Beloved PlayStation and Xbox game played by 11 million closes forever in DAYS – Ubisoft is offering some a ‘full refund’
A MUCH-LOVED game is shutting down next week on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S after only a year.
The free-to-play first person shooter had 11million players across the world at its height.
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Publisher Ubisoft – known for making Assassin’s Creed – have given some users who made purchases a refund.
The game in question is XDefiant, which was set in the Ubisoft universe with map locations based on several of the firm’s biggest titles.
It appears the decision to axe the title was because it failed to become profitable.
“Many free-to-play games take a long time to find their footing and become profitable,” Mark Rubin, the game’s executive producer said.
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“It’s a long journey that Ubisoft and the teams working on the game were prepared to make until very recently.
“But unfortunately, the journey became too much to sensibly continue.”
He also tweeted in April that the whole team behind it were laid off.
New downloads and purchases were already blocked in December when news of XDefiant’s closure was first announced.
Existing users have been able to continue playing on PlayStation, Xbox and PC but now the final nail in the coffin is here.
Ubisoft is switching off the servers on Tuesday ending the game forever.
Fans have shared their sadness on social media.
“Man this game was so fun, its sad to see it go so early, already have nostalgic feelings,” one person wrote on Reddit.
Another commented: “Thank you xDefiant for bringing me back to fps-arcade shooters and actually having a fun game.”
Ubisoft is offering a full refund to anyone who bought a Ultimate Founders Pack.
OTHER GAME CLOSURES COMING UP
Here’s what to watch out for…
- The First Descendant – June 19
- Black Desert – June 26
- Resident Evil ReVerse – June 29
- Madden NFL 21 – June 30
- Arizona Sunshine – July 1
- Skyworld – July 1
- Danmachi Battle Chronicle – September 29
- WWE 2K24 – September 30
- Madden NFL 22 – October 20
- PGA Tour 2K21 – October 30
- NBA 2K24 – December 31
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Those who bought a VC or DLC since November 3, 2024, will also be fully refunded.
These refunds should have already been automatically processed.
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See the full list of purchases eligible for refund below:
- XDefiant Gold Pack
- XDefiant Starter Pack DLC
- XDefiant Combat Pack DLC
- XDefiant VC Pack – 500 XCoins
- XDefiant VC Pack – 1000 XCoins
- XDefiant VC Pack – 2100 XCoins
- XDefiant VC Pack – 5750 XCoins
- XDefiant VC Pack – 12000 XCoins
WHY ARE GAMES CLOSING DOWN?
By Jamie Harris, Assistant Technology and Science Editor at The Sun
With most games online these days, tech companies need to maintain quite hefty servers to manage everything.
It’s no cheap business to operate with millions of gamers across the world.
Naturally, people move on, leaving older games behind in the process.
There comes a point where it’s no longer viable to continue offering server access so studios shut them down.
For some games that are entirely online this can render it completely useless.
But others may have a way for you to continue playing solo still.
You should usually see a prominent notification in the game warning you with instructions on what to do – provided you’re still playing the game of course.
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