It is a massive day for Rainbow Six Siege, as the sport’s “largest and most transformative” replace within the recreation’s 10-year historical past is out now, free for everybody on all platforms.
The replace, Siege X, features a new onboarding expertise to assist newcomers familiarize themselves with the sport. It additionally introduces improved graphics and sound designs, together with up to date options like new destructible objects akin to fuel pipes and hearth extinguishers. The Siege X replace additionally “modernizes” the Clubhouse, Chalet, Border, Financial institution, and Kafe maps with new lighting, shadows, and backbone updates, with Ubisoft planning these “modernization” updates for 3 5v5 maps with every new season going forward.
What’s extra, Siege X provides the Twin Entrance 6v6 mode, which is a respawning mode that challenges gamers to grab enemy territories. It’s obtainable just for PS5, Xbox Collection X|S, and PC.
Past this, the sport will get an anti-cheat increase with the introduction of R6 ShieldGuard, which is described as a “multifaceted method to anti-cheat.”
Rainbow Six Siege and the Siege X replace can be found without spending a dime, however gamers must pay to unlock issues like extra operators and Ranked playlists. Gamers can alternatively purchase the Elite version ($20) or the Final version ($40) to get entry to much more content material.
All of that is arriving alongside the latest seasonal replace, Operation Dawn, the centerpiece of which is a remaster for the operator Conflict. The soldier’s CCE defend is now deployable, that means she will be able to place it strategically. The Operation Dawn season additionally makes stability adjustments, together with electrical energy not dealing harm and limb harm being decreased. The Jackal, Sledge, Thunderbird, Jäger, and Blackbeard operators have all obtained stability updates, too.
Rainbow Six Siege initially launched in 2015 and has been steadily supported and developed over time with constant updates. It is reached 85 million gamers previous to the Siege X replace.