Far Cry 6 interview: ‘We’re really cautious about not abandoning last-gen consoles’

Ubisoft Toronto discuss differentiating from other Ubisoft games and avoiding Cyberpunk's cross-gen troubles.

[seanpitt23]

No they just want the 160m install base… it’s obvious it’s all about the money and it always will be.

[UglyGeezer]

What's wrong with that?

[seanpitt23]

Nothing wrong with it.. I don’t know why they don’t just say how it is instead of making some BS up, money comes first instead of pushing gaming further with the new hardware.

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[CaptainHenry916]

The graphics don't even look that good 😂

[Rachel_Alucard]

Companies will never publicly admit they prioritized making money or delivering a quality product no matter how obvious it is.

[Espangerish]

It’s a business not a charity

[jBlakeeper]

Acting like it’s for any other reason than the install base on last gen is hilarious. Only releasing on next gen right now means losing out on millions of dollars. Everything is about money in some way or another.

[Profchaos]

If it wasn't about the money we would have no video game industry. Devs, publishers etc don't do this out of the kindness of their hearts. They only abandon a platform when absolutely nessecery why ditch 150 million PS consoles and an unknown quantity of xcbox console for next gen which is combined like 20 million units max and gamers struggling to actually upgrade.

We won't see exclusive titles for a few more years

[TheExecutioner]

Of course, they are right ... they cannot ignore a large number of players who could not afford PS5/XSX like you. not to mention that majority could not get their hands on the next-gen due to shortage.

[Flawlessmic]

Cant wait for devs to ditch previous gen.

Footage looks great that i saw, though i wonder if that was pc footage or ps5 and XSX

4k60 is nice but i would want a fidelity 30fps option seeing as everyone wants 2 options except i seem to be the odd one out prefering fidelity.

[gold_drake]

of course they are. they cant rely on current gen alone, if they wanna make bank.
nothing wrong with that

[Dirty_Lemons]

When this excuse is given it literally translates to "more money". Can't fault them but this is a big issue for next gen gaming - it takes a few years before the majority of games become true next gen only, as for now they're still trying to pull in those millions of PS4/Xbone players.

[Aussiesummer]

No shit. Game looks bland af.

[VerminSC]

We’re really cautious about losing out on all that money**

Every developer knows it would be better for the game and easier to develop for only current gen, but they won’t sacrifice that $$ for it. (Not saying they should) but trying to make their intentions sound Nobel is kinda annoying.

[Locutus_of_borg]

Im guessing the game started development on ps4/xbox one in the first place, so its not like they have had to make a separate version for the last gen consoles

[talocaca]

Not surprised. Everything looks like a high-res version of an old game.

I was mostly disappointed by the facial animations.

[waverider]

After the trailer you dont even need to say that. Its crystal clear

[Pricey]

They make it sound like they're doing us a favour. It's just business.

[MetroidFREAK21]

That's always good to remember what install base has more. Personally getting it on PS5. Hopefully it has the same quality on every platform

[iplay1up2]

Why wouldn't you hope the new consoles have better quality than last gen? I do. I definitely expect smoother framerates and higher resolution from the new consoles, even though it is a multi gen game.

[MetroidFREAK21]

I mean that's what I meant. My comment was to say I hope each platform plays and runs well and I'm sure the now current gen will be significantly better. I think you looked a bit too deep into my comment

[Vanfernal]

For Ubisoft, who like to make virtually identical games over and over with barely any innovation it makes sense to not be in a hurry to embrace next gen and just play it by safe.

[Saijahn]

Every dev wants to make money so why limit your game to current gen? I understand, especially since the new consoles are still hard to get.

Just is what it is right now, no point in crying over it

[Sephiroushin]

Hard to get yet selling better than previous consoles...

[GOULDYBOBS]

Leave them in the past its been 8 bloody years

[FPS_D3TH]

Ahh so not a real next gen game. Gotchya

[purple101]

I really like the style of this, I can see how much love has gone into making the world.

[JEECE]

I'll just take another opportunity to remind everyone that MGSV on PS4/XONE outsold the PS3/360 version 19-1. https://www.eurogamer.net/a...

This was despite a much larger install base on the older consoles.

[Ninver]

And I'm really cautious about parting ways with my hard earned money. Hard pass. Will get it once it drops to $20 or less.

[anast]

They should be cautious about chopping their game up and reselling it to their fans. Or may be not live servicing SP games?

[chicken_in_the_corn]

The game was built for 8th gen consoles. Cancelling those versions won't change it in anyway.

[KINGS47]

Ubisoft shooting themselves in the foot again lol

[DaleCooper]

I could tell this by the last-gen looking character faces.