Ubisofts anticipated free to play shooter game, XDefiant has made a splash in the gaming community drawing in an impressive 7.6 million individual players within just one week of its debut. Its projected that this number will hit 8 million by the end of today signaling an achievement, for the game.
XDefiant has been shattering records at every turn emerging as Ubisofts title to reach 1 million players in a 2.5 hours after its launch. The games popularity has only continued to skyrocket, with a 3 million players jumping into the action, within the 48 hours. This rapid growth far exceeds the target of attracting 5 million players in the month underscoring XDefiants tremendous appeal.
Addressing Challenges and Maintaining Momentum
While having a number of players is impressive developers understand that it’s not the only factor determining the games success, in the long term. The team working on XDefiant is actively enhancing aspects of the game focusing on improving the netcode to provide an enjoyable gaming experience for all players.
The real challenge for XDefiant lies in maintaining a number of concurrent players. On Monday, May 27th which was a holiday in countries the game saw a peak of 700,000 concurrent players. As XDefiant continues to grow and enhance its features it remains to be seen if it can sustain these player numbers over time. Despite this uncertainty initial feedback from players has been overwhelmingly positive hinting at a future, for this new title.
