Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Out of artistic intent, definitely not laziness on my part, I thought it fitting if I released this video like Ubisoft did XDefiant: unfinished, unpolished, missing content, and delayed past the point of relevancy. Unlike this video though, XDefiant had actual talent behind it that was wasted BADLY.

[SOURCES USED]
JorRaptor's findings regarding Watch Dogs: youtube.com/watch?v=UcA5cD9g1ow

Tom Henderson's full article on the disaster that was this game's development: insider-gaming.com/behind-xdefiant-toxic-work-culture-crunch-and-years-of-delays

SBMM video from someone with a better speaking voice: coming in Season 3 (I lost it lol)

[MUSIC USED]
XDefiant Theme: youtube.com/watch?v=v3tRsXmCHDc
Shatterline Menu Theme #?: youtu.be/e6Hi9wonPmw
XDefiant Season 2 Theme: youtube.com/watch?v=qEiQLLDAw4c
XDefiant Season 3 Theme: youtube.com/watch?v=h16-9kAemtE


[CHAPTERS]
00:00 Intro
00:49 A Rough Landing
01:52 Netcode
03:19 Factions
05:16 Gameplay
08:36 Cosmetics
10:45 Cultural Impact
11:52 This part took 20 minutes to render lol
13:05 Development - It all makes sense now
15:57 A Rapid Collapse
16:32 SBMM/EOMM - XDefiant failing made it a guarantee going forward