Ubisoft has announced today as part of its second quarter earnings results that both Far Cry 6 and Rainbow Six Quarantine have been delayed past their scheduled release dates of February and March 2021.
On Twitter, the Far Cry 6 development team explained that it had been provided more time "to allow us to make this the game you aspire to play while focusing on the well-being of our teams in this unprecedented global context."
The delay pushes both titles back into Ubisoft's fiscal year 2021-22, which means they could now land anywhere between April 2021 and March 2022. However, in a follow-up conference call, the company reportedly confirmed the plan is to release the games by September 30, 2021 (thanks VGC).
In a press release, Ubisoft acknowledged that the shift of Far Cry 6 and Rainbow Six Quarantine's release dates was due to "the impact of the COVID-19 crisis" and specifically "production challenges related to work from home."
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[source videogameschronicle.com]
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No surprise here.
@Killerlightning
Why the need for calling someone names? Calm down. My guess is the delay won't be a big one.
I suppose the sequel to R6 Quarantine will be called Lockdown.
At least this means there will be games in 2021 because I think there will be a big gap at some point as a lot of projects we're stuck without any mocap for months. People who play a lot of games and play through them quickly will be hurting...I'm drowning in games to play so really it just won't distract me from playing what i want that's already out.
There’ll still probably be out before Cyberpunk 2077 😉
Just drop current gen and make them for next generation only.
Cyberpunk is having current generation issues and with Covid it is even a harder task making for the following.
Xbox one
Xbox one x
Xbox series s
Xbox series x
PS4
PS4 Pro
PS5
And not forgetting PC.
7 different consoles what a ball ache it has all become.
Just imagine arsing around with that lot.
Rather than series x and PS5 only
And PC.
And just to add some fire it’s all this messing around with different consoles that did not help our beloved Halo Infinite, of course Covid and others things as well.
@Dezzy70 don't forget Stadia.
A stretch, I know. 😂
It would had been a record quarter for Ubisoft, with a big game basically every month. Still would have ended on my backlog for a few months. Hope the delay is not all the way to September.
Farcry 6 should be great on next gen
I’ve enjoyed all of the Far Cry games (yes, even Primal) though haven’t played the very first one (I think it was PC only?). Am gutted about the delay, but there’s loads of other great games coming out over the next 6 months or so.
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