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Insider Gaming has a serious new report about the goings-on behind the scenes at Ubisoft’s XDefiant.

Following the conclusion of XDefiant’s Server Test Session on April 19th to 21st, executive producer Mark Rubin says a release date is coming “very soon.”

Amid delays and rumors of development troubles for XDefiant, Ubisoft has announced a server test session for the competitive shooter. It starts on April 19th, 10 AM PT and runs till April 21st for Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC. The pre-load is now available, with all players free to participate.

Insider Gaming believes they know the date for XDefiant’s upcoming Server Test Session.

XDefiant, the free-to-play arena-shooter - a la Apex Legends, Overwatch 2, Valorant or the multiplayer team-based game of your choice - built around classes and factions from across the Ubisoft universe games from Splinter Cell and Far Cry to Ghost Recon and Watch Dogs, has been delayed. Originally outlined for a launch before the end of March - you’ll note that we’re now in April - the upcoming FPS will apparently now decide a release date after an upcoming stress test for its servers.

After last week’s bombastic report about XDefiant from Insider Gaming, Ubisoft has shared a new update, including news of an upcoming stress test.

Ubisoft has revealed that its upcoming multiplayer shooter XDefiant will not be released before the end of this month. The game was originally set for release before the end of the current financial year, which would end on March 31, 2024, which itself was a window set on the back of numerous previous delays.

XDefiant developer Mark Rubin has disputed a report regarding the unreleased title.

From Skull and Bones to Beyond Good and Evil 2 and many others, Ubisoft has been no stranger to games being stuck in limbo in recent years, and it seems another one of its in-development projects is currently facing similar struggles. Multiplayer shooter XDefiant has faced numerous delays in recent months, and though Ubisoft said earlier this year that the game would launch before April, with March now nearly over, that’s look incredibly unlikely.

Ubisoft may have narrowed down the timeframe for when they will release XDefiant.

If things had gone to plan, XDefiant would be out by now, though that, of course, has not ended up being the case. Originally set to launch this Summer, the game ran into behind-the-scenes certification issues as it approached its intended launch period, and though there were some rumours that it could launch in the latter stages of October, it wasn’t long afterward that Ubisoft officially announced a delay.

XDefiant has been delayed again.

The XDefiant team has explained why it doesn't have a solid release date, even though the game could release within the next month.

Ubisoft confirmed earlier this year that its multiplayer shooter XDefiant would be launching sometime this summer, and last month, executive producer Mark Rubin said that the game was on track to hit that launch window. However, the title has hit a bit of a snag behind the scenes – specifically, with its certification process with PlayStation and Xbox – which could result in a slight delay.

Ubisoft has delayed XDefiant’s release after the free-to-play FPS failed Microsoft’s and Sony’s console certification tests.

Ubisoft could potentially launch somewhere between the middle of September to the middle of October after being denied certification by PlayStation and Xbox.

From the widespread backlash against the game following its reveal to a full-on rebranding in response to surprisingly positive impressions in the months afterward, XDefiant has had a pretty interesting journey so far, and that journey is supposed to hit a major milestone when the game launches this Summer. And while a specific release date hasn’t yet been announced by Ubisoft, it seems like XDefiant is still on track to hit its target launch window.