'Rainbow Six Siege' Open Beta news and update: Beta has been hit by disconnection issues; developer Ubisoft says open beta has been re-launched

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Ubisoft's "Rainbow Six Siege" open beta has just been re-launched after the unexpected server issues where players on all platforms were being disconnected which prompted the team to take down the servers. Luckily though, after hours of waiting, the team has officially announced that the bugs and issues are now fixed and players can now try the game.

Ubisoft, on Nov. 25 at 6:15pm EST, has updated the open beta participants of "Rainbow Six Siege" about the maintenance that they had to roll out for all platforms, mainly the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and on the PC, as said on the game's official forum.

"We're currently seeing issues with matchmaking times and disconnection on all platforms. As such we're postponing the Open Beta until a later time and keeping the game under Closed Beta status. We apologize for the delay and can assure you this is our top priority. We will keep everyone updated regularly as we continue to deploy improvements," the announcement wrote.

After a few hours of waiting, the publisher and developer of "Siege" has finally announced that the issues have been fixed and the servers have gone live again on Nov. 26 at 12:00pm EST.

"We are happy to confirm we will be launching the Rainbow Six Siege open beta at 12pm EST," the official post then continued. "For everyone who hasn't been able to play as yet, we apologize for the inconvenience and we appreciate your patience and understanding."

"Rainbow Six Siege" open beta is scheduled to end tomorrow, Nov. 29. However, since there has been some major technical inconvenience, according to GameSpot, it is still unsure whether Ubisoft will push through with the deadline for the Beta or not. So for now, it's best for fans to keep an eye out for further updates coming from the developer and publisher.

"Rainbow Six Siege" is set to be released on next-gen consoles PS4 and Xbox One as well as on the PC platform next week, Dec. 1.

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