Rainbow Six Siege Operation Deep Freeze Delay Shocks Community
Rainbow Six Siege players were getting hype for Season 4, otherwise known as Deep Freeze, especially after getting a bunch of teasers and a road map. But developers have pulled the rug on the community by announcing a delay — the day the season was supposed to drop.
On Twitter, developers stated: “We have decided to postpone the release of Rainbow Six Siege’s Year 8 Season 4, Operation Deep Freeze, for further testing to ensure the best possible experience for players.”
A new date was not given just yet.
An update on the Operation Deep Freeze release. pic.twitter.com/5TLds2izuJ
— Rainbow Six Siege (@Rainbow6Game) November 28, 2023
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Rainbow Six Siege Players Respond To Operation Deep Freeze Delay
The delay was met with frustration from Rainbow Six Siege players — not a surprise. While some voiced that a delay is okay, especially if developers want to make sure things are running smoothly, the lack of communication was not okay with most gamers.
Telling gamers the day of the drop that the season was no longer happening was not a hit with players.
Delays are perfectly fine but this has to get communicated better and not literally THE DAY the season would've launched
— Elevate KOOBI (@MadeByKOOBI) November 28, 2023
This is like telling your teacher day of the test that you didn’t get any study material. Please be transparent with the community and it will work out better for you guys in the long run. I promise transparency means a lot to gamers. Happy to wait but not in silence
— LilGuch2 (@LilGuch2) November 28, 2023
Over on Xbox, Ubisoft admitted that the Season 4 patch was actually made available on accident despite the delay. Developers stated that they were going to look into the “best course of action” to correct the issue.
A few hours later they wrote: “An update for Rainbow Six Siege on Xbox has been performed in order to return the game to the current live version. This update will allow Xbox players to matchmake once the download has been installed.+
We sincerely apologize for the inconveniences and confusion caused today, and will continue to keep everyone updated on the new release date as soon as we can.”
We are aware that the Year 8, Season 4 patch for Rainbow Six Siege has been made available on Xbox despite the delay, and we are currently looking into the best course of action to address this issue. We will keep you informed as more information becomes available.
— Ubisoft Support (@UbisoftSupport) November 28, 2023
The gaming community was blown away. Some admitted that they even skipped class and work to play Season 4 only to find out it was delayed the day of. The chaos was definitely apparent as Rainbow Six Siege fans expressed frustration with how it was all handled.
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