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The preload is available now. Screenshot by Dot Esports<\/figcaption><\/figure>

After missing multiple potential release windows due to a multitude of development issues, the server test session is the first time that the game has been playable for the public since the end of 2023.<\/p>

A recent report<\/a> claimed the game’s development was derailed by a “Boys Club” and “toxic work culture,” on top of issues with the game’s party system and netcode. But at the end of March, Ubisoft confirmed the server test<\/a> was coming, and now it’s here.<\/p>

XDefiant<\/a><\/em> was originally meant to drop sometime in the summer of 2023 but missed that window completely and was eventually delayed out of 2023 entirely. A Ubisoft earnings report pointed to a potential March 2024 release, but, again, it was pushed back.<\/p>

This weekend’s server test will help the developer “lock a launch date and start sharing more about the exciting content\u00a0XDefiant<\/em>\u00a0has to offer in the future,” Ubisoft said<\/a>.<\/p>

The arcade FPS reminiscent of older Call of Duty<\/em> games features characters and locations from multiple Ubisoft IPs, including Far Cry, Splinter Cell, The Division<\/em>, and others. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"