Ranked Will Feature Faction Limit Eventually

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