Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says Far Cry series will focus more on multiplayer for 'longer' playability

Moving forward, the Far Cry series will take a dramatic shift with a stronger emphasis on multiplayer. This was announced by Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot while speaking at a conference held in Saudi Arabia in August 2025, as reported by GameFile.

Guillemot outlined the new vision for Far Cry, stating, “Our goal on Far Cry is really to bring the multiplayer aspects more predominantly pushed, so that it can also be played for a long time by players.”

Ubisoft will pivot away from Far Cry’s iconic single-player experience, which also saw some co-op elements sprinkled in Far Cry 4 and onward. With Guillemot’s comments in mind, Far Cry could see a live-service approach, a model that has been scrutinized by many gamers.

Ubisoft is now reportedly working on Far Cry 7, moving away from its aging Dunia engine, and moving to a separate multiplayer-only game set in the Alaskan Wilderness. This is a big move, considering the Dunia engine had been used for multiple mainline Far Cry entries since Far Cry 2 in 2008, along with technical overhauls over the years.

Furthermore, a new report from Nash Weedle, an industry insider known for Nintendo scoops, now has information on Ubisoft’s next Far Cry installment. Reportedly, Far Cry 7 is expected to release sometime in 2026, and will also launch on the Nintendo Switch 2.

Far Cry 7 is reportedly being developed under the codename ‘Blackbird,’ while Guillemot is referring to an unannounced extraction-based shooter codenamed ‘Maverick.’

It’s unknown how a Far Cry extraction shooter will do in the current gaming climate. Several sources working on Blackbird and Maverick’s development are unsure whether the game will be able to capitalize on the Far Cry franchise or offer anything interesting, or new for that matter.

Alongside that, Guillemot announced the reveal of an Assassin’s Creed Mirage DLC developed in partnership with the Saudi government, which is said to be set in the 9th-century Al-’Ula, or the Arabian Peninsula.

However, it stands to reason as to how the game’s parkour mechanics will be implemented in the desert setting, given that the nearest historical cities in 9th-century Al-’Ula consisted of Makkah, Medina, Jeddah, and Yanbu, which hold religious significance in Islam and could prove to be controversial in certain quarters.