Assassin’s Creed could also be Ubisoft’s precedence in the intervening time however a brand new leak suggests they’re revaluating the Far Cry collection, earlier than the subsequent sport.
2024 has not been variety to Ubisoft. The firm’s share costs has been dropping all yr, Stars Wars Outlaws wasn’t as large successful as Ubisoft wished, and it’s already determined to drag the plug on XDefiant – simply seven months after it got here out.
As such, there are severe discussions of promoting the corporate to Tencent, whereas within the meantime Ubisoft appears to be placing all its eggs within the Assassin’s Creed basket. After a delay, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is out in February and it’s claimed Ubisoft intends to launch 10 extra Assassin’s Creed video games within the subsequent 5 years.
While all that’s happening, it seems like Ubisoft is revaluating its subsequent two Far Cry video games, with a brand new report mentioning modifications to the collection formulation and an inside delay.
What are the subsequent Far Cry video games?
As a reminder, Ubisoft is claimed to be engaged on two separate Far Cry tasks. The first is a typical sequel, Far Cry 7 (or Blackbird because it’s codenamed), whereas the second is a multiplayer extraction shooter spin-off codenamed Maverick.
According to Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson, each video games had been aiming for a 2025 launch, however his latest report on the subject claims plans have modified they usually’ve been pushed again into 2026.
From the sound of it, that is because of the complexities of each video games’ growth, with Henderson including that Ubisoft is trying to break free from the Far Cry formulation.
This could be seen in each video games’ premises. Maverick is ready to be the Far Cry collection’ first devoted multiplayer sport, with its gameplay loop incorporating survival parts as gamers battle not simply one another however the wilderness and harsh climate.
As for Far Cry 7, its plot apparently includes a 24 hour in-game time restrict to avoid wasting your kidnapped household, with the non-linear story altering relying on which members of the family you rescue. If correct, this could be a radical departure from the likes of Far Cry 5 and Far Cry 6.
That’s not all, although. Far Cry’s motion methods are additionally stated to be seeing a serious overhaul in each tasks, with methods like tactical sprinting, sliding, and vaulting being launched. In addition, Far Cry 7 will make use of Maverick’s stock and looting methods resulting from each video games initially being one singular challenge.
After the discharge of Far Cry 6, Ubisoft claimed the collection had its finest yr ever in a May 2022 fiscal report. Their actions since although have implied it was a monetary disappointment, with to date no official affirmation that Far Cry 7 exists.
Although Maverick hasn’t been described as a reside service sport, Ubisoft’s continued curiosity in that area means it wouldn’t be shocking if it was.
Henderson’s report, nonetheless, suggests there’s dwindling religion within the challenge, particularly within the wake of XDefiant’s shutdown and subsequent layoffs.
XDefiant was clearly made to capitalise on the reside service video games development and it’s simple to imagine Maverick is the results of Ubisoft doing the identical with the extraction shooter development popularised by the likes of Escape From Tarkov.
Ubisoft has tried this as soon as already with 2022’s Rainbow Six Extraction, which was a stable sport however didn’t discover a constant viewers, as Ubisoft stopped supporting it lower than a yr after it got here out.
It’s too early to inform how both Far Cry sport will carry out, however the previous couple of years of gaming make it tough to be optimistic about Maverick’s probabilities if there’s already an absence of religion in it internally.
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