Ubisoft’s XDefiant kicked off its Open Session recently, available free for everyone on Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC. The test is for controller play and stressing the servers. Demand appears high, as the latter has faced stability issues since the Open Session went live.
The development revealed it was aware of the issues and released an update to fix party invites (while improving matchmaking on the server side). Party issues persist, and players have been advised to keep them on the same platform as a workaround.
As of June 22nd, 10 AM PT/1 PM ET, Ubisoft confirmed that there would be some “brief” disconnects from matches but that they would be playable “shortly after.” It continues to look into server stability, so expect more updates. It’s unknown if the Open Sessions will be extended in light of these issues.
XDefiant releases for Xbox One, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC later this Summer. Post-launch, it will receive four new factions, 12 new weapons, and 12 more maps (one per month).
📢 Open Session is now live! 🚨
Anyone on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC can now download and play our Open Session! 🎮 pic.twitter.com/qH15Wh1rn1
— XDefiant (@PlayXDefiant) June 21, 2023
We're aware of server issues and are investigating fixes to stabilize the servers.
We will have an update soon – thank you for your patience in the meantime!
— XDefiant (@PlayXDefiant) June 21, 2023
An update on Open Session Known Issues-
✉ We have released an update that should help party invites work and will keep monitoring it!
✅ We also deployed a server-side fix to help with matchmaking overall
— XDefiant (@PlayXDefiant) June 21, 2023
An update on the parties-
We are investigating issues with parties, in the meantime the best workaround is to keep parties to the same platform.
We will update when we have more to share!— XDefiant (@PlayXDefiant) June 22, 2023
Server Status update-
As we continue to investigate server stability, there may be some disconnections from matches at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET.
The disconnects should be brief, and games should be playable shortly after.— XDefiant (@PlayXDefiant) June 22, 2023
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