Ubisoft has revealed what to anticipate from its massive Rainbow Six Siege X replace, which is offered to play now in a restricted time beta.
Given all its failed reside service experiments, together with the likes of Hyper Scape and XDefiant, it’s simple to neglect Ubisoft managed to land one of many mannequin’s earliest hits, in Rainbow Six Siege.
The shooter is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2025 and continues to be very fashionable, with the sport breaking its all-time peak participant file on Steam final yr.
Ubisoft is now hoping to set the sport up for one more decade, via the Rainbow Six Siege X replace, which – kind of – makes the expertise free-to-play.
After it teased an ‘evolution’ for Rainbow Six Siege final month, Ubisoft has revealed that Rainbow Six Siege X is a widespread revamp, for the visuals, audio, maps, and the rappel mechanic – with one key new addition.
There’s now a brand new everlasting mode referred to as Dual Front, a 6v6 mode the place you might be tasked with capturing sectors of the enemy base whereas defending your individual. This mode will launch with a brand new map referred to as District, and with a smaller pool of 35 operators.
While that is being added to the primary sport when Rainbow Six Siege X launches on June 10, new gamers can entry the mode free of charge from this date too.
In this new model of the sport, which Ubisoft describes as ‘free entry’, gamers can play Dual Front, Quick Match, Onboarding, Events, and Unranked with as much as 26 operators free of charge. The extra aggressive Ranked and Siege Cup modes, together with extra operators, will likely be locked behind the paid-for premium variations.
One of the large adjustments for veterans would be the revamped maps, with Clubhouse, Chalet, Bank, Kafe, and Border all set to be overhauled with new ‘visuals, readability, and gameplay circulate’. Ubisoft states every new season transferring ahead will see three new reworked maps.
How to entry the Rainbow Six Siege X beta
If you fancy making an attempt out Dual Front earlier than it launches in June, Ubisoft is holding a closed beta from Wednesday, March 13 to Wednesday, March 19 at 7pm UK time throughout PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.
To entry the beta, you need to obtain a code by watching sure streamers on Twitch, which have closed beta Twitch drops enabled. You can discover collaborating streamers on the Rainbow Six Siege Twitch channel, with most promoting it within the title.
To declare your drop, you need to hyperlink your Twitch and Ubisoft accounts (there may be more information on how to do so here). Those on PC can have their beta entry added to the Ubisoft Connect Library, whereas these on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S will obtain a platform-specific key they will redeem within the respective retailer.
This revamp of Rainbow Six Siege comes at a regarding time for Ubisoft, as the corporate seems to be to Assassin’s Creed Shadows for help in opposition to its monetary woes and potential buyouts.
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