Similar to spotting a remote outpost far off in the African savanna, we could've spotted this announcement ... oh, nearly six months ago when they first announced the game. Nevertheless, Le Ubisoft today announced that their upcoming FPS, Far Cry 2 – full of all sorts of procedurally generated goodies – will be coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles as well as the originally targeted PC platform.
When we spoke with Ubisoft Montreal's creative director, the lovely and talented Clint Hocking, about the possibility of console ports at PAX, he told us, "Our mandate ... was to make Ubisoft a top-tier PC game. That's my mandate, that's what I'm doing. It's obviously Ubisoft's business if they want to do a console version." He elaborated, "The engine is not alien to a console environment just because we have the expertise." So now, Ubi is taking advantage of said expertise to bring the game to consoles. While it's unclear if all three versions will ship simultaneously, the console ports will also ship in Ubi's 08-09 fiscal year, which runs April through March.
Reader Comments (47)
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 4:15PM einhanderkiller said
Play Far Cry. It's free now, albeit ad-supported.
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Posted: Jan 4th 2008 3:09PM SoCoolCurt said
yea the first time i played Far Cry was that Wii version.....that was one of the worst games i have ever played. i immediately assumed that it was just a lazy Wii port and sold it. im going to go ahead and assume that the normal Far Cry games are much better. i will probably at least rent this for my PS3 depending on how the multiplayer is (also assuming it has multiplayer).
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 1:43PM (Unverified) said
April to March? Other way round, mate.
Otherwise, this is great news. Im a big farcry fan, but my pc doesnt have a chance at running FC2, i was hoping it would come out for 360...
now all we need is crysis.
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Otherwise, this is great news. Im a big farcry fan, but my pc doesnt have a chance at running FC2, i was hoping it would come out for 360...
now all we need is crysis.
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 3:26PM (Unverified) said
"April to March? Other way round, mate."
Errr...no, it's right.
April '08 to March '09.
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Errr...no, it's right.
April '08 to March '09.
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 5:16PM (Unverified) said
OH. i get it now. Jeez, dont i feel stupid now..
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 1:50PM The Artist Formerly known as Jes said
Nothing makes you feel more like man than ice beaming some f*cking rhinos
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 1:50PM Serious Kriss said
As long as the PC version is the lead version and isn't held back by the console versions I don't mind at all.
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 1:53PM reacher007 said
Good new for everybody especially UBISOFT who knows that the real cash is in game consoles !! There's too many hackers on PCs, just take a look at Crysis sales ...
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 2:01PM (Unverified) said
Piracy is a biggie on pc's but console gaming is just more mainstream and is a must for companies if they want to make a buck. Plus relaxing on a couch, playing on a big hdtv, and a nice soundsystem with a wireless controller and not worrying about drivers and upgrading hardware was reason enough for me to give up pc gaming forever.
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 3:21PM (Unverified) said
another common thing that people miss is it's just not a very good game.
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 3:29PM Shagittarius said
Nothing beats the immersion from playing a good PC game. Being close to the monitor with Mouse/KB controls, puts you in the action in a way that siting on a couch with a joystick cannot.
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 2:04PM (Unverified) said
"He elaborated, 'The engine is not alien to a console environment just because we have the expertise.' So now, Ubi is taking advantage of said experience to bring the game to consoles."
I think you read "expertise" as "experience".
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I think you read "expertise" as "experience".
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 2:16PM (Unverified) said
It would be interesting to compare this versus Crsis, which itself looks a bit like Far Cry next-gen in its gameplay.
And regarding piracy being only on PCs - well ask Sega, was the Dreamcast the most pirated gaming platform ever?
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And regarding piracy being only on PCs - well ask Sega, was the Dreamcast the most pirated gaming platform ever?
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 2:22PM (Unverified) said
yeah, so long as the PC version stays the lead platform, more power to 'em. The large Draw Distances, ala Crysis, should make this game that much better.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tU7lyFmgeFg
Check out that video, they've been workin' hard on the PC version for quite some time.
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=tU7lyFmgeFg
Check out that video, they've been workin' hard on the PC version for quite some time.
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 2:26PM (Unverified) said
Great news. I just hope it doesn't turn out like Farcry 1 on the Xbox.. That was one piece of low-res garbage.
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 2:41PM Anticrawl said
Hahaha, what the fuck are you talking about?
One of the best online games for the original Xbox. Had a great map-maker and better online than it's PC counterpart. It's incredible they even got the game running on the Xbox. I can remember loggin countless hours with the game. The 360 port though was just a shameless cash-in.
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One of the best online games for the original Xbox. Had a great map-maker and better online than it's PC counterpart. It's incredible they even got the game running on the Xbox. I can remember loggin countless hours with the game. The 360 port though was just a shameless cash-in.
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 8:46PM (Unverified) said
Yeah, my comment was a bit confused.. I was talking about the Farcry:Instincts Predator for the 360.
Farcry on the Original Xbox I didn't play much of it but still was ugly as hell compared to the PC version.
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Farcry on the Original Xbox I didn't play much of it but still was ugly as hell compared to the PC version.
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 3:06PM (Unverified) said
So Crysis fits into your cliche of a game that looks pretty but lacks depth? STFU with that bullshit.
Most people bashing the game only repeat what other said, or pirated the game with a preset opinion.
Crysis is a fantastic game. It would help if you actually played the game before forming an opinion.
And no, pirating it for your Pentium 2 doesn't mean you played it.
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Most people bashing the game only repeat what other said, or pirated the game with a preset opinion.
Crysis is a fantastic game. It would help if you actually played the game before forming an opinion.
And no, pirating it for your Pentium 2 doesn't mean you played it.
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 3:25PM (Unverified) said
uh, i finished crysis. it was an awesome game. it was more then pretty graphics and im playing it again once i get my new pc in the spring. play it before forming an opinion.
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 3:36PM (Unverified) said
Crysis is an amazing game with the most highly evolved shooter gameplay available, beautiful graphics, a solid story, and a complex, fun multiplayer.
I replayed the game recently using my 360 controller and it was a wonderful experience. When it comes out for 360, hopefully with full Live integration for multiplayer, it will be the favorite game for a lot of you. =)
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I replayed the game recently using my 360 controller and it was a wonderful experience. When it comes out for 360, hopefully with full Live integration for multiplayer, it will be the favorite game for a lot of you. =)
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 3:12PM (Unverified) said
Nice, now just wait for more news saying:
"CRYTEK ANNOUNCES CRYSIS FOR XBOX 360 AND PS3"
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"CRYTEK ANNOUNCES CRYSIS FOR XBOX 360 AND PS3"
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 3:30PM Yuccadude said
http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/03/rumor-xbox-360-to-get-cryteks-crysis-in-nov/
Nothing definite, but there's a rumor for you.
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Nothing definite, but there's a rumor for you.
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 3:27PM (Unverified) said
Before people go crazy with misunderstanding: Crysis is the spiritual successor to Far Cry, made by the original developers: Crytek. Far Cry 2 is made by another company, as Ubisoft retained the rights to Far Cry when Crytek split. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, as they are clearly making a great game out of the IP.
As a PC gamer, you might think I'd consider this bad news... but that's not the case at all. I understand that for games to be financially viable, as long as it's not an MMO or something, it pretty much needs to be available on consoles. As long as developers optimize properly for PC, making use of our great hardware (generally by including higher-res textures, antialiasing options and other special effects), redo the UI and fonts to suit a PC, and make sure the game plays well with keyboard and mouse.... then I'm still happy. I'll be playing it at a high-resolution, with keyboard and mouse, at higher FPS, with the potential for mods. That's all I really require of PC gaming.
As long as it doesn't suffer from 'consolization', which generally is just slang for developer laziness, I'm fine with multiplatform versions. But when developers leave a UI meant to be used on a TV, with a controller... not on monitor with a keyboard... things get annoying.
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As a PC gamer, you might think I'd consider this bad news... but that's not the case at all. I understand that for games to be financially viable, as long as it's not an MMO or something, it pretty much needs to be available on consoles. As long as developers optimize properly for PC, making use of our great hardware (generally by including higher-res textures, antialiasing options and other special effects), redo the UI and fonts to suit a PC, and make sure the game plays well with keyboard and mouse.... then I'm still happy. I'll be playing it at a high-resolution, with keyboard and mouse, at higher FPS, with the potential for mods. That's all I really require of PC gaming.
As long as it doesn't suffer from 'consolization', which generally is just slang for developer laziness, I'm fine with multiplatform versions. But when developers leave a UI meant to be used on a TV, with a controller... not on monitor with a keyboard... things get annoying.
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 3:42PM (Unverified) said
If Crysis comes to XBOX 360 i will trash away my crapy PC and buy a 360, i dont think FC2 and Crysis will suffer from consolization i havent seen a game that was PC ported to 360 that suffer consolization, and if that happens you dont see much diference, but yes last generation consoles had very bad ported games.....
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 5:06PM Korova Pamplona said
Far Cry 2 and Crysis together in a Crytek Crymson Box (ala Orange Box, but blodier) coming at yah/.
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