{"id":1126327,"date":"2026-02-02T06:53:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T06:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eaEPVZTaq5He7ir4deaMu5"},"modified":"2026-02-02T06:53:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T06:53:40","slug":"ubisoft-announces-the-biggest-transformation-in-rainbow-six-sieges-history-for-later-this-year-so-big-theyre-adding-an-x-to-the-name-but-dont-call-it-a-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ubisoft-announces-the-biggest-transformation-in-rainbow-six-sieges-history-for-later-this-year-so-big-theyre-adding-an-x-to-the-name-but-dont-call-it-a-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft announces the ‘biggest transformation in Rainbow Six Siege’s history’ for later this year, so big they’re adding an ‘X’ to the name\u2014But don’t call it a sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ubisoft has announced a “new era” for Rainbow Six Siege, which will apparently begin in March with a showcase devoted to the relaunch-slash-reboot of the game as Rainbow Six Siege X. “The R6 team has been working tirelessly to bring to life the biggest transformation in the game’s history,” reads Ubisoft’s announcement post<\/a>, “and its purpose is to reinforce Rainbow Six Siege’s position at the top of tactical first-person shooters by introducing new ways to play, deepened tactical gameplay, refined game feel and major upgrades all around.”<\/p>\n

This announcement of an announcement comes with a teaser trailer, because apparently we need a period of anticipation before finding out how Ubisoft is tweaking a decade-old game. This does however seem to showcase some of the new features to expect in Siege X: Characters can be seen running across walls while rappelling, environmental damage seems to have new elements (the teaser shows a fire extinguisher being shot to provide cover, and I think at one point an explosion takes out a lightbulb), and an overhead chopper that, I’m going to hope, lets you rappel down into maps R6: Vegas-style.<\/p>\n

So we have some idea of what Ubisoft’s going for, but the full details have to wait until the Siege X showcase on March 13 (5pm GMT \/ 12pm EST). The publisher says it will “unveil all the evolutions coming with Siege X” and says it “hopes that Siege X not only reinforces what you love about [Siege], but gets you as excited for its future as we are.”<\/p>\n

The first season of year 10 has already been announced and is due to launch in March. Going on past form, this would run for three months meaning that we’re looking at Siege X around June. That is guesswork of course. But a few more details can be found in a post on the game’s subreddit<\/a>, which under “Year 10: Siege X” lists:<\/p>\n