Rainbow Six Siege X officially announced

Rumours have been swirling about a follow-up to Rainbow Six Siege for the past few weeks, with many fans wondering if a full sequel is on the way.

Players and content creators have speculated on what’s next for the hit team-based shooter that puts tactics and operator skills at the forefront of play, and it seems something is coming from Ubisoft.

Rainbow Six Siege X has been announced by Ubisoft

Announced on social media, and via a short YouTube teaser, it seems the next step in the Rainbow Six Siege franchise will be the “biggest transformation in the game’s history.”

Called Rainbow Six Siege X, it’s currently unclear if this will be a direct sequel, or an overhaul of the game, much like other live-service games have been receiving in this generation of consoles.

Ubisoft is only teasing us at the moment, with a full reveal coming via a ‘R6 Siege X Showcase’ on 13 March.

The teaser video shows a long corridor being blown to pieces by several breaching explosions before a large red ‘X’ is displayed.

Nothing else is shown, though what we do see displays a visual overhaul, possibly from a new engine powering the game.

The original Rainbow Six Siege is now over 10 years old and still going strong, with the developer pushing out regular updates and new operators.

Fans are understandably excited, and speculation will now ramp up as they attempt to guess what’s in store for their favourite game.

A cursory glance at the YouTube comments sees several people asking for a campaign to play in this version of the game, and others asking for more interactivity in the environments.

We’ll now have to start counting down the days until the full reveal.

Will this iteration see the series push into a free-to-play space in order to compete with other shooters?