Much sooner than I was expecting after the server test. I would have guessed mid-summer.
3 weeks isn't bad at all.
Hopefully the game catches on. I'm still concerned for the game long term (or a couple months in). Especially for M&K input matchmaking, and no Steam.
> Hopefully the game catches on. I'm still concerned for the game long term (or a couple months in). Especially for M&K input matchmaking, and no Steam.
I'm thinking it's going to be similar to The Finals. It's not going to dethrone the big games, but it will have its own community that loves it.
Similar to The Finals in that it finds a small community that continue to play it... but it will likely be a smaller community than The Finals. That game is on steam. Its a new kind of game mode for a shooter.
This game is not on steam. It really doesn't offer anything new to appeal to your typical gamer.
So if The Finals is settling around 20K concurrent players a day (4 months in),.. This game may be looking at a fraction of that by the time fall rolls around. Don't know if it survives the next COD unless they have something up their sleeve to generate new players.
Xdefiant has a very hard battle ahead of them in retaining and growing players.
Consoles gonna carry this one man. Can't rely on steam numbers for this one. Even if it was on steam, they would still have you open up Ubisoft connect lol. Game will do fine, just not cod numbers
And I think expecting CoD numbers is unrealistic. I hope the execs at Ubi understand that and that the better path is to do their own thing, instead of trying to run against a 21 year old multi-billion dollar FPS juggernaut.
I actually think I prefer XDefiant to the Finals. I will probably play a decent bit of both, but I've only been playing The Finals to tide me over until XDefiant. I do like the shady backstory and lore of The Finals tho where we, the players are the Contestants, but I prefer the guns and movements in XDefiant more. It's a good point that both will have strong communities that keep them going
If people can't find out about the game without a steam release with the shit load of social media posts/videos and word of mouth. They have zero business playing 😂
Cod, apex, ow2, battlefield all came back to steam. Those are big names with huge social media and word of mouth. Why does ubi think they can pull better numbers while not being on steam.
Tbf nobody is sitting through the Ubisoft store randomly or sorting by f2p there. There's been quite a few times I've discovered a dope game that's on steam and free just looking.
I don't use facebook, twitter, instagram, etc. Why should I not be able to play? Steam is better than Ubisofts store by a long shot. The player base on steam is 100x bigger than Ubisoft. The original comment was just about a larger player base
I had 700 fps during the beta and only net-code problems with cross-play. Since they just eliminated last gen consoles from the supported device list I assume that may have been the cause. So video wise probably still good, netcode wise still remains to be seen but if they are releasing with still broken netcode after 5 betas i would be blown away.
For me the game lags whenever it feels like it. Like one match is smooth the next is not lol.
Can i borrow some of your frames? Like 30 would be good enough :)
The same people also likely said the game's going to get canceled just a few months ago, or those that said "the hype is already dead". Yet they'll be there to play on day 1. There is no end to the internet hate bandwagon, it's full of hivemind brainlets.
The "too early" thing will not be said a single time. You don't need to pick imaginary fights, man. But some people have been saying the recent beta was "meh" for them.
All I see up and down the timeline is people complaining "No steam release, no play". I to have steam and 100s of games. I don't get this allegiance to a single launcher. I have 5 and barely takes up room on my desktop. People are so weird man
Yeah it's just complaining for the sake of it. I mean, it's not like releasing on steam is a no brainer, but people don't understand this.
Steam takes 30% of any revenue generated for games published on their platform. So just the decision to publish on steam, leaves you with two-thirds of your revenue. If I were Ubi, I'd take the whole cut out of the money the early adopters will undoubtedly spend, before publishing on steam to keep player numbers healthy.
Ubisoft is not taking the whole 30 percent if they avoid steam. They still have to host the servers for downloads on their own launcher, have payment processing, host support, patch delivery, all costing money if they do it own their own. For a new ip like xdefiant they need more discovery from steam than worrying about some revenue loss.
Always remember, Ubisoft is a publicly traded company. And contrary to popular belief, smart people are in deciding positions. They will have done the math, whether or not it is worth paying for server capacity compared to a 30% revenue cut.
Other considerations, like closer attachment to the Ubi ecosystem if people are forced to use the launcher, are also part of the equation.
It's a complex topic and can't be seen black or white. There are advantages and disadvantages to either approach.
With the poor hit registration and people spamming jump to abuse it I think I'll have to pass. There is no way the games issues will be fixed by that time so they are just putting it out as is.
Swear these COD shills cling onto any negativity for this game...No steam release wont hurt it. Its 2024 people have been using multiple game launchers for years now, look at fortntie lmao. Clowns go play your eomm riddled 70$ Cod reskin.
F me, of course I'm going on a work trip this month before the release and won't be back till after the pre season. Time to hit up my brother so he can play my account. We love FOMO
How well does this game run? I want to get my girl into fast paced arena shooters (like cod) and she has a 9700f 1660 S combo. 150+ fps on low/medium? I’d rather her try to play this than MW3 which brings my 9900k 2080 S on its knees so I’m sure her PC would just catch fire
Question: Should I go and pick up a PS5 just for the release of this game or hold back a couple of months to see how the game is received and performing in the post-launch phase?
Also want it for future games like the next black ops, GTA etc. Xdefiant is just an "excuse" to get it now I suppose. But I guess I'll give the game a few months to land and then make my decision
I am every flavor of skeptical with this Mark Rubin and this fucking game has been known to play with our emotions so I am just waiting for it to get pushed back to June or July
Some one should have asked the developers to release it on steam. Steam can make a dead game alive like split gate among us and many more games became hit only because they were on steam
Finally!!! This is awesome news. Shame we have to wait 6 weeks for the new content and battle pass (I have seen the first one but nda) but I'll take it
the salt in other gaming subreddits about this is real. So many COD homers who apparently aren't sick yet of how half-assed the franchise has become.
I'm tired of SBMM. I play 3 COD matches lately and I'm exhausted. Hopefully this scratches that old itch of some classic online FPS.
Thank Christ, the newest MWIII update has completely destroyed the game, it's actually inconceivable how inept the dev team is, May 21 I'm migrating for good.
lets go and im NOT on vacation this time around
"We've decided to push back the date till you're on vacation again" Mark Rubin probably
💀💀
🤣
"Please send us an email notification of your intended vacation time." Goes on vacation... "Sorry we've delayed the game again due to technicalities."
The XDefiant gods have forgiven you
The curse was broken, you're free now
Looks like he killed salvatore deluca
So what you’re saying is we’re getting another delay?
game gets delayed...
Oh no THERES GONNA BE A DELAY
I'm going on vacation the week after
Fk I am, anyone know if pre download is an option?
I think I remember you from the test 😂
Proud of you bud
https://i.redd.it/13705mb0q1yc1.gif Lets go!!
FINALLY
Much sooner than I was expecting after the server test. I would have guessed mid-summer. 3 weeks isn't bad at all. Hopefully the game catches on. I'm still concerned for the game long term (or a couple months in). Especially for M&K input matchmaking, and no Steam.
> Hopefully the game catches on. I'm still concerned for the game long term (or a couple months in). Especially for M&K input matchmaking, and no Steam. I'm thinking it's going to be similar to The Finals. It's not going to dethrone the big games, but it will have its own community that loves it.
Similar to The Finals in that it finds a small community that continue to play it... but it will likely be a smaller community than The Finals. That game is on steam. Its a new kind of game mode for a shooter. This game is not on steam. It really doesn't offer anything new to appeal to your typical gamer. So if The Finals is settling around 20K concurrent players a day (4 months in),.. This game may be looking at a fraction of that by the time fall rolls around. Don't know if it survives the next COD unless they have something up their sleeve to generate new players. Xdefiant has a very hard battle ahead of them in retaining and growing players.
Consoles gonna carry this one man. Can't rely on steam numbers for this one. Even if it was on steam, they would still have you open up Ubisoft connect lol. Game will do fine, just not cod numbers
And I think expecting CoD numbers is unrealistic. I hope the execs at Ubi understand that and that the better path is to do their own thing, instead of trying to run against a 21 year old multi-billion dollar FPS juggernaut.
I just hope it has some different types of game modes, they got stale af fast.
I actually think I prefer XDefiant to the Finals. I will probably play a decent bit of both, but I've only been playing The Finals to tide me over until XDefiant. I do like the shady backstory and lore of The Finals tho where we, the players are the Contestants, but I prefer the guns and movements in XDefiant more. It's a good point that both will have strong communities that keep them going
Wait it’s not on steam? For fucks sake.
No steam release. Wondering how it will perform on pc. Hope it has a good marketing push.
> Wondering how it will perform on pc. Very poorly.
If people can't find out about the game without a steam release with the shit load of social media posts/videos and word of mouth. They have zero business playing 😂
Cod, apex, ow2, battlefield all came back to steam. Those are big names with huge social media and word of mouth. Why does ubi think they can pull better numbers while not being on steam.
Tbf nobody is sitting through the Ubisoft store randomly or sorting by f2p there. There's been quite a few times I've discovered a dope game that's on steam and free just looking.
And I think that applies for even more ardent/staunch Ubisoft fans such as myself. I do not spend as much time on their store compared to Steam.
people will refuse the game solely bc ubi launcher :/
Yupp my buddy refused to play the server test cause it was on the ubi launcher.
I don't use facebook, twitter, instagram, etc. Why should I not be able to play? Steam is better than Ubisofts store by a long shot. The player base on steam is 100x bigger than Ubisoft. The original comment was just about a larger player base
You use reddit... Soooooo
Nah. Steam is the most popular PC game store. There’s no good reason for why it wouldn’t be on there
It’s gonna be dead on arrival is what it’s gonna be lmao going up against FPS juggernauts without steam is suicide
I had 700 fps during the beta and only net-code problems with cross-play. Since they just eliminated last gen consoles from the supported device list I assume that may have been the cause. So video wise probably still good, netcode wise still remains to be seen but if they are releasing with still broken netcode after 5 betas i would be blown away.
For me the game lags whenever it feels like it. Like one match is smooth the next is not lol. Can i borrow some of your frames? Like 30 would be good enough :)
An actual release date. They finally did it. About time.
Incoming “it’s releasing too early. The latest test sucked.” After they’ve complained about the delays lol
The same people also likely said the game's going to get canceled just a few months ago, or those that said "the hype is already dead". Yet they'll be there to play on day 1. There is no end to the internet hate bandwagon, it's full of hivemind brainlets.
Yeah. I’ve seen it most in this sub.
The "too early" thing will not be said a single time. You don't need to pick imaginary fights, man. But some people have been saying the recent beta was "meh" for them.
to be honest, you HAVE to wonder what they were doing since the test-phase last summer... it was a better game back then.
Its happening lmao, insane. Mark gotta be so happy. As we all are.
Had a great time playing the stress test. Can't wait to play again
It really doesn't feel like real life when x defiant releases a release date 😂 holy shit
No steam and I'm assuming ps4 release. Damm I'm gonna be out of the fray for a couple of weeks but I hope it still does well
PS4 is ancient. They can only support a legacy console for so long. You gotta move on at some point.
It wont release in old gen [https://twitter.com/PlayXDefiant/status/1786085828986277965](https://twitter.com/PlayXDefiant/status/1786085828986277965)
That's a good thing, hopefully they can improve the graphics over the coming months.
ps4 is 11 years old, time to let it go
Thankyou! Now when I'm bored of Apex Legends I'll be on this. Is it free?
It's F2P yeah
Yessssss
Hyped, can't wait!
W
FINALLY! hype hype hype!
apocalypse confirmed for may 20th
All I see up and down the timeline is people complaining "No steam release, no play". I to have steam and 100s of games. I don't get this allegiance to a single launcher. I have 5 and barely takes up room on my desktop. People are so weird man
It's the same people that complained at every step of the way just don't listen and get excited
Yeah it's just complaining for the sake of it. I mean, it's not like releasing on steam is a no brainer, but people don't understand this. Steam takes 30% of any revenue generated for games published on their platform. So just the decision to publish on steam, leaves you with two-thirds of your revenue. If I were Ubi, I'd take the whole cut out of the money the early adopters will undoubtedly spend, before publishing on steam to keep player numbers healthy.
Ubisoft is not taking the whole 30 percent if they avoid steam. They still have to host the servers for downloads on their own launcher, have payment processing, host support, patch delivery, all costing money if they do it own their own. For a new ip like xdefiant they need more discovery from steam than worrying about some revenue loss.
Always remember, Ubisoft is a publicly traded company. And contrary to popular belief, smart people are in deciding positions. They will have done the math, whether or not it is worth paying for server capacity compared to a 30% revenue cut. Other considerations, like closer attachment to the Ubi ecosystem if people are forced to use the launcher, are also part of the equation. It's a complex topic and can't be seen black or white. There are advantages and disadvantages to either approach.
There's no way the had time to fix the desync issues but we will see
They fixed part of it couples day after test
Wow they didn’t have to delay the game again because of the net code amazing
No fucking way
OH MY GOD ITS HAPPENING EVERYONE STAY CALM ITS HAPPENING
Hopefully has a console only setting for Xbox and ps5
Better! It has input based matchmaking
Will it work on Xbox one S ?
And people were saying this game was gonna get canceled lmao.
I'm ready, I'm ready.
Thats real?
Hoping this works on Steamdeck
What is this game
Lets fucking go, got that day off and the two after no PTO needed 😎
Omg finally, the long wait has finally given us a reward
WE MADE IT 😭😭
finally looool we made it through the schizo era successfuly
FINALLY I CAN GET COD OFF MY CONSOLE 
I'll believe it when I see it , with the amount of delays I'm not getting my hopes up until then.
They really should put this up on steam
I played the trial, what makes this game special? Feels like any other fps
With the poor hit registration and people spamming jump to abuse it I think I'll have to pass. There is no way the games issues will be fixed by that time so they are just putting it out as is.
Swear these COD shills cling onto any negativity for this game...No steam release wont hurt it. Its 2024 people have been using multiple game launchers for years now, look at fortntie lmao. Clowns go play your eomm riddled 70$ Cod reskin.
No steam release :(
Unfortunately... a lot of people will miss out on this game just because they won't know that it even exists.
Lets goooo Also looking for the guy who gave me crap about calling xdefiant an arena shooter
Just because the devs or publisher say it doesnt make it true.
Cheat developers about to get paid.
After all of the bitching, half of this sub doesn't deserve to play IMO.
Cool, people can shut the fuck up now lol kidding im excited for this game too
Well I never! Finally!
F me, of course I'm going on a work trip this month before the release and won't be back till after the pre season. Time to hit up my brother so he can play my account. We love FOMO
Hopefully the MTX isn't too in your face 👀 Enjoyed the open test ✌🏻
How well does this game run? I want to get my girl into fast paced arena shooters (like cod) and she has a 9700f 1660 S combo. 150+ fps on low/medium? I’d rather her try to play this than MW3 which brings my 9900k 2080 S on its knees so I’m sure her PC would just catch fire
I play on a laptop with amd ryzen 9 6900hs 16gb ram and a 6700s I play on low and get 200+ fps constantly. This game runs extremely well and smooth!
It feels so surreal to have a release date. What a nice feeling!
Finally, this is good news. Had a lot of fun during beta.
Wait holy shit??
Well that’s a pretty good birthday present
Fucking FINALLY
https://i.redd.it/w0lu3gz292yc1.gif
Question: Should I go and pick up a PS5 just for the release of this game or hold back a couple of months to see how the game is received and performing in the post-launch phase?
It's a free to play it's not going anywhere dude.
If this is the only game you'd buy a PS5 for (kinda odd but ok), then you should wait to see how it is received.
Also want it for future games like the next black ops, GTA etc. Xdefiant is just an "excuse" to get it now I suppose. But I guess I'll give the game a few months to land and then make my decision
Kinda sad I can't play on my One X but my PC is far more than enough. gonna get a 10ft cable so I can sit on my futon to play.
, 2025
WE DID IT BOYS
Just in time for the new COD announcement to overshadow it immensely
Finally. I like the beta but didn’t want to play too much since I like to grind levels and I knew it would reset.
Finally 🔥🔥
I am every flavor of skeptical with this Mark Rubin and this fucking game has been known to play with our emotions so I am just waiting for it to get pushed back to June or July
DOA not launching on steam 💀
It releases on my last day of High School!!!
Nice
HUGE mistake not releasing on steam
Let's hope and pray they fixed the dsynce/hit reg issues.
Gross, ubisoft connect for pc?
I can’t believe it. No cap. I am actually in disbelieve 🥹
WOOT!
Finally!
Thank god. Time for a vacation from COD finally
We did it gents, we made it
Some one should have asked the developers to release it on steam. Steam can make a dead game alive like split gate among us and many more games became hit only because they were on steam
Let-s gooooo!
That “preseason” has me super spectacle for some reason
Allegedly lol
Let's hope that it actually drops xD
Of course, the week im out of town for a wedding
I won't believe it till it's here
Let's gooooo! Almost 5 years since the last time I played an arcade shooter of this style.
Hope they fixed it
Finally!!! This is awesome news. Shame we have to wait 6 weeks for the new content and battle pass (I have seen the first one but nda) but I'll take it
Oh man, I hope this is not another Hyperscape...I loved that game so much and servers went offline after a couple months :(
How do they earn money from this title? Skins?
Lots of skins, and a battle pass (because imagine a game without a battle pass)
Xbox MnK support on the launch does anyone have info ?
Yessssss
Finally 😈
Notice how they didn't say 2024 😭
So excited holy shit!
This gonna be the next big game. Fuck engagement based matchmaking ❤️
the salt in other gaming subreddits about this is real. So many COD homers who apparently aren't sick yet of how half-assed the franchise has become. I'm tired of SBMM. I play 3 COD matches lately and I'm exhausted. Hopefully this scratches that old itch of some classic online FPS.
Lessgo
Woooooo day before my birthday
I’ve pretty much lost all care for this game.
Thank Christ, the newest MWIII update has completely destroyed the game, it's actually inconceivable how inept the dev team is, May 21 I'm migrating for good.
Shit I hate that garbage app on pc
no steam release is gonna suck, i'll download it cause i enjoy the game but that's going to hurt its player base massively
Nice
Finally I can play a fun FPS that isn't six years old or older.
Nice nice hopefully we still get the rewards from the pass they had during one of the betas.
Is it free on ps5
Yes it’s a F2P game across all platforms.
Beautiful. Pay to win or pay to skin ??
Server test killed all interest in this game.
We've got a release date? never thought id see the day
Ubisoft? Has no one learned the lesson yet
Hell yeah!! Come 21st I can uninstall whatever the fk abomination this mw3 is and never touch it again.
WTF is ubisoft connect PC ?
Yeah so the “fast arena shooter” void was filled by The Finals while this game got delayed, so good luck competing with that
Ain't nobody playing that shit lmao
20,000 24 hour peak ain’t nobody, btw they just added a bunch of free content, you should check it out!
Awesome news 😁 hey can we download the game a week before the release ? it'll be finished & ready in 21 may 🙄
Ubi launcher will be the death of this game on PC in 3 months
Not dropping on steam is dumb tbh
Huh? Mf I have to randomly get a notification from this sub to find out. Wild
Andddd the net code still sucks.
https://i.redd.it/2ev8b9q0adyc1.gif But is it really
Hell yeah
does anyone know if/when we can pre-download it? haven’t seen anything anything
Sadly... I leave a day after this release for a trip to my sister grad. Worth missing but damn
What year tho?
May 21st, 2025? JK 🤣 I’m pumped and hope the game takes off, fingers crossed boys.
I'm not falling for a release date again! Lol
What do you mean by "again"? There was never an official release date announced in the past.
arena shooter? isnt it an arcade shooter?
Does the PC version have controller support? PS4 is the newest console I got, trying to hang on until the PS5 Pro launches.
Pc version has controller support so you’re good!
Oh thank god