Mark Rubin, an executive producer on XDefiant, has said that it’s fine if players want to move on from the game if they’re fed up with the game’s various bugs.
Speaking on X, Rubin was responding to a fan who suggested that XDefiant was rushed to market, which he denied but explained that game engine requires a lot of work, and therefore bugs are to be expected.
Rushed out? No. What we have is an engine that has only ever been an MMO. And so all of the infrastructure for an FPS has had to be built up from the ground floor. Even CoD started on ID tech which was a shooter engine. Apex started on a shooter engine. But for us we are working on developing all new tech in an engine that was designed for something else.
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That being said the engine is really great but it does require a lot of work and with that work comes a lot of bugs that other engines have already worked out. We’re not a shooter that’s been out for 20 years. If you like what we are trying to do stick around and you’ll see things improve and new features get added. But if the game isn’t for you that’s ok you can move on.
Ubisoft recently detailed the full XDefiant Season 1 patch notes, which you can read here. XDefiant was released for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S in version 1.0 back in May 2024.
[Source – Mark Rubin on X]