Here's Why Far Cry 6 On Console Doesn't Have Ray Tracing

In a recent interview with a Ubisoft developer, it’s been revealed that Far Cry 6 will ditch ray tracing on console in favour of 60FPS.

[SyntheticForm]

Just give me the 60; RT isn't necessary.

[Jin_Sakai]

I like RT but if it affects framerate I’ll pass.

[PhillyDillyDee]

Yuppers

[NeoGamer232]

I agree but at the same time I look at this as a lazy port.

Crytek set the graphical standard with Crysis. For years to come everything was compared to it. With this remaster I don't see that. Now, it is just another shooter. I would've expected that they again would push the boundaries of what is possible with the new version. Instead it is just a lazy remaster as far as I am concerned.

[JEECE]

Later, NeoGamer232 realized he was commenting on a story about Far Cry 6, not Crysis Remastered.

[NeoGamer232]

@JEECE
OK.

I will admit that is really bad. For some reason as I read Far Cry, I was thinking Crysis.

MY STUPID POST OF THE YEAR.

[dreamed]

Couldn't agree more.... resident evil 8 RT just made it play at 30fps instead of 60.... when RT turned on all I'm noticing is a tanking frame rate.

[philm87]

I'd use a 30fps ray tracing option if it was there. Do love a bit of ray tracing and I definitely prefer better graphics over FPS.

[SyntheticForm]

You're in the minority, but respect.

I enjoy RT but not at the expense of frame rate, which is why I love Insomniac so much.

[Bladesfist]

It's rare for any improvement in quality to not come at the expense of lower framerates. I don't get why they don't just give smart default settings like they normally do with console games but also give you access to all the settings to go crazy with

[LordoftheCritics]

The Ascent with RT was truly something to witness. When you see your crazy gunfire along with bullet shells reflect of the floor, you immediately know why its so good. And the environment via RT was just wow.

I completely welcome RT in every game. Yes a 30 fps option should exist. Ppl need to see how good it can be in different games with varying art styles, weather, time of day, mid firefights etc

[SyntheticForm]

Perhaps I came off shortsighted here, but I would totally welcome an option. Just for me personally, I'll take the smoother refresh. I don't think that RT is wasteful - I love it - but if I have to choose, I'll go with a better refresh.

[Babadook7]

I would like 40 FPS (120Hz TVs) to become a thing for current gen consoles. Its vastly smoother looking than 30 but could run with raytracing in many cases.

[UnHoly_One]

Same here.

Everyone raves about 60 fps in Control but Ray Tracing made it look SO MUCH BETTER, I can’t imagine using the 60 fps option in that game.

Every game is going to be different but I can’t imagine I’d choose 60 over vastly improved graphics very often.

[badz149]

I am enjoying the fidelity mode for Rift Apart. maybe it's just me (I know it's not but you get what I mean...) but 30fps in Rift Apart doesn't take away anything from the game for me. it looks absolutely stunning, plays absolutely smoothly and it's still just as fun.

[senorfartcushion]

Choices would be nice.

[darkrider]

Rt with these consoles is a waste of resources. Ubisoft did well. Frames much more important. Maybe the next Gen consoles

[JEECE]

Yep. With a few exceptions where it makes a substantial difference, it's a major framerate killer for somewhat better lighting effects. If you have a high end PC and can manage high framerates even with Ray tracing, great. But on console it isn't worth dropping to 30 fps.

[Psychotica]

Just when you think consoles have caught up to PC..

[Profchaos]

Consoles can't catch PC because a high end GPU is literally the cost of a new console if not more e.g. in Australia I brought a ps5 for 750 two years prior I paid $700 for a rtx 2070 alone. And PC parts innovate yearly with new CPUs GPUs ram kits and faster storage literally coming out constantly.

Consoles are often at an advantage Devs focus 7 years of squeezing as much out of them as possible. On PC however they work on support for a hundred GPUs so they are often less fine tuned over time so a 5 year old console will probably deliver a better experience than a 5 year old PC. At least In my experience.of owning and using both

Saying that consoles can be at best a snapshot or equal to PC high for a few months then it's inevitable a new GPU will drop and were in the cycle again.

[Atticus_finch]

I wouldn't be bragging about graphics using a Ubisoft, cross-gen game.

[Profchaos]

I find the lack of choice disappointing.
I don't need my games to run at 4k native so in all honesty I would love to see an option like insomniac had in ratchet of RT performance mode which could be 60 fps 1080p to 1440p with ray tracing.

Or 30fps with ray tracing.

I'm not asking for PC style sliders just two or three profiles like Ubisoft is already doing in other games like watchdogs legion.

It's actually made me pause on buying this game day 1 because visually the ps5 edition looks significantly worse than PC and if that's just fine for 4k 60 it's a bad decision.

[Snakeeater25]

I wonder when ps5 games will drop old gen if they will do RT and 60FPS

[Aggesan]

I don't get it why so many developers aim for 4k resolution. It's really a waste of resources when it could instead be used for higher fidelity graphics. I'm not sure of the ray tracing capabilities of PS5 and XSX though. My PC is quite similar in performance to my PS5, but because of Nvidias RTX chipset and DLSS I can get quite a lot more out of it when it comes to ray tracing.

[CaptainHenry916]

We're going to play it on PC anyway. I'm sure my RTX3080 can handle Raytracing. I've played all the Far Cry games on PC

[Father__Merrin]

Ray tracing simply isn't worth it. Its a banana effect that's too costly

[spss11]

Gotta agree. I have a 2080Ti and have yet to play a game with ray tracing that looked significantly better. I can see a difference but it's hardly enough to justify the fps drop.

I don't get why people are obsessed with it.

[badz149]

nVidia is obsessed with it. even tried to distance themselves away from the Hardware Unboxed YT channel when they said the truth about YT.

[Good-Smurf]

If it can run at 30 fps with RT then why not?
Give us that option at least on single player where responsiveness are not as necessary.

[Shiore2u]

You're on the platform(s) if you're looking for options.

[Sprucegoose77]

The consoles simply are not powerful enough to have all the bells and whistles that a high end PC will have! It's just a fact like it or not. That said I'm sure the game will still look great on them!

[ufo8mycat]

Not surprising at all. Can’t seriously expect RT with 60fps. Heck, even a high end PC will struggle, depending on the game, with 4K, RT and 60fps.

Heck look at Spiderman Miles Morales, RT in that game is probably set to the equivalent of low settings and needs to be limited to 30fps.

60fps is going to be “the thing” with current gen consoles.

[badz149]

you do know that there is a RT performance mode for both Spider-man MM and Rift Apart that run at 60fps, right?

[FanboysKiller]

RT@30fps sounds pure Jensen way to gimp the 30 series, am I wrong here?

[Fonsecap]

If ps5 and xbsx are such behemoths of power, how come they cannot handle a cross gen game with RT with 60fps? Ok 4k with RT and 60fps I get it, it's very demanding, but 1440p with RT and 60 fps should be an option, or two options like "favor quality"/"favour Fps"

[mkis007]

Well they updated my cart for the gold edition to be delivered oct 7. Still shows $60.looks like i get to keep my price.