Is Rainbow Six Siege coming to PS5 and the next Xbox? No, Ubisoft tell us (Pic: Ubisoft)
Rainbow Six Siege is arguably one of the pioneers of the “games as a service” model.
Whether you love or hate what its done for the industry and shaped the way games are being played and developed, it helped transform Siege from a flawed first-person shooter into a global phenomenon. You only need to look at other Ubisoft games, such as For Honor and Ghost Recon: Wildlands, to see similar success stories.
However, with a new generation of consoles on the horizon, questions are being asked what will happen to Rainbow Six Siege.
At the Pro League Season IX Finals in Milan, we sat down with Rainbow Six Brand Director, Alexandre Remy, to talk about this exact topic.
“We dont want a sequel whatsoever,” he explained, looping back to comments previously made about the games lifespan and Ubisoft Montreals mission to deliver more than 100 playable in-game characters.
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With details on the PlayStation 5 and next Xbox still under wraps, Remy couldnt give any specifics. Naturally he and the team want Siege to make that generational leap, though in a way that doesnt break off from the Siege in its current state..
“The reason behind this is we don't want to segregate our community between the different platforms. In an ideal world tomorrow, wed love players from every platform to be able to play together. We are approaching next-gen with the same spirit.”
“Weve been asking how can we make the player base of Siege today be able to migrate – if they want to migrate, that is – but also make this cheaper [than buying a new, next-gen copy of the game] as much as possible or through backwards compatibility.”
It has already been confirmed that the PlayStation 5 will run PS4 games and with Microsoft brandishing backwards compatibility as part of its ongoing vision for the Xbox brand, its likely Xbox One will also have the option to migrate or merge with Sieges next-gen playerbase.
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