Ubisoft has announced that XDefiant will shut down on June 3, 2025. Additionally, Ubisoft is closing down its office in Osaka, Japan, as well as San Francisco.
Ubisoft explained that starting today, December 3, further downloads, player registrations, and purchases of XDefiant are no longer available. However, XDefiant’s third season will continue as planned and the game will be playable until the shutdown date.
“Today, Ubisoft announced that it will discontinue development on XDefiant, its free-to-play first-person shooter title. As a result, half of the XDefiant team worldwide will be transitioning to other roles within Ubisoft,” Ubisoft said in a statement to GameSpot.
Dear Players,
Important message: XDEFIANT IS SUNSETTING!
Thank you for your incredible support and dedication to XDEFIANT. We regret to inform you that we are initiating the sunset process starting today, December 3, 2024.
As a result, new downloads, player registrations and… pic.twitter.com/h0kXRowL5T— XDefiant (@PlayXDefiant) December 3, 2024
“This decision also leads to the closing of our San Francisco and Osaka production studios and to the ramp down of our Sydney production site, with 143 people departing in San Francisco and 134 people likely to depart in Osaka and Sydney.”
In a sunsetting message, executive producer Mark Rubin said that XDefiant amassed a total of 15 million players. XDefiant was billed as a competitor to Call of Duty and attempted to differentiate itself by removing skill-based matchmaking in favor of a more “old-school” arcade shooter experience.
Back in September, Ubisoft denied reports of XDefiant losing players. In October, Rubin confirmed that the game’s second season was still planned and refuted claims that the game was going to be shut down.
In GameSpot’s XDefiant review, we said, “Combat is enjoyable enough that it’s still eminently playable, and XDefiant’s foundations are ripe for improvement. Competition is stiff, though, and there are better options out there that aren’t as conflicted.”
