Ubisoft’s 3-player co-op tactical shooter Rainbow Six Extraction is launching next week, and there’s more info being released following the news that it will launch day one on Game Pass (Xbox and PC).
The first is a CG lore trailer showcasing how the alien threat, the Archaeons, arrived in the US. Team Rainbow responds to this menace by forming a new division, REACT.
The R&D division is led by Dr. Elena “Mira” Alvarez (who Rainbow Six Siege players will recognise), and is tasked with gathering info on the Archaean threat. This means a squad of three Rainbow Six operators will go in and do objectives, and try to survive while doing so.
The other new video drop is a gameplay video showing the many different types of “archies” you will be facing. From the usual small suicide bombers to heavily armoured goliaths, there are many ways Rainbow Six Extraction requires you and your two partners to play this like a tactical shooter.
Grenades, mines, and using each operator’s unique ability will give you an advantage over certain Archaeons but not others. And the difficulty only ramps up further should you decide to continue doing more objectives during the run.
Plus, there will also be modifiers that will stack the odds against you, like the one shown in the video where you’ll likely get your vision impeded by green spores.
Finally, there’s the reveal of the PC specs required to run Rainbow Six Extraction.
Here’s the list of 4 specs requirement to run the game at low 1080p (minimum), high 1080p, high 1440p and high 2160p (4K).
LOW 1080p
- CPU: Intel i5-4460 // AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GB // AMD RX 560 4GB
- RAM: 8GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Storage: 85GB
HIGH 1080p
- CPU: Intel i7-4790 // AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB // AMD RX 580 8GB
- RAM: 16GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Storage: 85GB
HIGH 1440p
- CPU: Intel i5-8400 // AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB // AMD RX 5600CT 6GB
- RAM: 16GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Storage: 85GB
ULTRA 2160p
- CPU: Intel i9-9900K // AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB // AMD RX 6800XT 16GB
- RAM: 16GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Storage: 85GB (+9GB HD Textures)
Rainbow Six Extraction also requires Windows 10 64-bit, due to the minimum 8GB RAM requirement.
The PC version will include uncapped framerate, support for Vulkan API, Multi-monitor and widescreen support, Nvidia DLSS and Reflex support, plus an in-game benchmark.
Rainbow Six Extraction launches on January 20 for the PS4, PS5, PC (Ubisoft Store), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Stadia and Amazon Luna. It will be available on Ubisoft+ and Xbox Game Pass.