When is R6 new season? UK start time for Siege's Operation Deadly Omen
radiotimes.comRainbow Six Siege, or R6 as you may prefer to call it if you're typing in a hurry, is kicking off a new season of content today (Tuesday 12th March).
Fans in the UK and beyond are wondering when exactly they'll be able to jump into the new R6 season, which has been given the rather dramatic title of Operation Deadly Omen.
Keep on reading and we'll run through all the key details! Luckily, there is official information to go on this time.
The new R6 season is slated to begin at around 2pm GMT here in the UK on Tuesday 12th March.
One hour prior to that, at 1pm GMT, the game will be taken offline for some official R6 server downtime. This is when the new season will be patched into the game.
In the official social media post below, the developers have promised that the downtime will only take an hour, meaning that players should be able to jump into the new content at around 2pm.
Also in the official social media post above, the developers confirmed the patch sizes for today's R6 update.
On PC, you'll need 4.98 GB on the Ubisoft launcher, or 4.5 GB on Steam.
On Xbox, you'll need 8 GB on Xbox One, or 8.4 GB on Xbox Series X/S.
On PlayStation, you'll need 525 MB on PS4, or 5.38 GB on PS5.
The best place to look for official intel is always the Rainbow Six Siege website, where you'll find an eye-catching overview of the new season.
To sum up the new content at a glance, per the official overview, this is what you should expect:
«Added to the roster this season is the infamous Deimos, one of the original pillars of Rainbow Six and now one of its most ardent detractors.
»Hailing from the United States of America, this operator brings his dreaded DeathMARK Tracker to the fold. With it, Deimos can mark an enemy on the battlefield and show them exactly how close he is to exacting lethal punishment."
«We've made a lot of changes to weapons attachments this season including updates and improvements to grips, under barrels, and sights.»
«The Locker is a new management system
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