The next Far Cry game could shake-up the series with a greater focus on online play, it has been claimed.
AnAxiossource saidUbisofthas been exploring a more online-oriented approach for a new entry in the long-running franchise.
Earlier this week, it emerged that Ubisoft may have included a teaser inFar Cry 6hinting ata potential multiplayer game set in the Far Cry universe.
And in June, Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier also suggested Ubisoft could be set to take the franchise in a new direction withFar Cry7.
“From what I have heard, if I remember correctly, they’re aiming to go in a radically different direction for Far Cry after that, after [Far Cry] 6,” he said on theTriple Click podcast.
The latest entry in the series, Far Cry 6, was released on Thursday forXbox Series X/S,Xbox One,PS5,PS4, andPCviaEpic Games Storeand Ubisoft Store.
The game doesn’t include player versus player multiplayer, but its story can be played co-operatively.
It currently has scores of 75 (PS5), 76 (PC) and 80 (Xbox Series X/S) on review aggregator Metacritic.
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Some of the game’s harsher reviews, includingVGC’s 2/5-star verdict, criticise the title for sticking too closely to a tried and tested formula.
Our critic Jordan Middler wrote: “If you’re interested in another Far Cry game 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.”
