Rainbow Six Quarantine, Ubisoft's upcoming tactical co-op FPS, was announced in June of 2019, and it has seen practically no fanfare since. In fact, the only news that players have gotten since the announcement was the recent reveal that Rainbow Six Quarantine was delayed due to COVID-19, alongside Far Cry 6. These games have both been delayed until at least April of 2021, if not later.

So, should players be worried? The simplest answer is probably not. While there's not going to be any definitive answer to that question until players have a copy of Rainbow Six Quarantine in their hands (or on their hard drives), there are quite a few reasons for Ubisoft to stay invested in not only Quarantine, but in the Siege universe as a whole.

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Rainbow Six Siege is Huge

For one thing, it is certainly within Ubisoft's best interest to stay involved with not only the Rainbow Six franchise, but within the Siege circle of that universe of it particularly. This itself makes any sort of cancelation highly unlikely. Rainbow Six Siege is staying consistently big, with Ubisoft announcing Siege passed 55 million registered players back in February, and Siege's concurrent player count record breaks once or twice a year, a sign of a very healthy game.

That's without mentioning that Ubisoft seems to have plans to continue supporting Siege for the foreseeable future. Ubisoft's current commitment to the game is to get it to 100 operators (of which there are currently 58), and at its current pace of four operators a year, that would keep the company supporting the game for at least another ten and a half years, as well as into the next generation of consoles, with Ubisoft giving Siege a free PS5 and Xbox Series X upgrade. That's a massive commitment, and it shows how serious Ubisoft is about building out the world of Rainbow Six.

While it certainly doesn't want to introduce franchise fatigue by overstimulating the market with Rainbow Six content, releasing another game alongside it that's set in the Rainbow Six Siege universe but is built around very different core gameplay doesn't seem like a huge risk. There will absolutely be some overlap in players interested in both games, while at the same time bringing in an entirely different group of gamers uninterested in competitive play. It's a game that, in all likelihood and as long as it's good, should only expand the popularity of the Rainbow Six franchise, making it a good investment for Ubisoft.

Rainbow Six Siege's Outbreak Event Was A Massive Hit

The game mode that was the gauge for players' interest in Rainbow Six Quarantine was Siege's Outbreak event, a limited-time mode offered in Siege back in March of 2018. Outbreak was a co-op PvE mode where three operators complete objectives together, fighting against swarms of zombie-like monsters. Outbreak was a massive success, and players have been asking about its return ever since. Quarantine would plausibly pick up the Outbreak story right where it left off.

Rainbow Six Quarantine Leak

While no footage of any kind has leaked for Quarantine, there was a leak back in January of 2020 showing documents detailing the game. While this is a leak and is in no way confirmed by Ubisoft, these documents are certainly interesting and show what Quarantine could believably look like.

According to these leaks, Quarantine would separate operators into one of three categories: Assault, Recon, and Support. Every operator included in the leak is an operator that is already in Siege, though considering this leak is from almost a year ago now, it's possible Rainbow Six Quarantine operators have been added/removed. It would feature an operator progression system, something Siege does not do, though Quarantine will supposedly feature a PvE Ranked mode, something that should perk up the more competitive Siege players' ears.

All in all, while there is no real concrete information regarding Quarantine other than the fact that players are definitely not going to see it until April 2021 at the earliest, players should still feel pretty confident that it's on the way. This is especially true, considering Ubisoft confirmed PS5 and Xbox Series X support for Rainbow Six Quarantine. Rainbow Six Siege is one of Ubisoft's most popular properties, and Quarantine is a game that fans of the franchise have been visibly excited for ever since it was announced.

Rainbow Six Quarantine is currently in development for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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