Three Far Cry Games Get Updates for 60 FPS on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

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Far Cry 3, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, and Far Cry Primal will receive free updates this week to support 60 frames-per-second performance on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Ubisofts initiative to update older Far Cry games aims to provide smoother gameplay but does not include graphical enhancements or affect PC versions.
A Far Cry TV series is in production, set to stream on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in other territories, with Rob McElhenney and Noah Hawley serving as producers.
The Far Cry franchise will be managed by a new subsidiary, Vantage Studios, in partnership with Tencent, signifying an expansion of the Far Cry universe.

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Ubisoft is updating several older Far Cry titles to take advantage of modern hardware. Far Cry 3, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, and Far Cry Primal will receive free updates this week, enabling 60 frames-per-second performance on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Ubisoft announced the updates, scheduled for release on January 21, alongside a video demonstrating Far Cry 3 achieving 60 fps performance on current-generation consoles. This initiative follows similar updates to other Far Cry games. Last April, Ubisoft updated Far Cry 4 to offer smoother gameplay at 60 fps on PlayStation 5. (The game already ran at 60 fps on Xbox Series X|S due to the console’s increased frame rate capabilities.) Far Cry 5 has also received a similar update. The updates specifically target performance, not graphical enhancements, and will not affect the PC versions of the games, which already support unlimited frame rates. A Nintendo Switch port has not been announced. The update to Far Cry 3 Classic Edition will allow the game, which features Michael Mando as Vaas Montenegro, to run at 60 fps on current-generation consoles for the first time.

Far Cry Universe Expands with TV Series, Produced by McElhenney and Hawley

In separate developments, Ubisoft announced last year that the Far Cry franchise—one of its three main properties along with Assassin’s Creed and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six—would be managed by a new subsidiary, Vantage Studios, in partnership with Tencent. While enhancing older games, Ubisoft is also expanding the Far Cry universe with a Far Cry TV series, partnering with FX for its production. The series, an anthology where each season features a different location and cast, will stream on Hulu in the U.S. and on Disney+ in other territories. Rob McElhenney will produce through More Better Productions, alongside Noah Hawley (Fargo, Alien: Earth) through 26 Keys.

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