Far Cry 6 will be free to play this weekend, Ubisoft has announced.
The entire game and all the free DLC released so far will be free to play until August 8 onXbox Series X / S,Xbox One,PS5,PS4,StadiaandPC.
The game has also received steep discounts, with PC players able to get 60% off all editions of the game, and 50% off the Season Pass and all three DLCs.
Until August 15,Xboxplayers can get 60% off Standard and Gold editions of the game, and 50% off the Season Pass.
Until August 17,PlayStationplayers can get 55% off the Deluxe edition and 60% off the Ultimate edition, as part of the PlayStation Store’s Summer Sale.
Since its release last October,Far Cry 6has added new Special Operations and free crossover missions featuring Danny Trejo, Rambo and Stranger Things.
It’s also added three major downloadable content episodes as part of the Season Pass – Vaas: Insanity, Pagan:Control, and Joseph: Collapse.
The latest entry in the long-running series was released last October and some of its more negative reviews, includingVGC’s 2/5-star verdict, criticised the title for sticking too closely to a tried and tested formula.
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We wrote: “If you’re interested in anotherFar Crygame that does the Far Cry stuff the way it’s been doing it for 10 years, you’ll probably have a good time, but if you’ve already hit your limit with this kind of game, Far Cry 6 is the ne plus ultra of why open-world game design is so badly in need of a revolution.”
Far Cry 7 could shake-up the serieswith a greater focus on online play, it has been claimed.
Earlier today, it was reported thatTencentis said to be interested in acquiringa larger stake in Far Cry publisher Ubisoft.
