Rainbow Six Siege X, also popularly known as R6, is a free-to-play team-based tactical shooter video game. It is an updated version of Rainbow Six Siege with massive improvements to both the graphical and audio aspects of the game.The development of Siege X was spearheaded by Ubisoft Montreal, who were also the creative minds that gave us Rainbow Six Siege a decade ago. The game was released on June 10, 2025, for PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One/X/S, and Microsoft Windows PCs, however the previous version, Rainbow Six Siege, came out on December 1, 2015.
The game is a part of the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six franchise and is an online reboot of the first Rainbow Six game that came out back in 1998. Siege X takes up where the previous version left off at the end of Year 10 Season 1, Operation Prep Phase. The first season of Siege X is titled Operation Daybreak and is marked as Year 10 Season 2 when taking the previous version and its seasonal calender into account.
The game features two primary game modes: Core Siege and Dual Front. Siege X introduces the latter, with new features like 6v6 game play, a singular new and evolving map District which boasts a massive scale. This game mode also dissolves the differences between attackers and defenders in R6 as it allows players to create a lineup that consists of both categories. The Core Siege game mode is a 5v5 format with Ranked, Unranked and Siege Cup consisting of Bomb Defusal primary objective while Quick Play includes Secure Area and Hostage Rescue as well. Siege Cup is a highly competitive game mode that follows Pro League settings and format. It offers the highest level of competitive matchmaking and requires signing up a roster of 5 players. The Ranked game mode on the other hand can be played with any number of party members and rewards rank points with each ranked division offering lucrative rewards.
System Requirements
Minimum requirements
Resolution: 1080p
Frame Rate: 60 FPS
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100, Intel i3 8100
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1650 4GB, AMD RX 5500XT 4GB, INTEL ARC A380 6GB
Ram: 8GB
OS: Windows 10/11, DirectX 12
Storage: 65 GB SSD
High Settings requirements
Resolution: 1080p, 1440p, 2160p
Frame Rate: 120 FPS (Core Siege), 60 FPS (Dual Front)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Intel i5 10400, AMD Ryzen7 3700X, Intel i5 11600K
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 2060 6GB, NVIDIA RTX 3070 8GB, NVIDIA RTX 3080 10 GB, AMD RX 6600 8GB, AMD RX 6700 XT 8GB, AMD RX 6800 XT 16 GB
Ram: 16 GB
OS: Windows 11, DirectX 12
Storage: 65 GB SSD
Ultra settings requirements
Resolution: 2160p
Frame Rate: 120 FPS
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, Intel i5-11600K
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB, AMD RTX 7900 XT 20GB
Ram: 16 GB
OS: Windows 11, DirectX 12
Storage: 110 GB SSD
PlayStation System Requirements
PS5 - Performance
Resolution: 2160p
Target Performance: 120 FPS (Core Siege), 60 FPS (Dual Front)
PS5 - Quality
Resolution: 2160p
Target Performance: 60 FPS
PS5 Pro - Performance
Resolution: 2160p
Target Performance: 120 FPS (Core Siege), 60 FPS (Dual Front)
PS5 Pro - Quality
Resolution: 2160p
Target Performance: 60 FPS
Xbox System Requirements
Xbox Series S - Performance
Resolution: 1080p
Target Performance: 120 FPS (Core Siege), 60 FPS (Dual Front)
Xbox Series S - Quality
Resolution: 1728p
Target Performance: 60 FPS
Xbox Series X - Performance
Resolution: 2160p
Target Performance: 120 FPS (Core Siege), 60 FPS (Dual Front)
Xbox Series X - Quality
Resolution: 2160p
Target Performance: 60 FPS
