XDefiant may have launched exactly 100 days ago, on May 21, but it's already reportedly at the risk of being shut down. That's unless its internal metrics, including player concurrents, don't shape up.
Information about XDefiant's internal struggles comes by way of reliable insider Tom Henderson. In an exclusive report for Insider Gaming, Ubisoft San Francisco, the internal studio behind the free-to-play first-person shooter, has until the end of Season 3 to improve things.
I cannot emphasise enough how sarcastic I’m being.
If player numbers don't increase, then the game is at risk of losing support, per Henderson. According to the article, the game is struggling to draw in 20,000 concurrent players across all platforms, though, that number may be much lower, per a separate source.
Those dwindling numbers, coupled with an overall lack of player spending, has members of the San Francisco team reportedly feeling immense pressure. The game is currently in the midst of its Season 1 support, with Season 2 set for a launch on September 24.
As Henderson noted, the make-or-break Season 3 will launch well after Black Ops 6 does. This is also the first year that a Call of Duty title...
