The audio director of Far Cry 6, Eduardo Vaisman, recently announced that 10 Ubisoft studios, not just Ubisoft Toronto, were working together to bring Far Cry 6 to players. Since the announcement of the game in July 2020, Ubisoft Toronto has been the go-to name on the project. The more recently released trailers have given fans an inside glimpse of the gameplay, characters and companions, like a rooster, in the game. Ubisoft currently has a lot of projects in motion, and having the studios working together to ensure the best product is delivered makes sense.
From its announcement, Far Cry 6 had fans of the series, as well as fans of Giancarlo Esposito, excited. This first-person shooter is set in the fictional Caribbean island of Yara. Dani Rojas, the player-controlled character, is fighting as a guerilla warrior to stop the ruthless “El Presidente,” the island dictator. The gameplay is similar to that of previous games in that players will use crafting to create vehicles and guns. Ubisoft Toronto was also a studio developer on other well-known games such as For Honor, Watch Dogs 2, Far Cry 5 and Assassin’s Creed Unity.
Because Far Cry is a big-budget and beloved fan series, it is not unexpected that there would be more than one studio involved in development. This was confirmed by Eduardo Vaisman on Twitter (via Gaming Bolt). The other Ubisoft Studios involved with development include Ubisoft Montréal, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Berlin, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Pune, Ubisoft Odesa, Ubisoft Winnipeg, Ubisoft Montpellier and Ubisoft Québec. Some of the studios are lesser-known, such as Ubisoft Odessa, Ubisoft Berlin and Ubisoft Pune, while others have been instrumental in creating fan-favorite games and series. One or more of the planned DLC for Far Cry 6 could come out of one of these smaller studios.
This is not the first time that Ubisoft has collaborated with studios across the world for developing a game. Ubisoft Montréal announced on Twitter that there were 14 co-developing studios on Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. So, although Ubisoft Montréal was the lead for the most recent Assassin’s Creed game, there were a lot more studios involved in the project. A lot of the listed studios from Ubisoft Toronto have a history of collaborating with other studios within Ubisoft to develop a game or its DLC. The work that these developers do together is so thorough and detailed that they can contribute to the restoration/rebuilding of real-world locations.
The fact that 10 studios are working on Far Cry 6 shows two important aspects of Ubisoft’s current work ethic. The first is that Ubisoft has a commitment to polishing this title. By having 1o studios work on one game, the workload can be spread out. The second aspect is that global studio involvement will likely mean the inclusion of global perspectives. Through these studios working together, the collaboration will naturally occur and global perspectives will inherently be considered. This doesn’t ensure a perfect game, but it might give gamers hope that Ubisoft is trying to get the game done right. Only time will tell if this expanded influence will contribute to an improved game, but hopefully Far Cry 6 will deliver an experience that’s worth playing and maybe even free of the crunch that has plagued video games for so long.
Far Cry 6 comes out October 7, 2021 on XBox Series X/S, XBox One, PS5, PS4, Stadia and PC. If players purchase a PS4 or XBox One version, they will be able to upgrade the game to the next-gen version for free.
