Ubisoft confirms the release time for Rainbow Six Siege's Y6S2 update


Earlier today, Ubisoft confirmed that the new Rainbow Six Siege update was going to release exactly on time. They just forgot to tell us when that was before! It was rumoured to release on June 14th for a long time and we now know exactly when you can download it on your relevant platform.

Rainbow Six Siege Y6S2 Release Time

Operation North Star, like previous updates, is going to be receiving a staggered release on all platforms throughout the rest of the day and we have everything you need to know about when it's due to drop.

Maintenance is expected to last an hour, so there's going to be time for you to download and install the update. However, we don't know for sure if this is going to continue on. However, based on the prediction...

Maintenance Times & Release Time

  • Steam
    • Maintenance Time: 09:00 EST / 12:00 PST / 17:00 BST
    • Release Time: 10:00 EST / 13:00 PST / 18:00 BST
  • Uplay
    • Maintenance Time: 09:00 EST / 12:00 PST / 17:00 BST
    • Release Time: 10:00 EST / 13:00 PST / 18:00 BST
  • Xbox Consoles
    • Maintenance Time: 10:00 EST / 13:00 PST / 18:00 BST
    • Release Time: 11:00 EST / 14:00 PST / 19:00 BST
  • PlayStation Consoles
    • Maintenance Time: 11:00 EST / 14:00 PST / 19:00 BST
    • Release Time: 12:00 EST / 15:00 PST / 20:00 BST

Download Sizes & More

The Y6S2 Update isn't going to take up too much space either, even on next-gen consoles. You can check out how much storage space you'll need to clear for each update below:

  • Steam ~ 4GB
  • Uplay ~ 6GB
  • Xbox One ~ 4GB
  • Xbox Series X|S ~ 5GB
  • PlayStation 4 ~ 4GB
  • PlayStation 5 ~ 4GB

Operation North Star introduces Thunderbird as a new Operator, with a "healer" role, and is making quite a few drastic changes to Favela. It's going to be an update you don't want to miss!

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