Ubisoft has plenty of triple-a franchises in its roster, though one of its longest-running and most beloved isFar Cry.While the most recent entry in the franchise,Far Cry: New Dawn,was met with mixed feedback, a new rumor claims thatFar Cry 6is on the way, and it may be the return to form that fans have been looking for. Better yet, a reveal may be coming soon.
A new report from GameReactor.dk claims thatFar Cry 6will be revealed atUbisoft Forward on July 12, or possibly leaked if Ubisoft decides to wait longer than that. According to the leak,Far Cry6will also ditch the North American setting, which, while beautiful, was criticized as boring by someFar Cry 5players.
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If the report is accurate, the game will be one of Ubisoft’s five triple-a titles releasing this fiscal year, which would meanFar Cry 6is releasing between now and April 2021, unless it’s delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The date does make sense, asFar Cry,traditionally, has been a semi-annual series, withFar Cry: New Dawnreleasing in 2019, andFar Cry 5releasing just a year before that.
“Exotic location” is a fairly ambiguous tease, though it may hint that the location will be a departure from anything the studio has tried before. Ubisoft has surveyedFar Cryfans about settings they’d like to see in future titles, with possibilities ranging from a zombie apocalypse to aliens, though those ideas were used asFar Cry 5DLC, and don’t seem that likely to be turned into full games, soFar Cry 6’slocationis still a mystery.
Of course, the information hasn’t been confirmed, and much of it seems like a no-brainer given how Ubisoft releases its games, especially with the timing between the lastFar Cryentry and now. With that being said, it’s a good idea to take all this information with a grain of salt, as it could easily turn out not to be true.
Either way, fans don’t have long before they’ll find out. Ubisoft Forward is scheduled to take place next month, in close proximity to theXbox July event, so gamers should be getting a mountain of video game news and reveals in the coming weeks. MaybeFar Cry 6will be one of them.
