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Far Cry 3 gets next-gen upgrade for PS5 [1]

['Grant St. Clair']

Date: 2026-01-19  

Did I ever tell you what the definition of insanity is? Actually, let me rephrase: how many times have you played Far Cry 3 in the last decade?

No, I don't just mean "the 2012 video game entitled Far Cry 3," I mean every game since that's taken inspiration from it with varying degrees of shamelessness. If you've played an open-world game full of bandit camps and map-revealing towers, you've played Far Cry 3. If you've ever heard "play it your way," you've played Far Cry 3. If you've played Far Cry 4, 5 or 6, you've definitely played Far Cry 3, even if you've never actually played Far Cry 3.

For better or worse, Ubisoft's bloodsoaked white savior simulator has become one of the most influential games ever made, right up there with Dark Souls and Mario. Open-world game design has yet to fully escape its shadow, and if Ubisoft has its way, it never will. Just today, a next-gen upgrade for Far Cry 3 was revealed, bringing its 2018 PS4 rerelease up to PS5 standards. Remastering the remaster, in a way. Woe unto you: you're never getting off that island.

Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity?

Previously:

• Far Cry 5 to get next-gen remaster as part of anniversary

• Far Cry TV adaptation now in production

• Far Cry 7 will feature a real-time time limit

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