XDefiant is no longer accessible to new players, and recent purchases will be refunded.
XDefiant, Ubisoft’s free-to-play CoD-like, will close by June next year, the game’s official X account has confirmed. According to the announcement the «sunsetting» process will begin today, though the promised Season 3 content will still be rolled out ahead of the game’s June 3, 2025 D-Day.
As of today, new players will not be able to access XDefiant, nor will existing players be able to make purchases. Anyone who purchased the Ultimate Founders Pack will receive a refund, while any purchases made during the last 30 days will also receive a refund.
Executive Producer Mark Rubin acknowledged the risky nature of free-to-play games in his statement, also posted on X. «Not only were we trying to shake up the genre by removing Skill-Based Matchmaking (SBMM) while bringing back a more ‘old-school’ arcade shooter experience, but we were also diving into the high-risk, high-reward realm of free-to-play», he wrote.
