Far Cry 6 devs making sure last-gen consoles aren’t ‘abandoned in any way’
No console left behind
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Far Cry 6developer, Ubisoft, has assured fans that it’s targeting “maximum quality” for the game on last-gen consoles as well as on the newer and more powerful PS5 and Xbox Series X.
In a recentinterview with VGC, lead gameplay designer, David Grivel, was clear that while the latest consoles offer exciting advancements like4Kand 60FPS, the Far Cry 6 development team has been “really, really cautious” about making sure the previous console generation isn’t “abandoned in any way.”
According to Grivel, the team is aiming “to target maximum quality on all of these platforms”, offering the assurance that “we’ll care about all the platforms, both old gen, new gen and even PC,Stadia,Lunaand all of that.”
Though he was unable to give any particularly specific details, Grivel said that “both on the previous generation and the new Xbox Series and PS5 generation, the game is running fine”, adding that Ubisoft will “definitely start showing more on different platforms” in the coming weeks and months.
Grivel’s promise comes after a recentFar Cry 6 streamhosted by Ubisoft, during which gameplay footage was shown for the first time and the game’s release date was confirmed to be October 7 2021, after a previous delay.
It’s not surprising that Grivel would want to make this assurance—followingCyberpunk 2077’sless-than-stellar launchon last-gen consoles back in December 2020, developers are undoubtedly very keen on avoiding making any similar mistakes. Capcom, for instance, showedfootage of Resident Evil Village running on PS4 Proprior to the game’s release. With the latest console generation still in its early days andconsoles themselves still proving hard to find, there are undoubtedly still plenty of Far Cry fans who will be picking up the game on PS4 and Xbox One.
More to see
Grivel didn’t reveal any specific dates when we can expect to see Far Cry 6 running on other platforms but the most likely time is next month, duringE3 2021.
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Ubisoft has alreadyconfirmedthat its conference, Ubisoft Forward, will be streaming on June 12 and we’re hoping we might get a glimpse of some other highly-anticipated Ubisoft titles during the show, such asBeyond Good and Evil 2andSkull and Bones.
Far Cry 6 is currently available for preorder onPS5,PS4, PC,Xbox Series X,Xbox Series SandXbox One.
Emma Boyle is TechRadar’s ex-Gaming Editor, and is now a content developer and freelance journalist. She has written for magazines and websites including T3, Stuff and The Independent. Emma currently works as a Content Developer in Edinburgh.
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