Insider: XDefiant Has Lost Nearly All Its Players, Developers Fear Layoffs
When Ubisoft initially released XDefiant, the free-to-play shooter attracted a large number of players. Insider Tom Henderson discovered that three months after its release, audience interest in the project has significantly waned.
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According to one of Henderson's sources, the overall online presence of XDefiant across all platforms is struggling to reach 20,000 players. Another source claimed the situation is even worse. They assert that Ubisoft would be happy to see 20,000 concurrent players, but the actual number is much lower.
It is claimed that alongside the decline in online numbers, user spending on in-game purchases has also decreased.
Henderson's sources added that Ubisoft demanded the XDefiant team rectify the situation by the third season's release, threatening to withdraw their support otherwise. The developers doubt they can achieve this goal, given that the season is planned to release soon after the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. They also believe they might face layoffs if they fail to increase the shooter’s audience.
