Everything we know about Rainbow Six Siege X

Rainbow Six Siege X overhauls the game by introducing a new 6v6 game mode, a new multi-layered map, visual enhancements, improved audio, and more.

Almost a full decade from the release of Rainbow Six Siege (and even longer for the Beta players among us), Ubisoft’s tactical shooter is now in store for what’s being described as its “biggest transformation” thus far.

While dozens of major updates, seasonal content drops and the like have all dramatically shifted the FPS over the years, Siege X marks the beginning of an entirely “new era” for the game.

What exactly does that mean, and what does Siege X look like? Here’s everything you need to know.

Release date & times

Rainbow Six Siege X officially launches on June 10 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC through Ubisoft Connect.

Maintenance begins at 7 AM PDT / 10 AM EDT / 3 PM BST, at which point the servers will go down temporarily. They will be offline for around 90 minutes before the update is officially live.

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What is Rainbow Six Siege X?

Rainbow Six Siege X is an expansion centered around a new 6v6 game mode called Dual Front, which takes place on a new map called District. In addition, Six Siege X launches with five new maps, and there will be three new maps every season.

When the match starts, it follows a familiar attackers—and—defenders—format as teams attempt to secure enemy sectors while defending their own. However, dynamic challenges also force teams to adapt.

The first season’s dynamic challenge is to capture a hostage and bring them to a net so they can be airlifted safely. Successfully extracting a hostage awards two sectors, which can decide the final result.

Rainbow Six Siege seasons typically last around three to four months, meaning a new dynamic objective will be added at the start of a new season. In addition, a limited number of operators will be available at any given time, and the pool changes twice every season.

Matches have a 30-minute timer and typically last 10 to 20 minutes. Players can respawn after dying.

Six Siege X also features visual enhancements, new animations, an advanced repel system, and exclusive rewards for series veterans.

Trailers

Gameplay

Dual Front Neural Sector

Dual Front 6v6 mode

Is Rainbow Six Siege X free?

Yes, Rainbow Six Siege X is a free update on current-gen platforms. Dual Front, Operator Onboarding, Quick Match, Events, and Unranked are available for no extra cost on June 10.

Ranked and Siege Cup are still locked behind premium access, and you need to be level 50 to play those game modes.

If you purchase any edition of Rainbow Six Siege before Siege X releases, you will maintain access to all modes, and all progression carries over.

Specs

PC SPECS

Minimum :

• Resolution: 1080p
• Frame Rate: 60 FPS
• CPU: AMD Ryzen3 3100, Intel i3 8100
• GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1650 4GB, AMD RX 5500XT 4GB, INTEL ARC A380 6GB
• Ram: 8GB
• OS: Windows 10/11, DirectX 12
• Storage: 65 GB SSD

Recommended High :

• Resolution: 1080p, 1440p, 2160p
• Frame Rate: 120 FPS (Core Siege), 60 FPS (Dual Front)
• CPU: AMD Ryzen5 3600, Intel i5 10400, AMD Ryzen7 3700X, Intel i5 11600K
• GPU: NVIDIA RTX 2060 6GB, NVIDIA RTX 3070 8GB, NVIDIA RTX 3080 10 GB, AMD RX 6600 8GB, AMD RX 6700 XT 8GB, AMD RX 6800 XT 16 GB
• Ram: 16 GB
• OS: Windows 11, DirectX 12
• Storage: 65 GB SSD

Recommended Ultra :

• Resolution: 2160p
• Frame Rate: 120 FPS
• CPU: AMD Ryzen5 5600X, Intel i5-11600K
• GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB, AMD RTX 7900 XT 20GB
• Ram: 16 GB
• OS: Windows 11, DirectX 12
• Storage: 110 GB SSD

CONSOLE SPECS

PlayStation 5

• Performance
  • Resolution: 2160p
  • Target Performance: 120 FPS (Core Siege), 60 FPS (Dual Front)
• Quality
  • Resolution: 2160p
  • Target Performance: 60 FPS

PlayStation 5 Pro

• Performance
  • Resolution: 2160p
  • Target Performance: 120 FPS (Core Siege), 60 FPS (Dual Front)
• Quality
  • Resolution: 2160p
  • Target Performance: 60 FPS

Xbox Series S

• Performance
  • Resolution: 1080p
  • Target Performance: 120 FPS (Core Siege), 60 FPS (Dual Front)
• Quality
  • Resolution: 1728p
  • Target Performance: 60 FPS

Xbox Series X

• Performance
  • Resolution: 2160p
  • Target Performance: 120 FPS (Core Siege), 60 FPS (Dual Front)
• Quality
  • Resolution: 2160p
  • Target Performance: 60 FPS

For more on Rainbow Six Siege, be sure to check out our tier list of every Operator in the game.