Ubisoft had already announced earlier this year that it"s bringing a complete overhaul to Rainbow Six Siege in 2025, making the title partially free-to-play, introducing a new dual-objective standard game mode, upgrading graphics, and more. While the full release of Rainbow Six Siege X is only a few weeks away, Ubisoft has now announced what it has planned for the tactical shooter for the rest of the year.
Alongside the launch of Siege X in June, Ubisoft is delivering Operation Daybreak as the second season of Year 10. This will carry a rework of the Operator Clash. With it, players will be able to deploy her shield onto the ground and activate the taser effect remotely, offering new angles of attack. Check out the gameplay trailer above to see the changes in action.
Ubisoft is also implementing some new anti-cheat and anti-toxicity measures with the season, saying it will be pushing fresh game executables to players to make sure cheat-makers cannot adapt in time. The new Reputation System has also made a difference, lowering the number of abusive language and texts players hurl at each other during games significantly.
Coming up in Season 3 is a new defensive Operator from Switzerland and three map updates, followed by more remastered Operators, fresh weapons, even more map updates, as well as events in Season 4.
With the fresh upgrades to graphics, Siege X is getting updated system requirements on PC:
| Category | Minimum | High | Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resolution | 1080p | 1080p, 1440p, 2160p | 2160p |
| Frame Rate | 60 FPS | 120 FPS (Core Siege), 60 FPS (Dual Front) | 120 FPS |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 3 3100, Intel i3-8100 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Intel i5-10400, AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, Intel i5-11600K | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, Intel i5-11600K |
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 1650 4GB, AMD RX 5500 XT 4GB, Intel Arc A380 6GB | NVIDIA RTX 2060 6GB, RTX 3070 8GB, RTX 3080 10GB, AMD RX 6600 8GB, RX 6700 XT 8GB, RX 6800 XT 16GB | NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB, AMD RX 7900 XT 20GB |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| OS | Windows 10/11, DirectX 12 | Windows 11, DirectX 12 | Windows 11, DirectX 12 |
| Storage | 65 GB SSD | 65 GB SSD | 110 GB SSD |
Next, here"s how consoles will handle the new launch:
| Platform | Mode | Resolution | Target Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
|
PS5
| Performance | 2160p | 120 FPS (Core Siege), 60 FPS (Dual Front) |
| Quality | 2160p | 60 FPS | |
|
PS5 Pro
| Performance | 2160p | 120 FPS (Core Siege), 60 FPS (Dual Front) |
| Quality | 2160p | 60 FPS | |
|
Xbox Series S
| Performance | 1080p | 120 FPS (Core Siege), 60 FPS (Dual Front) |
| Quality | 1728p | 60 FPS | |
|
Xbox Series X
| Performance | 2160p | 120 FPS (Core Siege), 60 FPS (Dual Front) |
| Quality | 2160p | 60 FPS |
Siege X is releasing on June 10 for PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 as a free update to the base game. Game Pass and Ubisoft Plus Premium subscription holders are receiving the upgrade on day one too.
However, earlier than that, Siege X is hitting testing servers for PC players. Starting May 20 at 6 AM PT, the test will be available via the Ubisoft Connect library as a fresh tile for download. The Siege X test server will close on June 9.