Free-to-play game The Division Heartland could launch on Xbox soon

Ubisoft's upcoming free-to-play extraction shooter, The Division Heartland, could arrive soon, according to a new rating.

Tom West

Published 27 Nov 2023

It looks like Ubisoft is close to finishing The Division Heartland, with the game having seemingly been rated in Taiwan. What's more, the extraction shooter could arrive on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and other platforms soon.

As spotted by Kurakasis on X, the Taiwanese Digital Game Self-regulation Committee rated The Division Heartland for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, and PC on November 14. The board has given it a PG-15 rating for its use of "violence, inappropriate language, and anti-society" themes, and while a release date wasn't included in the details, it does look like Ubisoft could nearly be finished.

Kurakasis suggests that the Taiwanese rating board usually rates games when they're only a few months away from launching, which means we could be playing The Division Heartland sometime in early 2024. However, it is worth noting that the board rated Silent Hill: The Short Message last year and we're yet to hear of an announcement. It's also possible that Heartland could still end up being delayed, as has happened with a number of Ubisoft games recently.

The Division Heartland is a free-to-play extraction shooter featuring PvEvP gameplay, and is a spin-off in the mainline Division universe. Playing as a Division agent, you're tasked with securing a small town after the green poison is released across the world. We got a good look at the game during a 40-minute gameplay showcase earlier this year, but Ubisoft has yet to give us a release date.

With The Game Awards just around the corner, we're hoping to get some more information about the game — it will be interesting to see if The Division Heartland makes it onto our list of the best free Xbox games!

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Written by Tom West

Tom has been playing video games since he was old enough to hold a controller, experimenting with a number of systems until he eventually fell in love with Xbox. With a passion for the platform, he decided to make a career out of it, and now happily spends his days writing about that which he loves. If he’s not hunting for Xbox achievements, you’ll likely find him somewhere in The Elder Scrolls Online or fighting for survival in Battlefield.