Is XDefiant on its last legs? While recent reports have claimed the fledgling FPS may be dying, developers have fired back to assure it’s doing just fine and that Ubisoft is fully behind them. There’s no denying XDefiant has had a rocky start. From its May 21 release, we’ve dealt with all sorts of game-breaking issues like performance woes and less than stellar netcode , along with some extremely frustrating abilities like the all too prominent pre-nerf Spider-Bot .
From core fundamentals simply not working as intended to new modes being slammed as a “ train wreck ,” it’s not exactly been the smoothest rollout. Though despite it all, there’s still a competent and engaging arena shooter underneath it all, one that’s kept us coming back for weeks on end. Constant communication from those steering the ship has kept its small but mighty player base engaged, though reports have claimed that player count is dwindling beyond the point of repair.
“XDefiant is on borrowed time,” as Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson put it. Well, is that actually the case? Apparently not, as devs have again chimed in to assure XDefiant is indeed “doing well” and that Ubisoft has no plans to abandon the project anytime soon. As a live-service F2P title, there’s always a stream of new content.
This is laid out through an annual roadmap, spilling the beans on what fans can expect in the coming months. Initially, when XDefiant players saw the Year 1 roadmap , it outlined plans for .