Beloved PlayStation and Xbox game played by 11 million closes forever in DAYS – Ubisoft is offering some a ‘full refund'
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A MUCH-LOVED game is shutting down next week on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S after only a year.
The free-to-play first person shooter had 11million players across the world at its height.
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Ubisoft has already dished out refunds to some players
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The team behind XDefiant were let go by Ubisoft after the game's closure was revealed
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Publisher Ubisoft - known for making Assassin's Creed - have given some users who made purchases a refund.
The game in question is XDefiant, which was set in the Ubisoft universe with map locations based on several of the firm's biggest titles.
It appears the decision to axe the title was because it failed to become profitable.
"Many free-to-play games take a long time to find their footing and become profitable," Mark Rubin, the game's executive producer said.
"It's a long journey that Ubisoft and the teams working on the game were prepared to make until very recently.
"But unfortunately, the journey became too much to sensibly continue."
He also tweeted in April that the whole team behind it were laid off.
New downloads and purchases were already blocked in December when news of XDefiant's closure was first announced.
Existing users have been able to continue playing on PlayStation, Xbox and PC but now the final nail in the coffin is here.
Ubisoft is switching off the servers on Tuesday ending the game forever.
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Fans have shared their sadness on social media.
"Man this game was so fun, its sad to see it go so early, already have nostalgic feelings," one person wrote on Reddit.
Another commented: "Thank you xDefiant for bringing me back to fps-arcade shooters and actually having a fun game."
Ubisoft is offering a full refund to anyone who bought a Ultimate Founders Pack.
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Those who bought a VC or DLC since November 3, 2024, will also be fully refunded.
These refunds should have already been automatically processed.
See the full list of purchases eligible for refund below:
XDefiant Gold Pack
XDefiant Starter Pack DLC
XDefiant Combat Pack DLC
XDefiant VC Pack - 500 XCoins
XDefiant VC Pack - 1000 XCoins
XDefiant VC Pack - 2100 XCoins
XDefiant VC Pack - 5750 XCoins
XDefiant VC Pack - 12000 XCoins
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