Folks dipping into Ubisoft’s free-to-play area shooter XDefiant are unable to entry matchmaking as a result of connectivity points, Ubisoft confirmed Tuesday. “We’re aware that some players are unable to join a game — please bear with us while we look into servers and matchmaking,” a representative posted from the official X account.
Gamers are reporting that they’re endlessly caught trying to find different gamers earlier than receiving an “Unable to Find Match” message. XDefiant formally launched round 1 p.m. EDT, and gamers virtually instantly began dealing with points as individuals flooded to the sport. “Matchmaking servers go boom!” XDefiant government producer Mark Rubin posted on X shortly after launch. “We are working on it.”
Ubisoft’s later updates suggest XDefiant’s server woes are enhancing, nevertheless it additionally famous the group continues to be investigating. The corporate will proceed to replace gamers as progress continues.
XDefiant is free-to-play, 6v6 shooter that lets individuals play as one in every of 5 factions based mostly off Ubisoft properties: Libertad revolutionaries from Far Cry 6; ex-Ghost Recon specialists generally known as Phantoms; brokers from Splinter Cell’s Echelon spy company; DedSec road hackers from Watch Canine; and the Cleaners, former sanitation staff from The Division collection. Gamers can swap factions and weapon loadouts all through the sport, much like switching characters in Overwatch.
Ubisoft supposed to launch XDefiant in October 2023, however ended up delaying the game indefinitely. Ubisoft then expected XDefiant to be out by March, which bought pushed as soon as once more. The corporate is trying towards XDefiant to bolster its place within the live-service area, according to a February financial report.
Overloaded servers won’t sound just like the worst drawback to have — it usually means lots of people try to play. However a free-to-play recreation with a foul launch runs the chance of its gamers transferring onto one thing else, if they will’t get in; there’s no actual scarcity of different shooters for potential XDefiant play as an alternative.
