In what is becoming a trend, Ubisoft on Wednesday announced that all post-launch DLC maps for Rainbow Six Siege will be offered for free. The developer also cleared up some confusion regarding the total number of maps available on day one and teased that it has even more expansion plans to announce later.

　　"At launch, Rainbow Six Siege will have 11 maps, playable both day or night, all using the full potential of our Real Blast destruction technology," the publisher said in a statement, "In addition, all post-launch maps will be downloadable for free. We want players to stay with us for the long term and have ambitious post-launch plans that we will detail at a later stage."

　　You need a javascript enabled browser to watch videos.

　　Click To Unmute

　　Is the Rainbow Six Siege Delay Good News? - The Lobby

　　GameSpot's Top 10 Games of 2023

　　Thompson: The Pop Culture Icon’s Strange Legacy - LoadoutFirearms Expert’s FAVORITE Weapons Of 2023State Of Gaming Handhelds In 2023How Lies of P Cracked the Souls GenreLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - Official Ichiban Kasuga Character Spotlight TrailerGameSpot Says Goodbye To The LobbyThe Lobbies 2017 Alternative Game Of The Year AwardsThese Games Do Post-Release Content Right - The LobbyWhat Did 2017 Mean For Video Games?What Doom Means For Shooters On Nintendo Switch - The LobbyStar Wars Battlefront 2 Is An EA Disaster - The Lobby

　　Share

　　LinkEmbed

　　Size:640 × 360480 × 270

　　Start at: End at: Autoplay Loop

　　Want us to remember this setting for all your devices?

　　Sign up or Sign in now!

　　Please use a html5 video capable browser to watch videos.

　　This video has an invalid file format.

　　00:00:00

　　HTML5

　　Auto HD High Low

　　Report a problem

　　Sorry, but you can't access this content!

Please enter your date of birth to view this video

　　By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's

　　Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

　　enter

　　All DLC maps for monster-hunting game Evolve are also free. Meanwhile, 343 Industries has announced that it will launch at least 15 free DLC maps for Halo 5: Guardians by June 2016. In all cases, developers said they are making maps free to avoid dividing players into groups of those who do and do not own them. This has increasingly become a problem for shooters over the years.

　　Siege was originally slated to launch in October, but it was recently delayed to December for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. The game's upcoming beta, meanwhile, is still scheduled to begin on September 24. Sign-up details are available here.

　　Ubisoft has high hopes for Siege, as the publisher said back in May that the game has the potential to become the company's best-selling FPS ever, surpassing Far Cry 4. At the time, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said the game's replayability "will be key to the game's success."