Rainbow Six Siege's Year 6 is continuing on with Season 3 "Crystal Guard". The new season is now live, along with a new Operator, fresh Battle Pass and a free weekend.
it's the year of the crystal in Rainbow Six Siege , Operatives, and it comes to us today, courtesy of Ubisoft. Crystal Guard is the third season of Rainbow Six Siege Year 6 and it's available now on PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Crystal Guard introduces the Croatian operator Osa, and the rework of the maps Bank, Coastline and Clubhouse. On top of all this, players will be able to jump into Rainbow Six Siege and Crystal Guard for free from September 9 until September 12.
Rainbow Six Siege Year 6 Season 3 Crystal Guard details
Say hello to the brand-new attacker: Osa. She brought her Talon-8 shield, a deployable transparent shield, 556xi or a PDW9 as a primary weapon and a PMM as a secondary weapon.
Map reworks: Coastline, Bank and Clubhouse got a facelift and now flaunt some modifications as closed windows, new alleys, more destructible parts, bomb site placement and more.
Additional improvements have been made to the following operators: Finka, Sledge, Glaz, Iana, Twitch, IQ, Mute and Fuze among other updates.
Rainbow Six Siege free weekend: September 2021
The free weekend will be available on the following platforms:
- PlayStation 4
- PlayStation 5 (Caveat: you'll be playing the PS4 version of the game, without any next-gen visual enhancements.)
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X|S
- PC (via Epic Games, Steam and Ubisoft Connect)
The Rainbow Six Siege free weekend will start on September 9 and end on September 12. During this time the game will be on sale for 80 per cent off.
Rainbow Six Siege Year 6 Season 3 Battle Pass info
Year 6 Season 3 comes with a brand-new Battle Pass, including 100 tiers and 133 rewards, available until November 23.
For the first time, the Battle Pass introduces a new reward: Battle Point Boosters: consumables that boost Battle Point gain by 20 per cent when used.
The Battle Pass includes a free and a Premium track available for 1200 R6 Credits. Owners of the Premium Battle Pass can play with Osa immediately and progress faster, while other players can unlock her with Renown or R6 Credits starting September 21. New seasonal content including the map reworks and operator updates are available right now for free and for all players.
Additional updates coming with Crystal Guard
- Elite personalisation
- HP now replaces the armour
- Updates for Finka, Sledge, Glaz, Iana, Twitch, IQ, Mute and Fuze
- Lower price for operators Maverick, Clash, Amaru, Goyo and Zero
- Seasonal weapon skin
Crystal Guard Patch download size
- Ubisoft Connect: 24 GB
- Steam: 12 GB
- Xbox One: 20 GB
- Xbox Series X: 20 GB
- PS4: 20 GB
- PS5: 16 GB