Far Cry 6 Free Weekend Times Announced, to Include Stranger Things Crossover Mission

Far Cry 6 is hosting a Free Players Weekend from Thursday, March 24 through Monday, March 28, allowing new players to access the game at no cost on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, and Xbox One. during the weekend. This will include the new Stranger Things crossover mission – inspired by the popular Netflix series of the same name – assuming you’ve completed the missions needed to access it. Players who don’t have a copy of the game can also purchase the game and the Season Pass at discounted prices, Ubisoft announced.

Players can preload Far Cry 6 on PC, PS4, and PS5, giving them access to the full game later Thursday – including all free DLC released so far, and The Vanishing, an upcoming Stranger Things crossover mission that will was recently announced by the publisher.

Ubisoft also shared a graph revealing the release time for different regions. Far Cry 6 Free Weekend will be available in India from Thursday, March 24 at 11:30 p.m. IST / 11 a.m. PT on Ubisoft Connect and Epic Games Store, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X. The free weekend will end on Monday, March 28 at 11:30 p.m. IST / 11 a.m. PT, Ubisoft has revealed.

As previously mentioned, players will also have access to The Vanishing, a new crossover mission with Netflix’s Stranger Things that adds horror and survival stealth gameplay to Far Cry 6. Players who log into the game on Thursday will enter a version “twisted”. of Yara, which Ubisoft says is inspired by the Upside-Down, complete with a hidden bunker and an abandoned lab. As the Yarans begin to disappear, Dani must go in search of Chorizo ​​and locate the island’s inhabitants who have been swept away.

Once the Far Cry 6 Free Weekend is over, players who want to continue playing the popular title can purchase the game for PC at a 50% discount from the Ubisoft Store and Epic Games Store (Standard, Gold, Deluxe Editions) as part of the Spring Sale. Players can get the Season Pass for 35% off on the Epic Games Store and get 35% and 25% off Vaas: Insanity DLC and Pagan: Control DLC, respectively. Google Stadia users can also purchase the game with a 50% discount on the Standard, Gold and Ultimate editions and 35% off the Season Pass, from March 24 to March 31.

Meanwhile, PS4 and PS5 owners can pick up the Standard and Gold editions of the game for 50% off, plus 35% off the Season Pass as part of PlayStation Store’s Weekly Deal. March 23 to March 30. Starting March 24-28, Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X players can purchase all editions of the game for 50% off on the Xbox Store, as well as 35% off the Season Pass, according to Ubisoft. .

Far Cry 6’s Free Weekend begins Thursday night in India and will end Monday night.