Could Xbox Game Pass be Rainbow Six Extraction's saving grace?

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Rainbow Six Extraction made a major announcement earlier today which has raised several eyebrows in the gaming community.

In an official tweet, Ubisoft has informed players that Rainbow Six Extraction will be available at no additional cost on the day of its launch to anyone who owns an Xbox Game Pass.

For a lot of games, this will not be a major decision and for others it will result in excitement and fanfare. But for Rainbow Six Extraction, it's a chance at redemption.

Rarely has a game faced so much flak at reveal gameplay as has Rainbow Six Extraction. But with the decision to go on the Xbox Game Pass, Ubisoft may have taken a bold, but fruitful decision.

There were a few delays due to miscellaneous reasons but finally came the E3 2021 reveal. Ubisoft even rebranded the game and it was now named 'Rainbow Six Extraction'.

It was expected that fans would be delighted, but the reality couldn't have been any more different. It all started with a teaser in 2019 about the concept of an upcoming game. The game would be based on the fan-favorite Outbreak mode of Rainbow Six Siege. It was titled 'Rainbow Six Quarantine' and fans were really pleased at the announcement.

Rainbow Six Siege's Outbreak was a great mode and for the first time, players could fight a common enemy. Everything from the backdrop of the event to the alien enemies won over fans.

The fact that Outbreak was completely free was a bonus of sorts. In fact, the Year 3 Season 3 event had fans hoping that there would be a sequel to the event in the years to come (which didn't happen).

But the successful Outbreak mode was the main decision maker for Ubisoft's creation of Rainbow Six Extraction. After all, Rainbow Six Extraction is a grand upscaling of the same mode that