Rainbow Six Siege downtime today (May 16): Hotfix for consoles, when will servers be back online?

Rainbow Six Siege downtime today (May 16, 2024) will start from 13:00 UTC, and players will be unable to play the game across all platforms, including PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. This is another hotfix update, which will resolve the Shield Crash Exploit that has been reported by many players of the game.

The maintenance downtime is expected to last for around one hour, as it ships the hotfix for consoles. Players will be unable to connect to the game servers during this downtime.

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Rainbow Six Siege downtime for all regions

Rainbow Six Siege downtimes usually stick to their schedules for any hotfix and mid-season patches. Ubisoft effectively communicates this information via its social media channels so that everyone can plan their gaming sessions around these maintenance windows. Here's a breakdown for different regions:

• United States: 6 AM PT (Pacific Time) / 9 AM ET (Eastern Time)
• International: 13:00 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)

The maintenance is scheduled to last for approximately 60 minutes. Keep an eye out on the social media channels to get an instant update when the servers are back online.

During the Rainbow Six Siege downtime, players will not be able to access the game's servers or start a match, in both standard and ranked modes. If you are in an ongoing game while the maintenance starts, you will be able to finish the game along with everyone else, but glitches might be encountered.

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Rainbow Six Siege downtime: Hotfix in brief

The Shield Crash exploit is an annoying glitch that many people have been utilizing in competitive matches. Basically, with a shield Attacker Operator like Blitz, if you swap weapons and leave as the last man standing, you can potentially crash the entire game server for all opponents, and reconnect before them to forcefully win the match.

Players have complained on all social media platforms about this absolutely ridiculous glitch, and Ubisoft rolls out this hotfix update to address this glitch.

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