Xbox Game Pass: Rainbow Six Siege arrives on consoles and Android

Source: HW Upgrade added 19th Oct 2020

Here comes the official announcement from Microsoft : Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege will join the Xbox Game Pass library. The strategic shooter developed by Ubisoft Montreal can be downloaded at no additional cost by all subscribers, on consoles and Android devices (via the cloud).

by Pasquale Fusco published , at 17: 33 in the Videogames channel

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With over 60 millions of registered players, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege is undoubtedly one of the most popular home titles Ubisoft.

The competitive shooter launched in December 2015 on PC, PS4 and Xbox One, but is also preparing to land on next-generation platforms with a free upgrade: it will allow PS5 and Xbox Series X users to play in 4K at 120 frames per second.

Android is also added to the list, thanks to Rainbow Six Siege’s debut on Xbox Game Pass .

Rainbow Six Siege will land on Game Pass: that’s when

Users subscribed to Microsoft’s on-demand service will be able to download Rainbow Six Siege at no additional cost, on consoles and on Android device . To access the game via the cloud using your smartphone or tablet you will need a subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate . The launch of the Ubisoft title on Game Pass is scheduled for Thursday 22 October .

A nice teaser published last weekend had anticipated the said announcement.

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– Xbox Game Pass (@XboxGamePass) October 17, 2020

On Xbox Wire community manager Megan Spurr talks to us about the original Siege formula: “Using the right mix of tactics and destruction, Rainbow Six teams engage enemies in a series of sieges, where both factions have Exclusive abilities and gadgets at your disposal. Defenders prepare by transforming scenarios into modern strongholds, while attackers use the drones of r recognition to gather information and carefully plan the assault “.

From 22 October it will be possible to install the game on Xbox One S and One X , but among the consoles involved we also find Xbox Series S and Series X : from 10 November users will be able to download Rainbow Six Siege on next-gen platforms as well. PC users are excluded, at least for the moment.