The slide-cancel feature is a byproduct of modern FPS gaming, and hopeful XDefiant players are eager to know if this advanced movement technique is a viable option in Ubisoft's shooter.

To the outsider, FPS jargon probably gives you a headache. Bunny-hopping, teabagging, quickscoping, noobtubing, and smurfing are just a fraction of the genre’s verbal repertoire, and you can add slide-cancelling to the pile.

XDefiant is at its core a fast-paced, arcade-style FPS and the slider cancel feature would have suited the title's agility perfectly.

Yes, you can cancel a slide in XDefiant, and you can do this by pressing the jump button while you are mid-slide. This will cause your player to pause their slide animation, jump into the air, and continue moving as if nothing happened.