Ubisoft to make multiplayer a key focus in the Far Cry series

At the New Global Sport Conference in Saudi Arabia, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot discussed the future of the Far Cry series, now overseen by a new Tencent-backed subsidiary.

According to Guillemot, the company aims to place a stronger emphasis on multiplayer, allowing players to spend more time in the game.

These comments align with 2023 reports suggesting that Ubisoft is working on Far Cry 7 and a standalone multiplayer project. Reports indicated that:

• Far Cry 7 is being developed using the Snowdrop engine (instead of Dunia, used in recent entries).
• The standalone multiplayer game will be an extraction-based shooter set in the Alaskan wilderness.

For context, Far Cry 6 (2021) featured online co-op for the campaign but did not include competitive multiplayer.

After Far Cry 6, Ubisoft moved development back to its Montreal studio, along with leadership changes in 2023:

• Sandra Warren was promoted to Vice President and Executive Producer of the Far Cry brand.
• Drew Holmes, Far Cry 5 writer, became Far Cry IP Director.