Ever since its announcement, XDefiant has been positioned by many as a Call of Duty competitor due to its resemblance to CoD titles from earlier in the 21st century. However, XDefiant has thrown in plenty of features to set itself apart from Activision's megalithic franchise, whether that be faction abilities, a modern but relatively stripped-down movement system, or the surprising decision to ditch skill-based matchmaking altogether. While XDefiant still has a long road ahead if it intends to challenge CoD's supremacy in the genre, it seems to be off to a fantastic start.
In addition to XDefiant's impressive feat of reaching one million unique players within two and a half hours, the game also went on to reach over three million unique users within 48 hours of its launch, per Insider Gaming's sources. This easily beats out one of Ubisoft's last viral free-to-play launches, Apex Legends, which took eight hours to reach one million unique players. Also, over 500,000 concurrent users were logged in to XDefiant at one point on launch day, despite server issues that have since been fixed. Since Ubisoft usually doesn't publicly share its player numbers, it's unclear where XDefiant now stands about 72 hours after its launch, but it seems unlikely that its success will slow down in the immediate future.
XDefiant's Record-Breaking Start
Reached one million unique users within two and a half hours, making it Ubisoft's most successful launch ever
Went on to reach three million unique users within 48 hours of its launch
Despite major server issues, the game reached 500,000 concurrent users on launch day
XDefiant's core gameplay appears to be a hit with many players despite its early bugs and server complications, so it seems the game's continued success could come down to post-launch support and future development decisions. Ubisoft's devs just released XDefiant's first update, which included various fixes for the Practice Zone, netcode, and other gameplay problems.
Recently, a senior XDefiant dev also confirmed that a hit registration patch is in the works, although a release window for the update is still unknown. The game is set to receive its major Season 1 update sometime this summer, possibly on July 2 if it begins immediately after the preseason concludes, which has a confirmed runtime of six weeks.
Despite the early issues, XDefiant has been well-received by both community figures and players. AAA arena-style FPS titles have been rare releases in recent years, partially due to the massive popularity of the battle royale format, but XDefiant seems to be turning into the subgenre's first success story in a while.
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