Far Cry 5 Gets 60fps Patch on PS5, Xbox Series S/X; Free Weekend Announced

Far Cry 5 has obtained a 60fps patch for its PS5 and Xbox Series S/X variations. As a part of its fifth-anniversary celebration, Ubisoft has launched a free replace, promising extra new content material on the best way. The recreation may also take pleasure in a free weekend from March 23 to March 27 throughout all consoles and PC, with development carrying over to the complete recreation should you determine to buy it. Far Cry 5 can also be being provided on sale for as much as 85 p.c off, throughout Ubisoft Connect, Microsoft Store, and the PlayStation retailer.

Ubisoft reiterates that the 60fps patch applies to all Far Cry 5 recreation modes, together with the three important DLCs — Lost on Mars, Hours of darkness, and Dead Living Zombies. Those on the Xbox Series X will now have the ability to run the sport at 4K (3,840 x 2,160) decision, whereas the inferior Xbox Series S will run it at full-HD 1080p decision. Meanwhile, PS5 gamers can expertise Far Cry 5 at 3K (2,880 x 1,620) decision. It’s uncommon for Ubisoft to launch a “next-gen” patch for a recreation that got here out half a decade in the past, along with promising new bulletins “over the next three weeks.”

Far Cry 5 Review

Set within the fictional, southern gothic panorama of Hope County, Far Cry 5 places you within the footwear of an unnamed junior deputy sheriff, making an attempt to carry down Joseph Seed, a charismatic doomsday cult chief, whose followers cook dinner up white flowers to extract Bliss, a drug used to transform folks to their trigger. Seed’s attain, nevertheless, is way and vast, demanding gamers to work alongside different factions to free closed-off areas from its Heralds — at one level, leading to a trippy boss combat in typical Far Cry vogue. It’s received all of the hallmarks of a Far Cry title, with a spotlight on exploration and fight, which utilises extra melee weapons. You’ve additionally received Outposts to clear, which brings to life key places on the open-world map. Far Cry 5 additionally features a map editor and a co-op mode, making the free weekend an excellent time to leap in with a pal.

Last month, Ubisoft confirmed the rationale behind its recreation delays and cancellations in recent times, claiming that the measures have been mandatory because it was producing too many video games on the similar time. The firm cancelled three unannounced initiatives, along with delaying the much-anticipated naval fight title Skull and Bones for the sixth time. The elusive and a bit controversial Beyond Good and Evil 2 has additionally hit a improvement setback, because the studio’s managing director Guillaume Carmona left the corporate. As per the report, the sport has nonetheless not entered full manufacturing, because the builders are unable to give you a “creative vision.”

Far Cry 5’s 60fps patch is out now on PS5 and Xbox Series S/X. The free weekend goes stay March 23 and runs till March 27 throughout PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X.