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New Official Ghost Recon Release Confirmed For PS5 And Xbox Series X
July 20, 2026·3 min read
Ghost Recon fans have a new official release on consoles, but it is not the brand-new tactical shooter many players are still waiting to see. Ubisoft has released Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands Definitive Edition, giving PS5 and Xbox Series X players a fuller version of one of the series' most popular modern entries.
The release is important because Wildlands still carries a lot of weight with the fanbase. Its open-world Bolivia setting, four-player co-op, cartel-hunting structure, stealth options, and squad-based freedom are still the parts many players want Ubisoft to remember when the next mainline Ghost Recon arrives.
Ghost Recon Wildlands Definitive Edition includes the base game, the Season Pass, the Year 2 Pass, and several extra content packs. That makes it a stronger entry point for players who skipped the game before or never bought all of its post-launch content.
The package brings in major additions like Narco Road and Fallen Ghosts, along with weapons, missions, vehicles, gear, cosmetics, and older bonus content. It is not a remake or a new sequel, but it does put the 2017 game back in front of players at a useful time.
Ubisoft is also listing Nightfall Protocol and Cold Eye as part of the Definitive Edition, with those packs becoming available in-game in August 2026. That gives the release a small new-content hook instead of making it feel like only another store bundle.
Wildlands remains important because it gives players a better tactical sandbox without making the formula feel too crowded. Squads could approach cartel targets quietly, hit convoys, clear outposts, use drones, plan synchronized shots, or turn a mission into chaos when stealth failed.
That style is why many fans still compare later Ghost Recon ideas back to Wildlands. Breakpoint improved over time, but its launch pushed harder into gear scores, online systems, and survival-style ideas that many players did not want from the series.
Bringing Wildlands back now gives players a chance to remember what made the game so enjoyable in the first place. The best parts of the game were not complicated: a large map, readable objectives, useful co-op tools, and enough freedom for players to create their own tactical stories.
The Definitive Edition is welcome, but it will not satisfy fans who want a proper new Ghost Recon. Ubisoft has already kept the franchise alive in its future plans, and players are waiting to see whether the next game learns the right lessons.
Fans want tactical freedom, strong co-op, smart enemy bases, useful squad tools, and missions that reward planning instead of burying the experience under too many live-service systems.
This new Wildlands release keeps the series visible while Ubisoft prepares whatever comes next. The next reveal now needs to show whether Ghost Recon is returning to focused open-world tactics or heading into another experiment that has to win players back.
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Create a team with up to 3 friends in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands and enjoy the ultimate military shooter experience set in a massive, dangerous, and responsive open world.
Released
March 6, 2017
Developer
Ubisoft Paris
Publisher
Ubisoft Entertainment
