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XDefiant, developed by Ubisoft, is an example of a game as a service. On December 3rd, 2024, the game had announced the shutdown of its servers on June 3rd, 2025.<ref name=":0">https://archive.is/ueESQ</ref> 49 days before the shutdown announcement, executive producer of XDefiant, Mark Rubin<ref>https://archive.is/nEche</ref> posted online that the game had no plans of shutting down after season 4, while the game was still in season 2, and they had recently discussed their plans internally for the second year of content<ref>https://archive.is/XmekP</ref>. The shutdown post announced that the last 30 days of purchases would be fully refunded.<ref name=":0" /> | XDefiant, developed by Ubisoft, is an example of a game as a service. On December 3rd, 2024, the game had announced the shutdown of its servers on June 3rd, 2025.<ref name=":0">https://archive.is/ueESQ</ref> 49 days before the shutdown announcement, executive producer of XDefiant, Mark Rubin<ref>https://archive.is/nEche</ref> posted online that the game had no plans of shutting down after season 4, while the game was still in season 2, and they had recently discussed their plans internally for the second year of content<ref>https://archive.is/XmekP</ref>. The shutdown post announced that the last 30 days of purchases would be fully refunded.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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