XDefiant Rumors of Shutting Down After Season 4 Debunked by Ubisoft Dev; Meeting for Year 2 Plans

While XDefiant seems to have lost some ground after its electrifying start of snagging 10 million players in less than two weeks, it seems rumors of the game’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, and the devs themselves are addressing it head-on.

Over on Twitter/X a user by the name of Shaun Weber claims that “multiple sources” have told them that it is possible that XDefiant will end support after Season 4 if they can’t get enough players on-board. While devs usually stay out of the way of rumors, Executive Producer of XDefiant Mark Rubin tackled it head on an d released the following statement:

To be crystal clear there are NO plans to shut down after season 4. I’ve literally been in meetings as of last week to discuss our Year 2 plans. But, right now we are super focused on improving the technical experience (which includes netcode) and adding more content for Seasons…

— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) October 15, 2024

Is XDefiant Shutting Down After Season 4?

To save you a click, here’s the full quote:

To be crystal clear there are NO plans to shut down after season 4. I’ve literally been in meetings as of last week to discuss our Year 2 plans. But, right now we are super focused on improving the technical experience (which includes netcode) and adding more content for Seasons 3 & 4. We have done very little marketing so yes our numbers are down but that is just to give the team the time to get the game in a better place before we do bigger spends on marketing to bring new players to the game and to bring back players that have left.

While we here at MP1st do report on rumors, we often take everything with a grain of salt. That, and we don’t report on rumors from unvetted sources or no known history of leaking correct info. Does this mean XDefiant is”safe?” Probably not, but this does seem to put the brakes on all the doom-and-gloom — at least for now.

XDefiant Season 2 launched just last month, and you can read about it here. Do you think XDefiant support will end after Season 4? Or will the devs manage to turn things around?

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