XSET is formally stepping again from Rainbow Six Siege as an entire, the group introduced immediately. However the org is within the midst of getting ready for 2023 with doubtlessly a brand new Rocket League crew, its freshly signed Apex Legends roster, and three “new esports groups.”
The group will formally transfer on from its Siege roster, a North American/Brazilian hybrid competing within the North American League, in addition to its present North American Rocket League roster. Whereas the group is at present within the strategy of “exploring” a brand new Rocket League crew, XSET is leaving Siege altogether.
This departure from Siege might be as a result of upcoming changes to the Rainbow Six Esports International Circuit, which embrace a shift to a closed North American league beginning in 2023. Siege has arguably been one in all XSET’s most profitable avenues in relation to successful in esports; its roster throughout 2022 certified for each Majors in addition to the Siege Invitational scheduled for February 2023.
With this transfer, the variety of titles XSET competes in grows shorter, for now. Over simply the previous few months, the group has parted methods with each its VALORANT essential roster and Sport Changers roster following XSET lacking out on VCT partnership for 2023. In the course of the summer time, the crew additionally noticed its total Halo roster depart. At the moment, the group solely operates lively rosters in Apex and Splitgate, however that’s clearly set to alter in 2023.
It’s unclear at present whether or not these three “new esports groups” might be in esports XSET has or hasn’t competed in but.
Originally of December, former XSET co-founder Marco Mereu founded and launched his own organization in M80, signing a aggressive NA VALORANT roster to compete in NA Challengers for 2023.
XSET, a comparatively newer face in esports, was based initially in July 2020 by Mereu and former FaZe executives. Regardless of a small variety of lively esports rosters, XSET nonetheless fields a powerful variety of streamers and content material creators, together with a handful of mainstream sports activities stars and musicians. The group has additionally beforehand competed in titles like Fortnite, CS:GO, and others.