Overview
- Ubisoft announced the decision on Thursday, October 8, 2026, and confirmed Rainbow Six Mobile will remain playable until January 15, 2027.
- The developer said the game’s next season will launch in mid‑October as planned and that it will publish a phased shutdown timetable and refund details in the coming weeks.
- Rainbow Six Mobile was developed over roughly six to seven years across 11 Ubisoft studios with Tencent collaboration, soft‑launched in 2023 and released globally on February 23, 2026, after delivering 15 seasons of content.
- Third‑party estimates put lifetime in‑app purchase revenue at about $5.3 million from roughly 13.1 million downloads and reporting cites problems with retention and a free‑to‑play model that locked content behind paywalls.
- The closure follows other recent Ubisoft live‑service struggles such as XDefiant and The Division Resurgence and may speed the company’s shift away from underperforming mobile live services while affecting players and the reassigned development team.