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Far Cry 6 Release Date, Time, Price, PC Requirements and Gameplay Details

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Far Cry 6 is going to feature a bad-ass villain who will be taking control of the beautiful scenery in the open-world game. We will get to see some heavy artillery and weapon-packed vehicles to ride and steal. Far Cy will be featuring Antón Castillo as the tyrant dictator who is ruling Yara. He has his son, Diego, with him on his side.

Giancarlo Esposito is the actor playing the character of Antón Castillo, which will surely make the gameplay very exciting. The primary objective of the game would definitely be to take down Antón Castillo, but in order to do that, you have to wait for Far Cry 6 to go live.

Far Cry 6 is a first-person perspective game where the player will be playing the character of Dani Rajos. He is a boy belonging to the local Yaran who simply wants to flee away from the place. Dani Rajos has come face to face with a severe crime and is forced to get into guerrilla warfare for fighting against Castillo.

Ubisoft Toronto did a fabulous job by moving to Cuba to study the language, the culture, and the nature of the people for making the game. Previously we had seen that Far Cry 5 had faced some failures when it came to political matters. Fans of the game are also worried about the same reason for Far Cry 6 as well. Navid Khavari, the narrative director of the game, has also announced that the game will definitely be a game based on political scenarios and situations.

What is the precise date and time of the release of Far Cry 6?

The date which is fixed for Far Cy 6 to release is the 7th of October, which is this upcoming Thursday. The game will release on this particular date on almost all gaming platforms like Microsoft Windows, Amazon Luna, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Stadia, and Xbox One.

Those who wish to download the game on their PC can do it from the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Connect. Just after launch, Far Cry 6 will not be available on Steam initially. The game will get unlocked on the 7th of October at 12:01 AM sharp in all the time zones.

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The date which is fixed for Far Cy 6 to release is the 7th of October (Image credit: Ubisoft)

What could be the pocket pinch for Far Cry 6?

The game will be seen launching in four editions: Standard, Gold, Ultimate, and Collector. The Standard edition will just give the buyers the game, which comes at a price of 59.99 USD (Rs. 3,999) on the Xbox Series X and S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and the Xbox One. This edition is available at 49.99 USD Rs. 2,999 on the Epic Games store.

The Gold edition will bring the game and a Season Pass. This will be available at USD 99.99 (Rs. 6,499) on the Xbox Series X and S, and Xbox One. If we look at its prices on the PS5 and PS4, we will see that it costs slightly less- Rs. 6,495. On the Epic Games store, this edition will be available at Rs. 4,999

In the Ultimate Edition, the game comes along with an Ultimate pack and a Season Pass. This costs 119 USD (Rs. 7,199) on all the Xbox gaming consoles. On the Sony gaming consoles, the price is a bit on the higher side- Rs. 7,999. The cost of this particular edition on the Epic Games Store is Rs. 5,499.

If you want the Collector’s edition of the game, then you will have to purchase the physical disc of the game. This edition also gives you a few of the exclusive items like a replica of Tostador, a flamethrower DIY, an artwork on how to assemble the weapon, an exclusive case, and a steel book which has a design that has been developed keeping in mind the characters of Far Cry 6. The collector’s edition cost around 199.99 USD i.e 14,799 INR. 

PC Requirements for Far Cry 6

If we are talking about the minimum requirements for running the game at 1080p, 30 frames per second and the feature of raytracing will be turned off, then here goes the list-
1. The CPU must be AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 3.1 GHz, or we can also use Intel i5 4th generation, 3.2 GHz.
2. The GPU which the system should have is the AMD RX 460, having 4 GB. Instead of this, the game will also run on NVIDIA GTX 960 of 4 GB.
3. The minimum required RAM is 8 GB.
4. The storage which is required to run the game is 60 GB. It is always recommended to use a Solid State Drive for such heavy games; however, the game will also run on HDD.

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Play Far Cry 6 at its full potential. (Image credit: Ubisoft)

In order to run the game at 1080p, having 60 frames per second with DirectX Raytracing Off, we will be needing-
1. The CPU must be AMD Ryzen 5 3600X or Intel i7 7700.
2. For AMD, the required GPU would be AMD RX VEGA 64 of 8 GB. If we go towards NVIDIA, the required GPU would be GTX 1080 of 8 GB.
3. 16 GB RAM is a must.
4. 60 GB storage space is also required just like the previous case.

If someone wants to experience the gameplay at 4K, 30 frames per second, and have the feature of RayTracing on then, they have to use-
1. The CPU should either be AMD Ryzen 7 5800X or the Intel i7 10th gen.
2. The GPU must be NVIDIA RTX 3080, having 10 GB capacity. We can also use the AMD RX 6800 having a 16 GB capacity.
3. RAM again is 16 GB.
4. Storage again is 60 GB and an additional 37 GB, which has to be kept for the HD textures.

A brief description of the gameplay of Far Cry 6.

The player playing Far Cry 6 plays the character of Dani Rojas, a local guerilla. He is trying to free his home island, Yara, from the hands of Antón Castillo, the dictator of the island. Ubisoft developers have done an amazing job in developing a map that is almost like a tiny country.

To date, this is the biggest map that we will get to see in a Far Cry game. Such a big map will make the players explore the place properly. Every place will have its own exciting feature.

The players can keep their guns aside and blend in with the world and the events that are happening. This can continue until the player creates a problem with which the military is involved or enter into restricted zones. Avoid such activities and explore the wide beauty of nature that the map has in store for you.

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