Ubisoft's XDefiant Delayed After Being Rejected by PlayStation and Xbox

[John Elden Ring]

Ubisoft could potentially launch somewhere between the middle of September to the middle of October after being denied certification by PlayStation and Xbox.

In a written update, producer Mark Rubin said that Ubisoft started the certification process for XDefiant on PlayStation and Xbox at the end of July. However, in mid-August, Ubisoft found out that the game received a Not Pass. If it had passed, then XDefiant would have been released at the end of August.

Now, Ubisoft has to search for compliances and functionality bugs within the game and fix them so that it can ship. Ubisoft plans to submit to first party platforms for certification again in less than two weeks. If the game passes, then it can officially be released by middle to late September.

Rubin also states that the game will likely receive a conditional Pass, meaning that Ubisoft will have to implement a Day One Patch, and XDefiant is looking at a early to middle October release.

"If we were following the standard rules for game releases, we would have set a date far enough in advance with enough buffer to have a confident release date. However, like a lot of things with this game, we have not chosen the typical route,” Rubin explained.

He continued: “Having millions of people play your game long before it’s ready is not normal. Not being afraid to show an unfinished game to millions of people with all its flaws is not normal. These were real tests and not just marketing events. So, when it comes to when we will release, the real answer is ‘as soon as we can.’ And we will continue to update you with more info when we have it.”

 

[KiryuRealty]

Christ, how much of a fucking disaster is it to actually FAIL certification? Holy shit!

 

[Zzero]

This ia what the acquisition thread was calling a CoD killer? Lol.

 

[JAHGamer]

This ia what the acquisition thread was calling a CoD killer? Lol.

I played a good amount of the beta, definitely better than recent CoD games IMO but still trash.

 

[Vertigo]

Apparently this isn’t even a quality control issue to pass certification.

 

[Yurinka]

Apparently this isn’t even a quality control issue to pass certification.

The first party certification they didn't pass isn't related to quality control, the platform holders don't check game quality.

That certification is related to platform specific functionality, things like friends/trophies/matchmaking/invites/store/button mapping/game reaction when you eject the disc during a loading or how the game reacts when you lose internet connection during online MP/ etc. implementation following the platform standards. There's a gazillion things listed on their checklist, so it's pretty common to forget something and fail it once or twice.

 

[Vertigo]

The first party certification they didn't pass isn't related to quality control, the platform holders don't check game quality.

That certification is related to platform specific functionality, things like friends/trophies/matchmaking/invites/store/button mapping/game reaction when you eject the disc during a loading or how the game reacts when you lose internet connection during online MP/ etc. implementation following the platform standards. There's a gazillion things listed on their checklist, so it's pretty common to forget something and fail it once or twice.

I read even featuring rival platform logos next to in-game controller icons etc. will lead to a fail.

I didn’t go heavy into the playtests by any means but it seems technically sound for the most part.

 

[Yurinka]

I read even featuring rival platform logos next to in-game controller icons etc. will lead to a fail.

I didn’t go heavy into the playtests by any means but it seems technically sound for the most part.

Yes, every console has a very long and detailed checklist of stuff that must be implemented to pass the certification. One of them is how button prompts must be displayed in their platform, how they should be, a few places where they are mandatory, etc.

 

[Loy310]

This ia what the acquisition thread was calling a CoD killer? Lol.

COD killer my ass!

Cant always listen to the click bait, dopamine farming video game evangelist on social media. Many of them spread bullshit for ad revenue.

Unlike cod, this game fail platform cert because ubi dont have 15k people working on it, and it wont compete with cod for the same reason.

 

[Would_you_kindly]

I could see Xbox rejecting it just cause they're about to own cod & how dare Ubisoft try & compete with cod

 

[FatKaz]

COD killer my ass!

Cant always listen to the click bait, dopamine farming video game evangelist on social media. Many of them spread bullshit for ad revenue.

Unlike cod, this game fail platform cert because ubi dont have 15k people working on it, and it wont compete with cod for the same reason.

It probably isn't yet a cod killer and maybe it will never be. But they got strong foundations from what I've experienced in the beta. It's the closest any dev has come to a cod killer imo.

Thet really need a team deathmatch and killstreaks. When old cod games use to show stats, team deathmatch is where most people where at.