XDefiant Shuts Down In June 2025, Ubisoft Closes Two Offices

Ubisoft has announced that XDefiant will shut down on June 3, 2025. Additionally, Ubisoft is closing down its office in Osaka, Japan, as well as San Francisco.

Ubisoft explained that starting today, December 3, further downloads, player registrations, and purchases of XDefiant are no longer available. However, XDefiant's third season will continue as planned and the game will be playable until the shutdown date.

"Today, Ubisoft announced that it will discontinue development on XDefiant, its free-to-play first-person shooter title. As a result, half of the XDefiant team worldwide will be transitioning to other roles within Ubisoft," Ubisoft said in a statement to GameSpot.

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