Key Highlights:
- Ubisoft is updating older Far Cry titles with 60fps support, starting with Far Cry 3 Classic on 21 January.
- Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Classic and Far Cry Primal are hinted to receive similar treatment.
- The move follows recent reports and leadership comments about Far Cry 7’s multiplayer direction.
Ubisoft has confirmed that Far Cry 3: Classic Edition will be updated to run at 60 frames per second on current-gen consoles, marking a sizable quality-of-life boost for one of the publisher’s most iconic shooters. Sony released a trailer on 18 January showing off the improved performance, with the update landing on 21 January. The Classic Edition is included in Ubisoft+ Classics, and is also part of PlayStation Plus Premium and Extra, so many players will be able to jump in without buying it outright.
Ahead of the trailer, which is posted above, the official Far Cry social media account teased that Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Classic and Far Cry Primal are also in line for 60fps patches.
Ubisoft initially shared the news through an odd pictogram-style post, but the message was clear enough: three older Far Cry titles are being brought up to modern frame rate standards. There’s no confirmed rollout date for Blood Dragon or Primal yet, and platforms still need formal clarification, but the intent is there.
Ubisoft has been nudging the Far Cry catalogue into a more consistent technical state over the past few years. Far Cry 4 received a 60fps update in early 2025, and Far Cry 6 launched with that capability from day one. If Primal and Blood Dragon join the list, the only major gaps will be the very early entries, which are PC-focused anyway. From a preservation standpoint, it’s a welcome shift that makes these games easier to revisit on modern hardware without sacrificing responsiveness.
This also arrives at a time when Far Cry’s future is being openly reframed. In 2023 and 2024 there were multiple reports about Far Cry 7 existing as “Project Blackbird” alongside a standalone multiplayer project codenamed “Project Maverick”. Leaks suggested that Ubisoft Montreal is steering the next mainline entry toward extraction shooter mechanics with permadeath, contracts and backpack systems set in the Alaskan wilderness. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot later reinforced the multiplayer focus during a 2025 presentation, saying the goal was to make Far Cry playable “for a long time”.
From what I’ve heard, updating the older games makes commercial sense as Ubisoft reorganises Far Cry, Assassin’s Creed and Rainbow Six under a shared business unit spanning Montreal, Quebec, Sherbrooke, Saguenay, Barcelona and Sofia. Unifying tech targets like frame rate is part of that. It keeps older catalogue titles compatible with subscription models and primes players for whatever comes next.
So Far Cry 3: Classic Edition is the first to get the bump on 21 January, with Blood Dragon and Primal likely to follow. It’s a quiet move, but a welcome one for a series that remains in our hearts.